When it comes to time management and organization, I’m the polar opposite of being a natural at it! I’ve said it many times before, but I’ll say it again…I’m off the charts ADHD. I know what it feels like to fight against the natural tendency of chaos every day. It’s why I get so excited … Continue reading “Why having a system can tame your chaos”
Tag: Time Management
How to improve your work-life balance
As a society, we’ve trained ourselves to believe that achieving a healthy work-life balance is next to impossible. I’m here to tell you, that’s just not true! Set clear work hour boundaries, commit to using your calendar as a time budgeting tool, and learn to overestimate how long a task will take to complete. These … Continue reading “How to improve your work-life balance”
Why building buffers into your day reduces stress
Stress can lead to burn-out and bad health! Build buffers into your daily schedule to avoid it. Don’t stack your calendar with back to back appointments and nonstop activity all day. Give yourself a chance to breathe and handle any mistakes or interruptions. By doing this one simple thing, you significantly reduce stress and improve … Continue reading “Why building buffers into your day reduces stress”
How meeting reminders help everyone
Recently, I received a question from a LinkedIn Learning learner in my course, Leading Productive Meetings. She asked why I recommend creating meeting reminders—after all, doesn’t that lead to more interruptions? Technically, yes, but here is why I find it’s necessary. From my perspective, the advanced warning gives people an opportunity to power down from … Continue reading “How meeting reminders help everyone”
Why “multitasking” is an inefficient word
Even the word multitasking is inaccurate and inefficient. Why? Because we’re trying to use one word to describe multiple different processes. This is why I suggest we replace it with two words: Switch-tasking and Background-tasking. I go into more detail on what those words mean in the video below, so please watch to learn which … Continue reading “Why “multitasking” is an inefficient word”