Time Management - Marc Mancini
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2<br />
A Few Myths<br />
About Managing<br />
Your <strong>Time</strong><br />
If you take aspirin after drinking alcohol, you’ll never get<br />
a headache.<br />
If you read in dim light, you’ll eventually go blind.<br />
Water going down a drain in Australia will always flow<br />
counterclockwise.<br />
These and other beliefs have so often been repeated that<br />
they’ve taken on a life of their own. Yet each is absolutely<br />
false. When beliefs are repeated or put into print, they tend to<br />
become more credible, even factual.<br />
Such myths seem especially indestructible in time management<br />
lore. Worse, they can erode true commitment to an organized<br />
lifestyle. This chapter examines the four most treacherous<br />
myths that you may encounter as you manage your time.<br />
Myth 1: <strong>Time</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Is Just Another Label for<br />
Obsessive Behavior<br />
For most people, “obsession” has a meaning that’s easy to<br />
identify and agree upon: it’s an excessive preoccupation with<br />
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