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Procrastinate on Purpose
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Procrastinate on Purpose

5 Permissions to Multiply Your Time

Perigee, 2015 more...


Editorial Rating

7

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Recommendation

“Everything you know about time management is wrong,” says consultant Rory Vaden in this “prequel” to his bestseller, Take the Stairs. People who are successful time “Multipliers” think differently about time management. Most people try to spend their 168 hours per week efficiently, but can only juggle so much so fast. Multipliers invest in themselves. They create systems to handle chores today so they gain free time tomorrow. They eliminate what doesn’t need to be done. They automate processes to save time. They delegate professional and personal tasks. Multipliers “procrastinate on purpose” by waiting until the last minute to do certain tasks because they understand that those jobs’ requirements constantly change. They concentrate on what they must do. Vaden explains why these tactics matter and gives you a menu of tactics to consider. getAbstract recommends his approach to anyone who’s too busy to get anything done.

Take-Aways

  • People experience stress when they surrender to the “tyranny of the urgent.”
  • You can’t control time. It marches on no matter what you do. If you try to “manage” time, you’ll be stuck on a hamster wheel. But you can prioritize your time.
  • “Multiply your time by spending time” today to gain more time tomorrow.

About the Author

Rory Vaden, co-founder of Southwestern Consulting, a training company, also wrote the bestseller, Take the Stairs: 7 Steps to Achieving True Success.


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