PluralSight Time Management

Notes from PluralSight Time Management Course.

Principles & Techniques for Effective Time Management

Four Quadrants

From The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

By Davidjcmorris - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74528894

** Focus on Quadrant 2 - use whiteboard for non-urgent, important tasks.

Kolbe A Index -  what role can have in team and be more effective

P/PC Balance - production / production capability - measurement of how effective one is with time

Pareto principle - what things bring the most results?

Have learning book in bathroom !action

Goal Setting 6 Step Formula

1. What do you want to achieve?
2. What are you willing to give?
3. Set an exact date.
4. Have a clear plan.
5. Put it in writing
6. Read it aloud twice a day.

End of day GRP report (Goals Results Problems) !action

Batch tasks that take less than two minute together.

Cleaning up workspace

• remove unnecessary open tabs (esp. email)
• anything that is an unnecessary input (prevents Information Overload)

Decision making - not a one time event, but a process

1. Prepare (research)
2. Decide
3. Communicate w/ stack holders
4. Execute
5. Measure

Bias

Must be aware of common ones, including:

1. Recency
2. Sunk cost
3. Look for data that supports our view
4. Think we are better at decision making than others

Meetings

1. Purpose - why?
2. People - who?
3. Format - what?

Management of self

• hero in own movie
• negotiate with self

** Reality Map - All lasting constructive change in human behavior starts on the inside with a changed imaged of reality.