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What Are You Procrastinating About?
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The Eight Factors
Conclusion 46
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Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 4 55
5. Rocks, Blocks, Goals, and Clusters 56
Establishing Goals 57
Leave Me Alone! 60
Doing Nothing 62
Clustering 62
Discovering Patterns 64
What’s Your Clock? 65
A Few Hints 67
Conclusion 68
Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 5 68
6. How to Delegate Effectively 69
To Whom Can You Delegate? 69
What Can You Delegate? 73
Why Is It Hard to Delegate? 73
The Key Steps of Delegation 74
Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 6 80
7. Learning to Say No 81
What to Say No to 83
How to Say No 84
Dealing with Meetings and Committees 85
If You’re Not the Chairperson 89
Conclusion 90
Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 7 91
8. The Art of Anticipating 93
How Well Do You Anticipate? 94
The Parking Meter Syndrome 95
The False Deadline Strategy 97
The Pack-Rat Approach 98
Gobbledygook 98
The Wallenda Effect 101
Bell’s Blessing (or Curse) 103
The Ultimate Setbacks 108
Conclusion 112
Manager’s Checklist for Chapter 8 112