Time Management

Everything in this category

• Review your week

  Review completed work, open tasks and one change for next week.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Reserve a focused work period

  Reserve time for sustained work and agree on urgent-contact arrangements.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Choose times to check work messages

  Agree on message-checking times and a channel for urgent matters.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Leave a clear stopping note

  Record where work stopped and what to do when returning.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Leave time between appointments

  Allow for travel and transitions between appointments.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Limit work in progress

  Set a limit for active tasks and a rule for starting another.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Resolve calendar conflicts

  Check overlapping appointments and arrange changes in advance.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Set a rule for accepting new work

  Compare new requests with existing commitments before accepting.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Set reminders for recurring tasks

  Record recurring tasks with reminders that explain the next action.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Clarify a deadline

  Confirm the date, time and deliverable with everyone involved.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Prepare tomorrow’s work materials

  Prepare files, equipment and information for tomorrow’s first task.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Try a timed work session

  Try a work-and-break interval suited to your circumstances.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Create a reusable work template

  Build a template from recurring work and try it on the next instance.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Track tasks waiting on someone else

  List delegated requests with a recipient and follow-up date.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Compare estimated and actual time

  Examine why one task took a different time from your estimate.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Match tasks to your available energy

  Notice when different kinds of work feel manageable and try a matching schedule.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Estimate a task before starting

  Record your expected duration and assumptions before starting.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Reduce unnecessary notifications

  Choose optional alerts to silence during one work period.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Move unrealistic tasks off today’s list

  Move tasks that will not fit today to a clear later date or waiting list.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Find the first step of a large task

  Turn a broad assignment into a first action you can start.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Collect outstanding tasks in one place

  Collect commitments from several channels into one reviewable list.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Batch similar small tasks

  Try handling similar small tasks during one planned period.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Start a task you have been postponing

  Choose and finish one small action on a postponed task.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Remove tasks that no longer matter

  Confirm and remove or archive work whose outcome is no longer needed.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified

• Choose today’s main task

  Name the main deliverable you want to finish today.

  Time, cost and impact: not specified