10 Key Time Management Principles
Learn 10 key principles that can be applied to any time management system, so you can figure out what strategies work best for you.
Topic
Time Management
How to Slow Time Down
Learn specific strategies for slowing down your perception of time in the present, past and future, so you can live a more expansive life.
4 Tips to Improve a Fragmented Day
Learn how to handle appointments which split your day into fragments that make it harder to gain momentum and do deep work.
How to Improve Your Time Blocking With Blueprints
Learn how to use blueprints to create consistent high-quality work and avoid going down rabbit holes when using time blocking.
How to Multitask Effectively
Not all multitasking is the same. Learn when it’s okay to multitask and when you should avoid it.
What’s the Difference Between Task and Time Management?
The terms “task management” and “time management” are often used interchangeably, yet they are distinct disciplines. Learning the differences between the two can make you better at both. So what exactly is the difference then? Task management is the discipline of planning and executing what you need to do: which
Stop Estimating Your Time—Do This Instead
You’re probably familiar with the concept of time estimation, but have you heard about time allocation? What exactly is the difference between estimating your time and allocating your time? Accurately estimating time is hard. Time estimation is both an art and a science. For repetitive and simple tasks, you can
Time Estimation vs Allocation: What’s the Difference?
Tasks and activities come in different shapes and forms. We must understand how much time to spend on each of them for better management of our days. What happens when we are faced with a new task, for example? How do we know how much time to spend on it
How much is your time really worth?
Common time management advice is to “know your hourly rate”. The idea is that if you know how much an hour of your time is worth, you can make better decisions with your time and money. Lots of articles have been written on how to figure out your hourly rate.
My Time Management Failure
Today I’m going to own up to one of my own failures with time management. You might think that someone who is building a service to help people manage their time better would be good at time management. Normally, I am. I’m building Day Optimizer because the process of creating