Friday, March 12, 2010

Interesting and Timely Article about Time Mangement: Feeling overwhelmed?

 Feeling overwhelmed? A little time triage may help

Washington Business Journal - by Terry Monaghan

I know that stopping to read an article in the middle of the day about time management is not the most productive thing one can do.  The title really attracted my attention because I have been changing how I spend my time.  Normally I wouldn't see the title, but after an upgrade my e-mail client Thunderbird is acting strange  thus I was able to justify reading this article.  I look forward to the series - if it doesn't waste too much time.

I need to quote one of the most important phrases I found in this article.  It is behind wisely using one's time:
Instead of looking for ways to get more things done, you must begin to shift your focus to getting the right things done.
 And to accomplish the above, the author offers two questions one needs to ask over every task.  I've combined into one double question with both parts requiring an affirmative.

Is this task going to move my goals forward and is doing this task the best use of my time?

I need to make some changes in how I go about my daily activities.   It would be great if the forthcoming articles of Terry Monaghan address this issue in depth, to learn with the article.