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Plugging Time Leaks
Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 9
❏ Socializing, in moderation, can increase productivity. In
excess, though, it can seriously drain your efforts. 131
❏ To be able to access things quickly is a powerful way to
gain time.
❏ If it’s important to remember, write it down.
❏ Overlapping tasks will help you offset time leaks.
❏ Don’t allow long-winded individuals to hamper your effec-
tive use of time.

Answers to “Where Does All the Time Go?” Quiz
1. 40 hours weekly watching TV
2. 2.8 hours reading weekly
3. 3,500 lifetime hours shaving
4. 72 minutes weekly in wasted meetings
5. 6 years in lifetime eating (8 years if you eat a lot)
6. 26 minutes in daily commuting
7. 5 minutes per day waiting
8. 598 pieces of home mail yearly
9. 5 years waiting in lines
10. 48 minutes on religious/spiritual activity
11. 10 hours in weekly business travel
12. 5 million trees wasted
13. 7.7 hours in nightly sleep
14. 7 hours weekly. For men, it’s about 4½ hours. Oddly, the more
educated a woman is, the more she shops; the more educated a
man is, the less he shops.
15. 59 minutes in weekend shopping
16. 32 minutes on unnecessary memos
17. 34 minutes a week for paying bills
18. 8.7 paid vacation days a year (U.S.)
19. 18 paid vacation days a year (Germany)
20. 1 year looking for misplaced things