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March 27, 2006
Time Management Tips for Small Business
In her blog, Learn Small Business, DeAnna Spencer shares her secrets on time management. Her post offers 7 things to remember about to-do lists:
- It will help you to remember what you have to do today.
- A to do list keeps you on task.
- When you complete the items on your to do list you feel a sense of accomplishment.
- A to do list should be recorded somewhere. It doesn't count if the list exists in your head. You are guaranteed to forget something.
- A to do list is never set in stone.
- Your to do list should be realistic.
- Make sure to include some time for fun in your to-do list.
Thanks DeAnna for the great suggestions. I would add to that a PDA is a great place to enter your tasks. It' not always the easiest resource for getting the big picture, but you have some great capabilities to sort and categorize your tasks.
March 27, 2006 at 05:05 AM in Business, PDA Productivity, Time Management | Permalink
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Another great way to manage your to do list is through a mind map. The visual layout of a mind map causes the right side of the brain to engage in the logical process of the list, which really helps boost productivity.
There is a planner that does a great job managing your to do list while keeping the big picture in focus. It's called the Bubble Planner.
Posted by: Bill | Mar 27, 2006 11:27:47 AM
Thanks for the excellent suggestion Bill. It is definitely easier to draw out ideas for tasks on paper first, especially when you don't have a clear idea of what needs to be done. Then, tasks can be entered on a PDA or computer for tracking.
I often sit down with a pad of paper and brainstorm upcoming tasks. Then, I transfer them to ACT!
Mindmapping certainly can yield some additional benefits. Thanks for the tip.
Posted by: Rick Cooper, The PDA Pro | Mar 27, 2006 11:34:28 AM
Hi Rick, thanks for the comments about my article. I just wanted to let you know that the Learn Small Business blog has a new web address. It's at http://learnsmallbusiness.wordpress.com
I don't want you to be linking to a dead link.
Posted by: DeAnna Spencer | Apr 1, 2006 5:41:40 PM
