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insurance, 110
Busywork, and the Myth of Total
inventory control, personal and
Efficiency (Tom DeMarco), 156
office, 98
Socializing
pack-rat approach, 98 Slack: Getting Past Burnout, 161
“parking meter” syndrome, taking time for, 62
95–97 as time leak, 116–120
property record form, 111 Solitude
Procrastination appointment with self, 61
causes of, 46–53 methods for finding, 60–62
addiction to cramming, 53–54 need for, 60
fear of change, 52–53 Spontaneity, as source of ideas, 20
fear of failure, 53 Staff, monitoring time wasting, 117
overcommitment, 53 Stress
overwhelming nature of task, causes of, 17
48–49 least vulnerable, characteristics
unclear goals, 51–52 of, 18
unclear task flow, 49–50 from outside sources, 17–18
unpleasantness of task,
46–48 T
Tasks
external forces behind, 44–45
appropriate for delegation, 73
fighting causes of, 45
letting go, 74
identifying personal causes of, 45
Technology
internal forces behind, 43–44
negative consequences of, 55 and availability of data, 1–2
other people as cause of, 52 breakdowns of, 102–103
and profitability for others, 54 and productivity, 2
TQM (Total Quality and time required to use, 2–3
Management) for dealing Telemarketers, 82
with, 49–51 Telephone
Property record form, 111 answering loops, 107
best times to call, 11
R communications record form,
Reading 106
strategies for reducing, 129 increasing efficiency, 134
as time leak, 127–128
log of calls, 109
Roosevelt, Franklin D., quoted, 53
and long-winded people, 129
S minimizing call length, 104–105
San Jose State University, 2 stuck on hold, 105–106
Scheduling “tag,” 107–108
intelligent planning and, 57 ubiquity, 103
leaving “wiggle room,” 97 voicemail, 3, 84
logic of, 37 Tickler file, using, 34
Shook, Michael and Robert (It’s Time
About Time!), 116 and activities you control, 10