by Hawkins | Jul 31, 2011 | General, planning, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
In your endeavors to manage your time you may have already chosen a tool to help you manage your time and it didn’t work for you. You’re not by yourself; this happens all of the time. Years ago, a friend purchased the latest and greatest Palm Pilot and started to...
by Hawkins | Jul 27, 2011 | General, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Break; pause; disruption; intermission; interlude; disturbance; intrusion; stoppage; interval. No matter what you call it, it’s an interruption. We all are interrupted throughout the course of our workday, by people and by things that may not necessarily always be...
by Hawkins | Jul 25, 2011 | General, Time Management, Workplace productivity
We live in such an excessive society. Everything is bigger these days-our homes, our cars (although that seems to be shifting), even the meals that we eat. As a society we waste so much. We also waste our time. The difference is that time is something we don’t have...
by Hawkins | Jul 20, 2011 | General, planning, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Are you discounting your time? You may not have heard of time discounting. It’s a psychological phenomenon where a future desired result is perceived as less valuable than one in the present. This phenomenon effects the way we perceive our efforts in the area...
by Hawkins | Jul 11, 2011 | General, Productivity, Systems, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Time can be a tricky thing and it takes a solid system to make it tangible. Part of any good time management system is, of course, a tool to help you manage your time. The important thing is to find a tool that fits what I call your time management personality so...
by Hawkins | Jun 24, 2011 | General, Habits, planning, Productivity, Systems, Time Management, Workplace productivity
If you’re focused on productivity and effectively managing your time, you probably create to-do lists for each day. This is a great practice that will help you stay on track and one that I highly recommend. Just as you have your to-do list, you might also want to...
