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Desk, methods for organizing,
122–123
characteristics of intelligent,
Desk users, five “species,” 121–122
Dilbert quotes, 37 Goals 57–59 Index 159
language used to describe, 58
Direct Marketing Association, 82 translating into numbers, 58
Documents, important, 109–110 Gobbledygook
“Down-time” hour, 23 example of, 98–99
DSL lines, 104, 143 guidelines for avoiding, 99–101
E Gregariousness
Einstein, Albert, 124 characteristics of, 118–119
long-winded people, 128–130
E-mail
as time leak, 118–119
effective use, 145–147
five common mistakes, 148 H
Environment, work “Hawaiian time,” 26
enhancing personal productivity, How to Organize Your Work and
155 Your Life (Robert Moskowitz), 83
recommendations, 155–156
Equipment. See also Property I
record form Index card/Post-it® system, for
engraving, 111 prioritizing
keeping list of, 110 advantages, 34
photographing, 111 described, 34
Executive Book Summaries, 84 tool for time management, 151
Information overload and prioritiz-
F ing, 40
Files Institute for the Future, 2
subdividing, methods, 153 Insurance, 110
systems, 152–153 Internet, research using, 141
tips, 154–155 Inventory system, for prioritizing,
Five minutes, what can be accom- 35
plished in, 54 Italian perspective on time, 27
Flowchart It’s About Time! (Michael and
example of, 51 Robert Shook), 116
icons, 50
Ford, Henry, and breaking tasks J
down, 48 Japanese perspective on time, 26
Foresight, behaviors that character- Job satisfaction
ize, 94–95 changing responsibilities, 22
Forgetfulness, dealing with, control over activities, 21
123–124 K
Future, anticipating, 94 Karoshi (death by overwork), 20
G King, Stephen (The Langoliers), 3
Getting Organized (Stephanie Kiplinger Washington Letter, 84
Winston), 35 Kissinger, Henry, quoted, 62