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A Few Myths

About Managing

Your Time

If you take aspirin after drinking alcohol, you’ll never get
a headache.
If you read in dim light, you’ll eventually go blind.
Water going down a drain in Australia will always flow
counterclockwise.
hese and other beliefs have so often been repeated that
T they’ve taken on a life of their own. Yet each is absolutely
false. When beliefs are repeated or put into print, they tend to
become more credible, even factual.
Such myths seem especially indestructible in time manage-
ment lore. Worse, they can erode true commitment to an organ-
ized lifestyle. This chapter examines the four most treacherous
myths that you may encounter as you manage your time.

Myth 1: Time Management Is Just Another Label for
Obsessive Behavior
For most people, “obsession” has a meaning that’s easy to
identify and agree upon: it’s an excessive preoccupation with

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