Author Archives: fwade_admin

How to Use Dezhi Wu’s Time Management Research to

Posted on September 19, 2011 by fwade_admin

As I shared in the prior series of four posts on this topic, Dezhi Wu’s book “Temporal Structures in Individual Time Management: Practices to Enhance Calendar Tool Design” is a breakthrough piece of research. It’s the dawn of a new … Continue reading →

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Gallup Survey Reveals the Extent of Time-Stress

Posted on September 19, 2011 by fwade_admin

A recent Gallup poll revealed 11 areas of dissatisfaction in the US workplace, and 3 of the areas had a direct connection to time-stress. Number 11.  Flexibility of Schedule — employees abhor the rigid and arbitrary nature in which their … Continue reading →

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How to Know When to Upgrade Your Scheduling Skills

Posted on September 16, 2011 by fwade_admin

In a number of posts,  I have written about the need to upgrade your scheduling skills when you hit “a certain threshold.”  Unfortunately, there is little empirical evidence to guide us to the precise point in time when this shift … Continue reading →

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What Inspires Me – In Part – To Improve Time Management

Posted on September 14, 2011 by fwade_admin

I recently put together a video describing some of the benefits of the free program that I’m about to offer during 2Time Labs’ upcoming Open House.  In the middle of editing the recording, I felt guilty and a little ashamed.  … Continue reading →

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Why Productivity Shouldn’t Be Tossed Out

Posted on September 12, 2011 by fwade_admin

Leo Babauta over at Zen Habits has come up with an interesting and provocative post: “Why Productivity Should be Tossed Out.” His idea is right in line with a lot of the themes he focuses on in his popular blog, … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Inspired by CK Prahalad

Posted on September 12, 2011 by fwade_admin

A long time ago when I was a young consultant at AT&T Bell Labs I remember reading and then advocating the ideas of CK Prahalad, the recently deceased professor, thought leader and management consultant. He shared some of his interviews … Continue reading →

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The New York Times Gets It Wrong, but a Little Right

Posted on September 9, 2011 by fwade_admin

An article in the New York Times entitled 5 Easy Steps to Staunch the Email Flood seems to fall into the trap that most time management tinkers fall into. An author shares a system of habits that works for them … Continue reading →

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Why You Need to Take a multi-Calendar Point of View

Posted on September 8, 2011 by fwade_admin

I just completed an article for Stepcase Lifehack that was picked up and expanded on by the LifeHacker website. The idea is a new one:  the time is fast approaching when your time demands will sit in the cloud, and … Continue reading →

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Why Your Multi-Tasking Isn’t Working

Posted on September 7, 2011 by fwade_admin

Here’s a great article from Popsop.com that speaks to the follies of multi-tasking, even when we believe we are quite good at it. The fact is, we aren’t, and it actually is a habit that hinders our productivity rather than … Continue reading →

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Why You Need a Batphone…NOW!

Posted on September 5, 2011 by fwade_admin

If you have so many sources of interruptions, including phone calls, email messages, tweets and SMS’ that you don’t know what to manage and when, then you need a Batphone. There’s a cool article on the TimeBack Management website on … Continue reading →

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