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Step 7: Set aside chunks of time to do nothing

In the hustling bustling world of IT, one thing Windows computing managers never have enough of is time. How often have you arrived at work in the morning with an ambitious agenda, only to find yourself sitting at your desk eight to ten hours later with nothing crossed off your to-do list? If this happens to you regularly, you may have a time management problem.

If you have a tendency to schedule your days down to the last minute, you lose what could potentially be valuable...

catch-up time when something runs behind, Kaufman suggests. If you're on schedule for everything up to that point, perhaps you might schedule 20 minutes to just relax, reflect and plan ahead. "Schedule appointments with yourself to work on specific tasks or projects and keep those appointments," Dr. Tytel emphasizes.


10 STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL TIME MANAGEMENT

 Home: Introduction
 Step 01: Getting started
 Step 02: Set clear goals and objectives
 Step 03: Keep an activity log
 Step 04: Handle e-mail and phone calls in batches
 Step 05: Divide larger tasks into groups of smaller ones
 Step 06: Prioritize tasks
 Step 07: Set aside chunks of time to do nothing
 Step 08: Don't overwork yourself
 Step 09: Learn when to say no
 Step 10: Know when you need time management help
This was last published in April 2005

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