T I M E M A N A G E M E N T
Rhythms, natural, 193–200
Robinson, John, 16
Saying “no,” 111–13,
119–20
Scheduling tasks, 47, 49,
77–80
Schlesinger, Arthur, Jr., 8
Schor, Juliet, 15
Scott, Dru, 37
Selye, Hans, 217, 221
Shopping, 16–17
Shoulder shrugs, 66
Sleep, 35–36, 203–11
Sleep apnea, 206–7
Sleeping pills, 208–9
Smoking, 196–98, 208
Social attitudes, 33–34
Software
for collaboration, 179
for idea management,
178–79
for personal organization
and to-do-lists,
179
for project management,
177–78
for time management,
175–77
“Something’s got to give”
theory, 117–18
Spain, 15
Specifications, 167–68
Staff meetings, 97–97,
106–8
Stookey, Paul, 244–45
Stress, 7, 16–17, 71, 210,
215–27
Striker, Fran, 249
Students, 161–63
Subconscious, 55–56,
246–47
SureTrak Project Manager
3.0, 178
Swapping tasks, 187
Sweden, 15
Switzerland, 15
Tasks
allocating, 170
controlling, 73–74
defining, 74–75
delegating, 186–87
eliminating unnecessary
steps, 183–84
interruptions in, 72–73
letting go of, 187–88
prioritizing, 75–77
scheduling, 77–80
swapping, 187
trading off, 117–18
Telephone interruptions,
84–86
Television, 16, 17
Tickler files, 138
Time, definition of, 10–11
Time logging exercise,
18–22
To-do lists
creating, 44–52
dangers in, 41–42
making time with, 90
reality and, 42–43
software for, 179
Tranquilizers, 208–9
Trays, stacking, 135
TreePad, 179
Two-income households,
8, 15
Two-minute breaks, 67–68
Unnecessary work, 183–85
Urgency vs. importance,
86–88, 104–5
Values-centered life, 258–61
Video conferencing, 96
Visualization, 65–66
Visual Mind, 178
Waiting, 142–48
“Want to/have to” question,
88–89
Witkin, Georgia, 216, 223
Work avoidance work, 185
Working under pressure, 6
Workloads, 71
Work weeks, 15–16
Worry, 3, 231–39Wright, Jan Benson, 112
Writing, instant, 123–29