4 Time management tips

Too much email? Process and organise it immediately into ‘urgent action’, ‘this week’, ‘information only’, and project-based folders.

"I don’t like to delete files – I might need them." Hmmmm. Amassing too many folders, documents and libraries is counter-productive. Apparently, most of us use only 15% of what we file. The other 85% is redundant.

"Organisation (time-sheets, schedules etc) limits my creativity." Well, actually it shouldn't. Planning helps you focus on what you need to do and when, so in fact it reduces ‘mind-clutter’, leaving you the time and space to focus on those creative urges.

Allocate time in your calendar to work on specific tasks – including setting up your time-management system (set tasks in Outlook, put time frames around them, set reminders etc).

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