time management

TV That Fits Your Life And Doesn't Make You Dumb

We all have busy lives, and catching all the good shows on TV is one of the things that gets missed in the daily grind. Here's how you can get your television fix, and in ways that are convenient for anyone.READ»

Three Self-Delusions That Influence Your Decisions And Productivity

Your brain is constantly trying to betray you, but that's just normal. We ask the author of "You Are Not So Smart" for advice on what to look out for inside our skulls.READ»

The Top 10 Ways To Keep Social Media From Driving You Totally Nuts

In this economic climate it's not surprising that people feel pressured on many fronts. Social media needn't be one of them. In fact, shifting gears or taking a breather is often healthy and allows you to recalibrate your level of engagement. These easy tips will help you survive the demands of social media.READ»

Want a Simple Way to Double or Triple Your Own Productivity? Here's How.

You need to find a way to deal effectively with the distractions, the interruptions, and the fact that there is just way too much on your plate. Fortunately, there is a very simple strategy that has been proven to do the trick.READ»

How Long Will This Take? 3 Steps to Being a Better Judge of Time

People are generally pretty lousy when it comes to estimating the time they will need to complete a task. Psychologists refer to this as the planning fallacy, and it's an all too common problem--one with the very real potential to screw up our plans and keep us from reaching our goals.READ»

Work Smart 2: Time Management Tips for Mac Users

Want to get organized? First you need to find a great task manager to organize all your to-do's in one place. In this week's episode, entrepreneur, student and Mac user Quintin Carlson asks for the best to-do list application to organize his busy life.READ»

Focusing in the Age of Distraction: 3 Time-Proven Strategies

People have been complaining about the impact of distractions on creative thinking for centuries. Here are some time-tested, practical suggestions for dealing with distractions, provided by scholars from as early as the 1300s. READ»

Infographic: Is Information Overload Over-Hyped?

Have we become a society of whiners when it comes to information overload? The time management field is overflowing with advice touting that more self-discipline is needed to control time allocations. Should we just "man-up" and ...READ»

Work Smart: Take Back Your Calendar With Defensive Scheduling

When it comes to productivity tools, next to your to-do list, your calendar is your best friend. You already use it to track meetings, appointments, and events with other people, but you should also organize and schedule your own ...READ»

Work Smart: Taming Your Voicemail in Two Easy Steps

In an email age where text is king, voicemail feels like a big waste of time. First, there are those insufferable voice prompts you have to sit through in order to get your messages or leave one. Then you're waiting for the person who left the message to get through the small talk and to their point, so you can jot down anything important with your free hand. Voicemail is a necessary evil for anyone with a cellphone. But there are two ways you can make leaving and receiving messages faster and easier.READ»

Let Go… How?

Work, families, responsibilities, relationships, fun and recreation. Changes, losing jobs, homes and loved ones. Health challenges, financial ups and downs. The stuff of life. Life is full of more “stuff” these days and less “life”. Do you feel like you’re going at mock 5 with your hair on fire? Are you feeling heavily burdened by changes and challenges? Perhaps things are going well and you’re just very busy. Have you been pushing hard to make thingREAD»

Work Smart: Avoid Office Distractions with Time Blocking

Use Time Blocking to get things done at the office.READ»

• Avoid Office Distractions with Time Blocking

Work Smart: Avoid Office Distractions With Time Blocking

In an interruption-driven culture, it's too easy to let everyone else decide where your attention goes. But your brain needs 15 minutes of uninterrupted time to get into the zone where you're truly focused and doing your best work. Time blocking is a technique that sets the stage for that to happen.READ»

See How Much Tme You Are Wasting With RescueTime

Tony Wright, CEO of Rescuetime shows me how you can use his service to watch what you do during the day and will show you how much time you are wasting playing games, on Facebook, Twitter, or FriendFeed, so you can rebalance your life ...READ»

Work Smart: Mastering Your Social Media Life

When you're active on the web, keeping up with all your online accounts can feel like a full-time job. You want your high school friends to find you on Facebook, your co-workers to follow you on Twitter, and business associates to ...READ»

Work Smart: Three Ways to Use Google Wave in Your Business

Google Wave is an exciting new tool that combines the best features from email, instant messenger, forums, and wiki’s into a single interface. In Wave, a group of people can simultaneously edit the same document in their web ...READ»

Work Smart: Claiming Your Name on the Web

When someone Googles your name, what do they find? Is it a outdated quote from an ancient article in your college newspaper? Is it your blog dedicated to cute photos of ferrets? READ»

Work Smart: Stop Multitasking and Start Doing One Thing Really Well

If you've got work that requires engaged thinking--like reading, writing, or even just a serious phone call--stop juggling and start single-tasking. Here's how.READ»

Work Smart: Mastering Your Social Media Life

When you're active on the Web, keeping up with all your online accounts can feel like a full-time job. You want your high school friends to find you on Facebook, your co-workers to follow you on Twitter, and business associates to ...READ»