Time Management

The Lesson Pack

Everything in the Time Management topic, ready to print, share, or pin to your fridge between meetings.

1. 1

   The Pomodoro Technique: Productivity Through Tomatoes

   Outline

   Work in bursts. Rest intentionally. Don't think about the tomatoes.

   The technique is named after a kitchen timer. We didn't make this up.

2. 2

   Time Blocking: Calendaring Your Way to Sanity

   Outline

   Schedule everything, including your breaks. Especially your breaks.

   Meetings will expand to fill all available time. Guard your calendar.

3. 3

   The Urgent vs Important Matrix: Eisenhower's Gift

   Outline

   Do important things before they become urgent. Avoid urgent distractions.

   Pro tip: Most 'urgent' emails are not actually urgent.

4. 4

   Email Bankruptcy: When to Declare and Start Fresh

   Outline

   Sometimes the only answer is to delete everything and start over.

   This advice is extreme. We do not recommend it. Try it anyway.

5. 5

   Meeting Hygiene: Shorten Everything

   Outline

   If it can be 30 minutes, it should not be 60. Books were wrong.

   Stand-up meetings exist. Sitting is a choice.

6. 6

   The Two-Minute Rule: If It's Quick, Just Do It

   Outline

   Small tasks pile up. Handle the small ones immediately.

   This rule has been broken more than it's been followed.