tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046423565533635938.post9181105837104178471..comments2024-03-22T00:19:21.467-07:00Comments on Motivate Me!: My Organised Life Series - Time ManagementShelley Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07513209160436996810noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046423565533635938.post-19669898733051110022015-12-17T06:45:47.595-08:002015-12-17T06:45:47.595-08:00Thanks, Douglas. Great to hear from you and thank...Thanks, Douglas. Great to hear from you and thanks for commenting. Your insightful input is always welcome, as is your humour (lob it through the bathroom window!) haha. I hope you are keeping well. Any new books on the horizon that I need to add to my must-read 2016 list? :-)Shelley Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07513209160436996810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046423565533635938.post-77967903550645306562015-12-16T07:51:40.325-08:002015-12-16T07:51:40.325-08:00I've always taken this as the 'important b...I've always taken this as the 'important but not urgent' tasks are the ones we need to prioritise. ie, writing your novel will never be urgent (especially in anyone else's eyes), but it could be the most important thing you ever do. 'Me time' is also important but easy to put to the back of the queue because it's seldom 'urgent,' but we neglect it at our peril.<br />On the other hand, the 'urgent but not important' things are the ones to avoid like the plague. These are usually 'urgent' because someone else is demanding you do them... but do you want or need to do them? If not, do your best to get these time-eaters out of your day so you can do something 'important but not urgent.'<br />'Urgent and important' things obviously need attending, but they're often fire fighting jobs and could be avoided with better planning. Some disasters are beyond our control but if our day is putting out one fire after another, then it's a sign we need to step back and have a rethink about why things are so chaotic.<br />As for running out of loo paper when mum-in-law's coming over, I think I'd put that in the Delegate box: call her and tell her to bring a roll and lob it through the bathroom window! :) Douglas McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109848560445125859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046423565533635938.post-3731618231759528442015-12-16T02:15:02.937-08:002015-12-16T02:15:02.937-08:00What a great idea, Julia. I was thinking of setti...What a great idea, Julia. I was thinking of setting an alarm on my phone to get me off social media! ;-)Shelley Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07513209160436996810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046423565533635938.post-9958504260886504282015-12-15T00:51:27.855-08:002015-12-15T00:51:27.855-08:00I've used the 3Ds and the important/urgent met...I've used the 3Ds and the important/urgent methods and they definintely work. I also use an old-fashioned cooker time to divide my time into half-hour chunks. This helps me to concentrate. Loving this series, btw. Julia Thorleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485301135194085398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046423565533635938.post-53913313830959041962015-12-14T02:05:12.935-08:002015-12-14T02:05:12.935-08:00Hope it helps, Sue! :-)Hope it helps, Sue! :-)Shelley Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07513209160436996810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046423565533635938.post-83986069370533937472015-12-12T08:19:16.523-08:002015-12-12T08:19:16.523-08:00What a good idea to categorise my to-do list witho...What a good idea to categorise my to-do list without which I wouldn't survive. Thanks for that Shelley xxSue Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289238779017931338noreply@blogger.com