Do I wish to revise my time management tips? - Marginal REVOLUTION
I wrote this in 2004 on MR: Here are my suggestions: 1. There is always time to do more, most people, even the productive, have a day that is at least forty percent slack. 2. Do the most important things first in the day and don’t let anybody stop you. Estimate “most important” using a […]
I wrote this in 2004 on MR: Here are my suggestions: 1. There is always time to do more, most people, even the productive, have a day that is at least forty percent slack. 2. Do the most important things first in the day and don’t let anybody stop you. Estimate “most important” using a zero discount rate. Don’t make exceptions. The hours from 7 to 12 are your time to build for the future before the world descends on you. 3. Some tasks (drawing up outlines?) expand or contract to fill the time you give them. Shove all these into times when you are pressed to do something else very soon.…
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