The Fundamentals Of Time Management
April 13th 2008 09:37 pm
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I always try to break down every concept to it’s basics. It makes it easier to learn and excel at. I’ve been eagerly following Francis Wade and his 2Time system as it breaks down time management to 7 basic habits: Capturing, Emptying, Tossing, Storing, Acting Now, Scheduling & Listing. I think these are core concepts that you should read about (see below) but are there more? What about delegating/followup?
He wrote an interesting manifesto “The New Time Management: Focus on the Fundamentals and Toss Away the Tips” which goes through the 7 fundamentals. Time management is a key component to success and these fundamentals certainly help with time management- check out the manifesto.
What else makes up the fundamentals of Time Management?
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The Fundamentals Of Time Management | Management responded on 13 Apr 2008 at 10:40 pm #
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Smarky responded on 14 Apr 2008 at 3:02 am #
I think these fundamentals of time management are still leading you down the path of tying you down into a system and when you have 7 + more things on a fundamental list, you are maybe not down to the basics.
The basics of time management:
1. Clarity - Knowing what is important to you, what you want and where you are going.
2. Process - The simple process you use to manage and capture and to decide what to do when.
3. Boldness - The art of actually doing it.
Heshy responded on 14 Apr 2008 at 5:49 am #
I like the way your thinking- fundamentals should be simple. My three fundamentals of success are:
1. Think- Think about what you want to do (clarity) and the best way to do it.
2. Do- Doing the task (boldness) and doing it right (process).
3. Enjoy- Enjoying what your doing
The 2time fundamentals are habits of “time management”- actually we would call it “processing”. As you break down each of our 3 fundamentals you’ll need a recipe for achieving each one. The 2time habits is a recipe to get started.
After we master “processing” we wont need to break it down. Just like once you master walking there’s no need to break that down.