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Time (Continued)
features needed form, 137
analyzing use of, 11–12
and compulsive actions, 15–16
index cards, 151
and culture, 24–27 dependability, 139–140
obsolescence, planned and
environmental influences on use unplanned, 140
of, 9–11 personal digital assistants
and goal setting, 58 (PDAs), 147–151
“Hawaiian,” 26 personal organizers (paper-
Italian perspective on, 27 based), 152
Japanese perspective on, 26 questions for selecting, 133
leaks, 113–131 user friendliness, 136–139
linear vs. overlapped perspec- work environment, 155–156
tive, 25–26 TQM (Total Quality Management),
obsessions, examples of, 16–17 49–50
organizational culture and, 27
Type A vs. Type M behavior, 18–19
public and private, 60
relating to, 8–9 U
telephone calls and, 104–105 User–friendliness
and TV watching, 11 determining, 136–139
unplanned blocks, 62
as a valuable resource, 4 V
Western World perspectives on, Van Ness, Ross, on “species” of
25 desk users, 121–122
where it goes, 113–116, 131 Visitors, drop-in, dealing with, 130
Time management Voice mail, 3, 84. See also
clustering activities, 62–64 Telephone
determining personal, 6–8 W
and extinguishing spontaneity,
19–21 Wallenda effect, 101–103
Wallet, lost, 109
and liking what you do, 20–21
linear vs. holistic, 24 Wellness Letter, 84
myths about, 14–28 WIIFM (What’s in it for me?), 36,
as obsessive behavior, 14–19 77
one style fits all, 24–27 Winston, Stephanie
power tools for, 132–157. See Getting Organized, 35
also Tools for time manage- on public time and private time,
ment 60
style, 5 Work, doing what you enjoy, 21
systemic disorganization and, Work environment, methods for
21–23 gaining control over, 22–23
Tools for time management Written communication
advantages vs. drawbacks, casualness, as style, 101
134–135 guidelines for clear, 99–101