by Caleb Jones | Apr 27, 2012 | Time Management
There’s a cool time management technique I use…but before I get to it I need to be clear about something. Obviously you don’t want to over-schedule. Early in my business life years ago I would do that all the time. I thought I could hit five or six...
by Caleb Jones | Mar 2, 2012 | Time Management
I’ve already talked about avoiding crowds and thereby getting the most done with the least amount of time and hassle. Today we’ll talk about traffic. Which I know is your favorite thing. (Obviously if you live and work way out in the country this post...
by Caleb Jones | Feb 24, 2012 | Time Management
No, not Parkinson’s disease, Parkinson’s law. It’s one of the most important aspects of work and time management. The law is this: Work expands to fill the time available for its completion. That means that if you have a task and give yourself the...
by Caleb Jones | Jan 14, 2012 | Personal Effectiveness, Time Management
I put off going paperless in my home office for many years. “It’s too much trouble.” “People will need something on paper and I’ll always be printing stuff for them.” “High speed scanners are too expensive.” “Scanners are a pain. They jam and stuff.” Etc....
by Caleb Jones | Jan 10, 2012 | Time Management
It’s been said, and I believe it, that Napoleon only checked his mail once a month. His attitude was that most things would not be important 30 days into the future and the truly important things would still be important. Therefore checking his mail daily was a waste...
by Caleb Jones | Jan 7, 2012 | Time Management
Full credit for this goes to Tim Ferriss. It was just one little sentence in his book 4 Hour Workweek, but that one tiny sentence set off an atom bomb in my brain. Everyone should lift weights on a regular basis, including women. It will help you live longer, look...