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Managing Around Interruptions

Being organized means marshalling resources - The Boston Globe

The ideas mentioned in this article that might help are:

  • You can do anything but not everything -- and you can only do one thing at a time.
  • The biggest time-management mistake is keeping track of commitments in your head...so just get it out of your mind.
  • Once you know the task, figure out the action you need to take within 24 hours.
  • Start by blocking an hour or half-hour each day as power time to accomplish priorities. That may mean coming in early or hiding in the cafeteria to escape interruptions.
  • Break tasks into 10-minute segments; when you get interrupted, jot a phrase or cue to bring you back into the task later.

Good luck on it.

Print | posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 10:29 PM |

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