Time Management - Marc Mancini

Index 161
insurance, 110
inventory control, personal and
office, 98
pack-rat approach, 98
“parking meter” syndrome,
95–97
property record form, 111
Procrastination
causes of, 46–53
addiction to cramming, 53–54
fear of change, 52–53
fear of failure, 53
overcommitment, 53
overwhelming nature of task,
48–49
unclear goals, 51–52
unclear task flow, 49–50
unpleasantness of task,
46–48
external forces behind, 44–45
fighting causes of, 45
identifying personal causes of, 45
internal forces behind, 43–44
negative consequences of, 55
other people as cause of, 52
and profitability for others, 54
TQM (Total Quality
Management) for dealing
with, 49–51
Property record form, 111
R
Reading
strategies for reducing, 129
as time leak, 127–128
Roosevelt, Franklin D., quoted, 53
S
San Jose State University, 2
Scheduling
intelligent planning and, 57
leaving “wiggle room,” 97
logic of, 37
Shook, Michael and Robert (It’s
About Time!), 116
Slack: Getting Past Burnout,
Busywork, and the Myth of Total
Efficiency (Tom DeMarco), 156
Socializing
taking time for, 62
as time leak, 116–120
Solitude
appointment with self, 61
methods for finding, 60–62
need for, 60
Spontaneity, as source of ideas, 20
Staff, monitoring time wasting, 117
Stress
causes of, 17
least vulnerable, characteristics
of, 18
from outside sources, 17–18
T
Tasks
appropriate for delegation, 73
letting go, 74
Technology
and availability of data, 1–2
breakdowns of, 102–103
and productivity, 2
and time required to use, 2–3
Telemarketers, 82
Telephone
answering loops, 107
best times to call, 11
communications record form,
106
increasing efficiency, 134
log of calls, 109
and long-winded people, 129
minimizing call length, 104–105
stuck on hold, 105–106
“tag,” 107–108
ubiquity, 103
voicemail, 3, 84
Tickler file, using, 34
Time
and activities you control, 10