Time Management - Marc Mancini
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Plugging <strong>Time</strong> Leaks 131<br />
Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 9<br />
❏ Socializing, in moderation, can increase productivity. In<br />
excess, though, it can seriously drain your efforts.<br />
❏ To be able to access things quickly is a powerful way to<br />
gain time.<br />
❏ If it’s important to remember, write it down.<br />
❏ Overlapping tasks will help you offset time leaks.<br />
❏ Don’t allow long-winded individuals to hamper your effective<br />
use of time.<br />
Answers to “Where Does All the <strong>Time</strong> Go?” Quiz<br />
1. 40 hours weekly watching TV<br />
2. 2.8 hours reading weekly<br />
3. 3,500 lifetime hours shaving<br />
4. 72 minutes weekly in wasted meetings<br />
5. 6 years in lifetime eating (8 years if you eat a lot)<br />
6. 26 minutes in daily commuting<br />
7. 5 minutes per day waiting<br />
8. 598 pieces of home mail yearly<br />
9. 5 years waiting in lines<br />
10. 48 minutes on religious/spiritual activity<br />
11. 10 hours in weekly business travel<br />
12. 5 million trees wasted<br />
13. 7.7 hours in nightly sleep<br />
14. 7 hours weekly. For men, it’s about 4½ hours. Oddly, the more<br />
educated a woman is, the more she shops; the more educated a<br />
man is, the less he shops.<br />
15. 59 minutes in weekend shopping<br />
16. 32 minutes on unnecessary memos<br />
17. 34 minutes a week for paying bills<br />
18. 8.7 paid vacation days a year (U.S.)<br />
19. 18 paid vacation days a year (Germany)<br />
20. 1 year looking for misplaced things