The Overwhelmed Person's Guide to Time Management,9780452276826

The Overwhelmed Person's Guide to Time Management

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ISBN13: 9780452276826
ISBN10: 0452276829
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1997-01-01
Publisher(s): Plume
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Summary

An indispensable and accessible tool for those who have too much to do and not enough time to get it all done. With dozens of sidebars, charts, and review sections at the end of every chapter, The Overwhelmed Person's Guide to Time Management will teach you to set priorities and make realistic choices to regain control over your life.

Author Biography

Kate Kelly is a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal and a former reporter for Time magazine and the New York Observer. She attracted international attention for her three-part series of articles on Bear Stearns, which ran on the front pages of The Wall Street Journal in May 2008. This is her first book. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Table of Contents

Section 1. A Realistic Look at Time Management 3(22)
1. Why You're Feeling Overwhelmed
3(8)
2. Just How Time Management Savvy Are You?
11(5)
3. The Importantce of Systems
16(9)
Section 2. People, Places, and Things to Do 25(20)
4. Keeping Track of Places to Be and People to Call: Your Daily Planner and Address Book
25(13)
5. Keeping Track of What You Need to Do: Your "To Do" List
38(7)
Section 3. Getting It Done...and on Time 45(86)
6. How to Manage the Time You Have: Planning and Priorities
45(22)
7. More about Setting Priorities and Finding the Time
67(13)
8. Getting It Done!
80(16)
9. Extra Help, Extra Time: Your Guide to Delegation
96(14)
10. Getting There on Time
110(14)
11. Time-Management Emergencies: Coping with the Unexpected
124(7)
Section 4. Helpful Time-Management System 131(70)
12. Errands: Running Them Efficiently So They Don't Run You!
131(11)
13. Banking and Bill Paying
142(15)
14. The Mail
157(16)
15. Creating a Filing System That Works
173(10)
16. Computers, the Internet, and Faxes: The Information Explosion
183(18)
Section 5. Time Traps 201(82)
17. Interruptions
201(13)
18. The Two P's: Procrastination and Perfectionism
214(17)
19. The Two T's: Telephone and Television
231(18)
20. Losing Things
249(11)
21. Neatness Counts at Home
260(12)
22. Neatness Counts at the Office
272(11)
Section 6. Speed Tips and Shortcuts 283(24)
23. 170 Ways to Do Things Better
283(24)
Section 7. Conclusion 307
24. Staying in Control and Enjoying Your Found Time
307

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