Category Archives: Thoughts

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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More Than a New Tag-Line

Posted on June 3, 2011 by fwade_admin

I have a new tag-line at my site:  “The World’s Best Resource for Time Management 2.0” It struck me a few days ago as I was looking around for resources to recommend for a class I’m teaching, that I had … Continue reading →

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How Good Can a Paper System Be?

Posted on March 23, 2011 by fwade_admin

I received an interesting email from a reader of 2Time site who felt a bit put off at my comments about paper systems. She mentioned that in my video on “Permanently Fixing the Weekly Review” I said (in passing) that … Continue reading →

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Why New Employees Struggle with Time Management

Posted on December 27, 2010 by fwade_admin

In the area of time management, it turns out that some vital skills we picked as kids have to be un-learned, if we have an interest in being successful working adults. Grade school and high school turn out to be … Continue reading →

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A New Special Report on Time Management 2.0

Posted on October 6, 2010 by fwade_admin

For the first time in a long time, I put my pen to paper to update the “manifesto” of ideas here on the 2Time website. In writing the special report, 8 Edgy Ideas From Time Management 2.0, I tried to … Continue reading →

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Why I Love Time Management

Posted on May 27, 2010 by fwade_admin

Now and then I ask myself “Why?” Why do I have this blog devoted to time management and productivity?  Why do I spend time coming up with new  ideas every now and then, so that I can share them and … Continue reading →

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The Coming Productivity Crisis

Posted on April 8, 2010 by fwade_admin

If you listen carefully to the latest economic news, and to business owners around the world, you can see it coming. The US is pulling out of the “Great Recession” in fits and starts, slowly pulling the rest of the … Continue reading →

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