5 Make Written Plans
FIVE
ALL SUCCESSFUL TIMEmanagers are good planners.
They make lists and sublists to accomplish each major and
minor objective. Whenever a new project crosses their
desk, they take the time to think through exactly what they
want to accomplish, and then write out an orderly list, in
sequence, of every step necessary for the completion of the
project.
There is a rule that every minute spent in planning
saves ten minutes in execution. The time you take to think
on paper about something you need to accomplish, before
you begin work, will give you a return on personal energy
of 1,000 percent—ten minutes saved for every minute that
you invest in planning your work in the first place.