Dr. Ken Cosh

 “We have all the time in the world…”  Oh Really?  Does anyone here have enough time?

 Randy Pausch  October – July  Professor of Computer Science and HCI at CMU  (Carnegie Melon University)  Last Lecture  “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams”

 Steve Jobs  February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011  You’ve probably heard of him!  Stanford University Commencement Address 2005  “If you live each day as if it is your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.”  “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”

Polychronic Time vs Monochronic Time

 The 80/20 Rule  Make Lists  Divide & Conquer  Prioritise

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 “We don’t find time for important things… we make it by not doing something unimportant…”  "The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have. " Randy Pausch

 Who has a budget?  Money is a scarce resource, and many of us live with a financial budget…  …but time is also a scarce resource – who has a time budget?

 Ever considered logging your time?  How much time do you spend watching TV?  How much time on Facebook?  How much time partying?  How much time sleeping (afterwards)?  How much time are you productive for..?

TIME MONEY

 The useless activity you do that appears important when you are consciously or unconsciously procrastinating about a larger problem.  I want to clean my car today…  But, the hose is still broken, so I need to go to Global to buy a new one…  But, I’ve lost my Global discount card…  But, I could borrow my neighbor Bob’s discount card!  But, he won’t lend it to me, until I return the pillow he lent my son…  But, we didn’t return the pillow, because it broke and some stuffing fell out…  So, I could go to the zoo to shave a yak to get the hair to restuff it!

When I get the feeling to do something, I lie down until the feeling goes away…

 Doing low-priority actions putting off important tasks until later.  Realise you are procrastinating!  Why are you procrastinating?  It’s Psychological!  Fear of Failure?  Low self worth?  Task Aversion? (Or Laziness?)  Deal with it!

 Find your productive time – and defend it at all costs!  Find your unproductive time – and schedule mundane tasks then!

 A great way to reduce your ‘to do’ list.  …but it costs money to delegate!  Delegation tips:  Do the worst job yourself  Be specific  Grant authority & responsibility

 Just Say “No!”  Be Proactive!  Fill your time doing things you want to do, so there is no time left for more work…  A ‘soft’ no! No, No, No!  “OK… I’ll do it if you really can’t find anyone else….”  Teamwork  “I’ll do it if….”

 “You’ve Got Mail!”  How do you get rid of visitors?

 Make your own deadlines!  Just because it is due next Friday, doesn’t stop you setting your own deadline tomorrow!

!!!PLAN AHEA D!!!

 Sometimes, you just have to be “Good Enough”  We can’t always be “Perfect”!

 Call someone at 11:50am ;)