Review: Learned Some New Ideas
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 16, 2013
I actually developed and taught an online time management course a couple of years ago, but am always interested in learning new approaches. As a fulltime author, my time is so torn between writing, promoting, blogging, interacting with my readers . . . plus living life, that I think if I did a pie chart of my activities, writing and living would have a much smaller sliver than the peripheral activities around book promotion. Either I'm not managing my time well, or my ability to balance is off-kilter. Or both.This book is an excellent introduction to time management and contained some ideas that I hadn't previously considered. For example, the chapter on energy drainers really gave me pause. As I looked over my day, I realized that I have a lot of energy drainers so it's no wonder that I always want to take a nap! My drains come in my non-writing work world as well as in some personal relationships. You may think this doesn't have a lot to do with time management, but it does.I also felt the chapter on personal prime time was especially well-written and well-presented. Interestingly, my energy patterns have changed as I age; while I used to be at my best early in the morning, my prime time now hovers around 5 pm. Realizing that one thing will help me transfer some of my important work to late afternoon, not early morning.Highly recommended.