Time Management from the Inside Out: The Foolproof System for Taking Control of Your Schedule and Your Life
InOrganizing from the  Inside Out, author Julie Morgenstern used three main strategies to whip  a living space or office into shape: "analyze, strategize, attack." Using the  same system, Morgenstern now shows readers how to get rid of chaotic schedules  in order to live more comfortable and productive lives. Morgenstern likens a  cluttered schedule to a cluttered closet. For example, a closet is typically  "crammed with more stuff than storage," and a schedule is typically "crammed  with more tasks than time."Those who fear "time management" because they worry about living uncreative or  overly scheduled lives will find themselves reassured by Morgenstern's ability  to customize her system. The most important thing readers must do, she  emphasizes, is to create a time management system that fits one's personal  style--whether it be spontaneous and easily distracted or highly regimented and  efficient. "Just as everyone's living room looks different, reflecting the  individual's or family's values and priorities, everyone's time management  system will look different, reflecting what's important to him or her," she  explains. Fortunately, readers can easily customize her excellent advice while  learning how to create a personal time map, streamline routine tasks, conquer  procrastination and chronic lateness, and manage all the inevitable crises and  distractions of daily life. Speaking of procrastination, what better time than  now to try this book out--ridding yourself of all that draining clutter so you  can get on with living the life you want?--Gail Hudson