meetings, 85–88
agenda for, 86–87
calculating cost, 85–86
questions in, 87–88
stand-up, 87–88
mental programming, 68
methodology, 18
mind, programming, 7–8
mission, 15–19
moderation, 98
momentum, 64
Morgenstern, Julie, Never Check
E-Mail in the Morning, 79
morning, scheduling work for, 72
multitasking, 29
avoiding, 64–65
Murphy’s Law, 32
Never Check E-Mail in the Morning
(Morgenstern), 79
newspapers, reading efficiently,
90–91
Nightingale, Earl, 63
no, as response, 38
not-to-do list, 38–39
office
early arrival, 74
organizing work space, 96–97
standing up when some one
enters, 77
outcomes, clarity in, 17
Pareto, Vilfredo, 41
Pareto principle, 41
personal development, 93–95
personal productivity, values and, 10
perspective, long-term, 21–22
persuasion, 55
PERT (Program Evaluation Review
Techniques), 30–32
plans
for goal achievement, 27–28
written, 25–28
practical experience, vs. university
seminars, 94–95
priorities, 40–46, 63
activities alignment with, 12
of tasks, 26
procrastination, 67–70
productivity
delegating work and, 60
organization and, 97
progress, 20
projects, charting, 29–33
psychology of time management, 4–9
purpose of life, 11
quadrant of delusion, 51
quadrant of effectiveness, 50
quadrant of immediacy, 49
quadrant of waste, 51
quality of life, 99
questions, in meetings, 87–88
reaction, vs. action, 5
reading, 89–92
bunching, 90–91
magazines, 91
newspapers, 90–91
system for, 92
Reagan, Nancy, 38
realities, beliefs becoming, 6–7
relationships, 99
removing tasks, from to-do list, 37
responsibility for goal, 32
review, 20
rip and read technique, 91
Robert Half International, 36
salami slice method, 69–70
salesperson, key result areas, 56
scheduling phone calls, 82
self-analysis, 12–14INDEX 103