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Four Major Factors of Lack of Time p. 57
- We waste time without realizing that we have very little time to waste.
- Prioritize interruptive work and requests from others.
- Repeatedly put off because of the hassle of getting around to it (but always aware of it).
- Excessive expectations of future self
- You want perfect results 90% of the time and only 10% of the time to get it done.
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Tend to think that there are still a few days before the deadline
- But if the total amount of tasks is greater than the number of days remaining, there is no time to waste
- Why do we think we can afford it if we can’t estimate the total amount of tasks?
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Five Task Shooting Basics p. 62
- Manage today’s one day’s work in one sheet
- Centralized management of “to-do” and “done so far” lists
- Manage anything that takes more than one minute of your time.
- Estimate time for all jobs.
- Automatically calculate and always know what time you will be done for the day.
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You can’t “waste time.”
- I don’t think it’s useless when executed.
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Derailment is an interruption to oneself. p. 36
- postpone also wedging oneself in.
- I’m interrupting the break before I do what I need to do now.
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