Balancing Time & Energy

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  Viv McAlister

  

  Ten Ways to Make Your Time Matter

  berkeley.edu - Oliver Burkeman

  The average human lifespan is absurdly, terrifyingly finite. If you’re lucky and you live to 80, you will have lived about four thousand weeks. This …

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  Viv McAlister

  

  How to Focus on What’s Important, Not Just What’s Urgent

  Harvard Business Review - Alice Boyes

  Research shows that people typically prioritize tasks with the shortest deadlines — even if those tasks aren’t the most important or valuable. In this piece, the author suggests several strategies to help you be more intentional about what you spend your time on: First, schedule important tasks, …

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  Viv McAlister

  

  I struggled with procrastination, until I used an “emotional” to-do list

  Fast Company - BY Kara Cutruzzula and Shine

  The key is to figure out how each of the items on your to-do list makes you feel. My to-do list was hiding all sorts of secrets. It seemed pretty straightforward: Buy groceries for dinner, achieve inbox zero, figure out that work assignment. But each one of these tasks came paired with an emotion: …

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  Viv McAlister

  

  Why the eight-hour workday doesn't work

  Quartz - Dr. Travis Bradberry

  This post originally appeared at LinkedIn. Follow the author here. The eight-hour workday is an outdated and ineffective approach to work. If you want to be as productive as possible, you need to let go of this relic and find a new approach. The eight-hour workday was created during the industrial …

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  Viv McAlister

  

  8 Secrets Smart People Know About Time Management

  Forbes - Ann Latham

  1. You can't manage time, you can only manage yourself. There are 24 hours in each day. You can't change that. As long as you focus on managing time - searching for systems, lists, and tools - you are ignoring the real issue: how to manage yourself. 2. "Too much to do" and "Not enough time" are …

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  Viv McAlister

  

  Track Your Time for 30 Days. What You Learn Might Surprise You.

  Harvard Business Review - Dorie Clark

  Many of us struggle with the feeling that we’re wasting time. But to get a clear sense of how you’re actually spending your time — and where you’d like to make changes — the author suggests trying a simple time-tracking exercise. Logging exactly how you spend your time for an entire month can yield …