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There are 100 ways to be a better time manager. Practice them all and you’ll discover thatyou’ll get more done, improve the quality of your time with others, and have a better balance between all the demands on your work and life.1. Value your time.2. Treat time as a resource to be managed.3. Measure your time.4. Assess how much time you have to manage.5. Negotiate more control over your working time.6. Decide the best work pattern for yourself.7. Get control of your tasks.8. Have the freedom to balance your tasks.9. Work at an even pace.10. Plan ahead.11. Balance the demands on your time.12. Don’t work more than you need.13. Be a pearl diver: look for the gifts that time brings.14. Use time to get results not just fulfill duties.15. Do something productive and enjoyable each day.16. Ask “what is the best use of my time now?” questions.17. Identify your time robbers.18. Have a purpose to your life.19. Be effective…
 
20. …and then be efficient.21. Don’t rush or overwork.22. Inject variety into your daily tasks.23. Spend up to a quarter of your day on routine tasks.24. Do routine tasks in the shortest time possible.25. Develop good time habits.26. Experiment with different methods for doing routine tasks.27. Use the Shoe-shine principle of doubling-up routine tasks.28. Make the most of shortcuts.29. Prepare your materials in advance.30. Tidy up as you go.31. Question every bit of paper you use.32. Automate.33. Identify bottle-necks and eliminate them.34. Create easy work flows.35. Use just-in-time systems to minimize clutter.36. Bunch similar tasks together.37. Identify the quickest work methods and then train everyone.38. Know which jobs can be speeded up and which can’t.39. Have a regular time slot for chores.40. Put aside time for maintenance tasks.41. Don’t encourage unnecessary paperwork.
 
42. Organize your filing systems.43. Back up your computer records at fixed times.44. Clear your files out regularly.45. Keep your desk clear.46. Handle every piece of paper just once.47. Eliminate junk mail and spam.48. Phone rather than write.49. Don’t photocopy anything unless it is essential.50. Send replies on the same piece of paper.51. Keep your communications sweet and short.52. Manage your projects with time, cost and quality estimates.53. Run projects with detailed time plans.54. Add on 20% to your initial project plans.55. Have detailed lists of your project tasks.56. Create a series of deadlines for your projects.57. Look for weak links in your project and have back-up plans.58. Streamline low-priority project tasks.59. Keep on top of what’s going on in your project.60. Track and monitor your project progress.61. Spend up to a quarter of your day on progress work.62. Have a clear vision of your goals.63. Align your goals with your values.
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