Time Management

[siahhong2]

Read "The 4 Hour Work Week" by Tim Ferriss...

 

[rayson14]

Just do what you can do and get atleast 5 hours sleep a day. That's my time management

 

[lucas131]

Check out Wake Up Productive by Eben Pagan. Definitely one of the best courses on productivity and time management. I use his ideas all the time like morning ritual and 50/50/30 rule. It REALLY WORKS!

 

[mologic]

Google calendar. Android phone. Scripts galore! :updown:

Its a bitch.

So. What do you do to manage your time? Calendar? Post it Notes? To do Lists? Whiteboards?

I ask because my new years resolution is to manage my time better and be more productive.

Discuss.

 

[-Matt-]

You're not, that's the point. If you have to read a book on it, you fail. Just start doing stuff, really fast, right now no plans or strategies, there is no time, close wickedfire, just go do it all right now

QFT. It really is this simple.

One more tip: start working early in the day. If you start your day off messing around, it'll be 10x harder to get yourself into work mode.

 

[onkelmicha]

To do lists, Eat That Frog style. However, I'm beginning to find that I'm just getting things done and not wanting to make the lists anymore. I'm going to continue to force myself to make them.

If you haven't, check out Eat That Frog. Download the eBook, it's a light read and shouldn't take any more than a week of slow reading. I also got David Allen's Getting Things Done for Christmas, but I won't be reading it for a while.



And this.

here we go eat the frog.
Eat That Frog – Do Your Most Important Tasks In The Morning

That website kicks ass in general as well if you want to learn how to get shit done.

Asian Efficiency – Time Management and Productivity


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[Micko]

Things app for todos/plans + notepad for notes/brainstorming works best for me.

 

[fawkes]

Asian Efficiency – Time Management and Productivity

+1

Recently I've just been using the Pomodoro technique (google pomodairo, simple free software) and rotating through a list of tasks to keep things interesting. It works a lot better when I started setting measurable, completable goals.

 

[Pranith]

I do following.

1. Prepare check list
2. Allocate time accordingly.
3. Cutting down shit

 

[tomaszjot]

OMG, I'm a procrastinator! I didn't know until now. I knew something is wrong. I need help, seriously, I need help.

 

[Navuud]

You're not, that's the point. If you have to read a book on it, you fail. Just start doing stuff, really fast, right now no plans or strategies, there is no time, close wickedfire, just go do it all right now

Definitely just this.

 

[danej]

procrastination is like masterbation, you only screw yourself

 

[webetricky]

here we go eat the frog.
Eat That Frog – Do Your Most Important Tasks In The Morning

That website kicks ass in general as well if you want to learn how to get shit done.

Asian Efficiency – Time Management and Productivity


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I found this through their Pomodoro article:

focus booster - download focus booster now; try the pomodoro technique

Pretty cool, I'm trying it out.

 

[CaronKincaid]

Dave Allens book is really worth a read. Also try the first thing fire technique - spend the first hour of the day doing the single most important thing you have to do. And then do the rest.

Don't tell me you actually bought a Pomodoro?

 

[Green Arrow DZN]

I make a list daily and just work my way down it. I also have vbull set up as a client management forum too and create private client forums to manage everything. With some custom programming it has worked wonderful. I have used basecamp and a couple other organizational programs over the years as well.

 

[Kiopa_Matt]

I couldn't make a schedule if I wanted to, because new things come up literally every day that I have to devote my time to. I just work, hope people say "thank you" instead of "you stupid cunt!", then watch the money flow into the bank account, and live happily every after.

 

[eliquid]

Dave Allens book is really worth a read. Also try the first thing fire technique - spend the first hour of the day doing the single most important thing you have to do. And then do the rest.

Don't tell me you actually bought a Pomodoro?

Isnt this b, tracey's method called Eat That Frog?

 

[Bofu2U]

I found this through their Pomodoro article:

focus booster - download focus booster now; try the pomodoro technique

Pretty cool, I'm trying it out.

Also trying.

 

[eliquid]

ive had focus booster for a couple months, its good shit

 

[taktikz]

Post it notes. Whiteboard. Blackberry calendar notifications/alarms.
And I still have trouble getting shit done. Its just disipline and that takes time!