The Five-Minute Solution: Hundreds of Smart Ideas to Make Spare Minutes Work Harder for You
by By Budzik, Mary Frances
Category: Self-help , Self-Management , Time Management

Organized according to the myriad places we end up on a given day- on hold, at the office, at home, in the car, waiting in line-this book is filled with hundreds of things you can accomplish during your wait-all in just five minutes or less. Improve your life and your world by: *  Organizing all instruction manuals in one place for better access-and weeding out manuals to old appliances *  Setting the table before you leave for work to minimize dinnertime chaos *  Pruning your flowers while waiting for a ride *  Taking a five minute micronap to lower your heart rate, give your eyes a rest, and improve your memory *  Shining your dress shoes while talking on the phone *  Updating your address book, resumé, or grocery list while on hold *  Registering your phone number with the National Do Not Call Registry- saving tons of future minutes by eliminating unwanted calls *  Printing out interesting articles and tuck them into your planner- providing you with reading matter for the waiting room, dentist's chair, or commute *  Ditching the coffee break and opting for scaling flights of stairs-you'll still increase your heart rate, but with better health effects You may be on hold, but your mind and body don't have to be! REVIEW