Category Archives: Practice

Learning and Practicing by Writing

One of the quarrels that I have with myself is… “Why Do You Insist on Putting All Your Ideas Out There in the Public?” The answer isn’t too hard to figure out, now that I am writing “the book” in … Continue reading

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Practice vs. Progress – Which should you focus on?

One of the critical ideas here at 2Time is the notion that practicing the 11 fundamentals of time management is the key to upgrading one’s time management system. With that in mind, here’s an article that goes a step further … Continue reading

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Best Practices in Time Management

Is there such a thing as a best practice in time management? It might seem that this is a no-brainer… of course there are things one should be doing, and things one should not be doing! I would argue the … Continue reading

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No Time for 2 Hours of Time Management

I recently heard a complaint made by a trainer — no-one in their organization had enough time to take a 2 hour class in time management. On one level it’s a bit of a joke… I remember hearing once that … Continue reading

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Time Management Talent is Overrated

I recently had an article published in the Trinidad Newsday that addressed a popular mis-conception that professionals in the Caribbean have… that time management skills are something we are born with rather than develop over time.  (Of course, it also … Continue reading

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Nothing New in Time Management

I sense that there is a certain fatigue around the topic of time management. I remember a time in the early 1990′s when productivity tools were all the rage, and you wouldn’t be caught dead without a DayTimer, FiloFax or … Continue reading

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Leaving Practice with Raw Hands

As I mentioned in my prior post: “The Pedagogy of Time Management,” there is a need for anyone who wants to improve their skills in this field to craft specific opportunities for structured practice. Mark Needham’s summary of Talent is … Continue reading

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The Making of an Expert in Time Management

I just finished  reading a paper that echoes a great deal of what has motivated me to develop the 2Time approach:  The Making of an Expert published in the July-August 2007 edition of the Harvard Business review by K. Anders … Continue reading

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The Taxonomy of Teaching Kids

I just read a fascinating article from the New York Times entitled Building a Better Teacher. It’s a long article, but what got my attention was the fact that it’s built on a search for the fundamentals of teaching. It … Continue reading

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An Interesting Experiment?

I came across a post entitled: An Experiment with Time Management that describes an entrepreneur’s decision  to track his time each day, to see how he could improve his time management. I have seen different software programs that help users … Continue reading

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