1. TIME – CONSUMER’S CHECKLIST A- Tasks B- People C- Paperwork D- Meetings E- Traveling

2. PROBLEM-1 Work Piling Up Set Priorities Set Priorities Set deadlines Set deadlines Make realistic time estimates add 20% to your first guess Make realistic time estimates add 20% to your first guess (Task)

3. PROBLEM-2 Trying To Do Too Much At Once Set priorities Set priorities Do one thing at a time Do one thing at a time Learn to say no to yourself as well as other people Learn to say no to yourself as well as other people (Continue Task)

4. PROBLEM-3 Getting Involved In Too Much Detail Delegate more Delegate more (Cont…. Task)

5. PROBLEM-4 Postponing Unpleasant Tasks Set deadline Set deadline Get pleasant tasks over with quickly – you will feel better afterwards Get pleasant tasks over with quickly – you will feel better afterwards (Cont…. Task)

6. PROBLEM-5 Insufficient Time To Think Reserve block of time – part of a day or week – for thinking Reserve block of time – part of a day or week – for thinking No paper work, no interruptions No paper work, no interruptions (Cont…. Task)

7. PROBLEM-6 Constant Interruptions From People Calling Into Your Office Use secretary to keep unwanted visitors out Use secretary to keep unwanted visitors out Make appointments and see that people stick to them Make appointments and see that people stick to them Reserve block times when you are not to be interrupted Reserve block times when you are not to be interrupted (People)

8. PROBLEM-7 Constant Telephone Interruption Get your secretary to intercept and, where appropriate, divert calls Get your secretary to intercept and, where appropriate, divert calls State firmly that you will call back when convenient State firmly that you will call back when convenient (Cont….People) (Cont…. People)

9. PROBLEM-8 Too Much Time Spent In Conversation Decide in advance what you want to achieve Decide in advance what you want to achieve Concentrate and keep on point Concentrate and keep on point Learn how to end meetings Learn how to end meetings (Cont….People) (Cont…. People)

10. PROBLEM-9 Flooded With Incoming Papers 3 folders sorting by secretary 3 folders sorting by secretary Avoid useless information Avoid useless information Memo when needed Memo when needed People to present information clearly People to present information clearly Ask summaries Ask summaries Take course in rapid reading Take course in rapid reading (Paperwork)

11. PROBLEM-10 Too Many Letters/Memos To Write Or Dictate Use the telephone more Use the telephone more Avoid individually typed acknowledgement Avoid individually typed acknowledgement Practice writing yes/no Practice writing yes/no (Cont ….Paperwork)

12. PROBLEM-11 Paperwork Pilling Up Do it now Do it now Set aside ½ hour to deal urgent correspondence Set aside ½ hour to deal urgent correspondence Non urgent reading-latter part of the day Non urgent reading-latter part of the day Clear 90% of paperwork every day Clear 90% of paperwork every day (Cont ….Paperwork)

13. PROBLEM-12 Too Much Time Spent Use the phone / post / e-mail Use the phone / post / e-mail Send some one else Send some one else ‘Is my journey really necessary’ ‘Is my journey really necessary’ Plan the quickest way Plan the quickest way (Traveling)

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