Time Management - Marc Mancini

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Index
Time (Continued)
analyzing use of, 11–12
and compulsive actions, 15–16
and culture, 24–27
environmental influences on use
of, 9–11
and goal setting, 58
“Hawaiian,” 26
Italian perspective on, 27
Japanese perspective on, 26
leaks, 113–131
linear vs. overlapped perspective,
25–26
obsessions, examples of, 16–17
organizational culture and, 27
public and private, 60
relating to, 8–9
telephone calls and, 104–105
and TV watching, 11
unplanned blocks, 62
as a valuable resource, 4
Western World perspectives on,
25
where it goes, 113–116, 131
Time management
clustering activities, 62–64
determining personal, 6–8
and extinguishing spontaneity,
19–21
and liking what you do, 20–21
linear vs. holistic, 24
myths about, 14–28
as obsessive behavior, 14–19
one style fits all, 24–27
power tools for, 132–157. See
also Tools for time management
style, 5
systemic disorganization and,
21–23
Tools for time management
advantages vs. drawbacks,
134–135
dependability, 139–140
features needed form, 137
index cards, 151
obsolescence, planned and
unplanned, 140
personal digital assistants
(PDAs), 147–151
personal organizers (paperbased),
152
questions for selecting, 133
user friendliness, 136–139
work environment, 155–156
TQM (Total Quality Management),
49–50
Type A vs. Type M behavior, 18–19
U
User–friendliness
determining, 136–139
V
Van Ness, Ross, on “species” of
desk users, 121–122
Visitors, drop-in, dealing with, 130
Voice mail, 3, 84. See also
Telephone
W
Wallenda effect, 101–103
Wallet, lost, 109
Wellness Letter, 84
WIIFM (What’s in it for me?), 36,
77
Winston, Stephanie
Getting Organized, 35
on public time and private time,
60
Work, doing what you enjoy, 21
Work environment, methods for
gaining control over, 22–23
Written communication
casualness, as style, 101
guidelines for clear, 99–101