http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/02/27/10-ways-to-make-time-for-the-important/ Live on Your Own Terms Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:33:51 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/02/27/10-ways-to-make-time-for-the-important/#comment-30547 7 Lessons From the World’s Greatest Minds | Illuminated Mind « Royal Farm Foods Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:50:43 +0000 http://illuminatedmind.net/2008/02/27/10-ways-to-make-time-for-the-important/#comment-30547 [...] Action: The art of simplicity is knowing what to take away. Practice recognizing when you’re spending your time on unimportant tasks and re-focus on the important. [...] [...] Action: The art of simplicity is knowing what to take away. Practice recognizing when you’re spending your time on unimportant tasks and re-focus on the important. [...]

]]> http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/02/27/10-ways-to-make-time-for-the-important/#comment-17563 25 Things You Can Learn From Jonathan Mead - Blogging Tips From Jade Craven Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:12:54 +0000 http://illuminatedmind.net/2008/02/27/10-ways-to-make-time-for-the-important/#comment-17563 [...] expanded in this in his post about making time for the important. Take an inventory of everything that you do in a given day. Anything that isn’t necessary to [...] [...] expanded in this in his post about making time for the important. Take an inventory of everything that you do in a given day. Anything that isn’t necessary to [...]

]]> http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/02/27/10-ways-to-make-time-for-the-important/#comment-9479 28 Ways to Slay the Delay | Marc and Angel Hack Life Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:04:29 +0000 http://illuminatedmind.net/2008/02/27/10-ways-to-make-time-for-the-important/#comment-9479 [...] Establish specific times to handle recurring tasks. – “There are a lot of things we do that need to be repeated on a frequent basis.  Checking and responding to email is a great example.  Email should take up only a small portion of your day, maybe 30 minutes at most.  But we get so absorbed in this ‘need to know’ mindset that we develop a mammoth time wasting habit.  The same goes for filing, checking voice mail, updating our calendars, checking our calendars, checking stats on stocks or web traffic.  We waste a lot of time simply switching from the mindset of one task to another, so it’s useful to set times for when we’ll do certain tasks.  Now we can stop worrying about what our email status or shipping status is and focus on what is really important to us.” – via Illuminated Mind [...] [...] Establish specific times to handle recurring tasks. – “There are a lot of things we do that need to be repeated on a frequent basis.  Checking and responding to email is a great example.  Email should take up only a small portion of your day, maybe 30 minutes at most.  But we get so absorbed in this ‘need to know’ mindset that we develop a mammoth time wasting habit.  The same goes for filing, checking voice mail, updating our calendars, checking our calendars, checking stats on stocks or web traffic.  We waste a lot of time simply switching from the mindset of one task to another, so it’s useful to set times for when we’ll do certain tasks.  Now we can stop worrying about what our email status or shipping status is and focus on what is really important to us.” – via Illuminated Mind [...]

]]> http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/02/27/10-ways-to-make-time-for-the-important/#comment-7573 25 Ways to Live 25 Hours a Day | Marc and Angel Hack Life Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:59:10 +0000 http://illuminatedmind.net/2008/02/27/10-ways-to-make-time-for-the-important/#comment-7573 [...] Stop trying to makes things perfect. – “Perfection is an illusion.  We strive for perfection because we have an image in our minds of what we should be, but what we are not.  Realize that perfection and imperfection are a result of a conflict in your mind, they don’t exist in reality.  You have to make mistakes in order to grow, don’t let perfectionism paralyze you. If you’re not failing, chances are you’re not trying hard enough.” – via Illuminated Mind [...] [...] Stop trying to makes things perfect. – “Perfection is an illusion.  We strive for perfection because we have an image in our minds of what we should be, but what we are not.  Realize that perfection and imperfection are a result of a conflict in your mind, they don’t exist in reality.  You have to make mistakes in order to grow, don’t let perfectionism paralyze you. If you’re not failing, chances are you’re not trying hard enough.” – via Illuminated Mind [...]

]]> http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/02/27/10-ways-to-make-time-for-the-important/#comment-4571 The A–Z Guide to Getting Things Done | Timeless Lessons Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:58:31 +0000 http://illuminatedmind.net/2008/02/27/10-ways-to-make-time-for-the-important/#comment-4571 [...] uit striving to be perfect. — from Illuminated Mind — “Perfection is an illusion. We strive for perfection because we have an image in our [...] [...] uit striving to be perfect. — from Illuminated Mind — “Perfection is an illusion. We strive for perfection because we have an image in our [...]

]]> http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/02/27/10-ways-to-make-time-for-the-important/#comment-2604 wmeyers Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:54:52 +0000 http://illuminatedmind.net/2008/02/27/10-ways-to-make-time-for-the-important/#comment-2604 Maybe you are familiar with it, but Tim Ferris's book "The Four Hour Work Week" has definitely opened my eyes to what you are also describing. Highly recommended! Maybe you are familiar with it, but Tim Ferris’s book “The Four Hour Work Week” has definitely opened my eyes to what you are also describing. Highly recommended!

]]> http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/02/27/10-ways-to-make-time-for-the-important/#comment-1888 25 Sharp Cuts of Time Saving Wisdom : Brazen Careerist - A Career Center for Generation Y Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:11:25 +0000 http://illuminatedmind.net/2008/02/27/10-ways-to-make-time-for-the-important/#comment-1888 [...] Realize that perfect is the enemy of good. – “Perfection is an illusion. We strive for perfection because we have an image in our minds of what we should be, but what we are not. Realize that perfection and imperfection are a result of a conflict in your mind, they don’t exist in reality. You have to make mistakes in order to grow, don’t let perfectionism paralyze you. If you’re not failing, chances are you’re not trying hard enough.” – via Illuminated Mind [...] [...] Realize that perfect is the enemy of good. – “Perfection is an illusion. We strive for perfection because we have an image in our minds of what we should be, but what we are not. Realize that perfection and imperfection are a result of a conflict in your mind, they don’t exist in reality. You have to make mistakes in order to grow, don’t let perfectionism paralyze you. If you’re not failing, chances are you’re not trying hard enough.” – via Illuminated Mind [...]

]]> http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/02/27/10-ways-to-make-time-for-the-important/#comment-1871 25 Sharp Cuts of Time Saving Wisdom | Marc and Angel Hack Life Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:34:40 +0000 http://illuminatedmind.net/2008/02/27/10-ways-to-make-time-for-the-important/#comment-1871 [...] Realize that perfect is the enemy of good. – “Perfection is an illusion. We strive for perfection because we have an image in our minds of what we should be, but what we are not.  Realize that perfection and imperfection are a result of a conflict in your mind, they don’t exist in reality.  You have to make mistakes in order to grow, don’t let perfectionism paralyze you.  If you’re not failing, chances are you’re not trying hard enough.” – via Illuminated Mind [...] [...] Realize that perfect is the enemy of good. – “Perfection is an illusion. We strive for perfection because we have an image in our minds of what we should be, but what we are not.  Realize that perfection and imperfection are a result of a conflict in your mind, they don’t exist in reality.  You have to make mistakes in order to grow, don’t let perfectionism paralyze you.  If you’re not failing, chances are you’re not trying hard enough.” – via Illuminated Mind [...]

]]> http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/02/27/10-ways-to-make-time-for-the-important/#comment-312 Links for Super-Charged Living - April 5, 2008 | My Super-Charged Life Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:50:31 +0000 http://illuminatedmind.net/2008/02/27/10-ways-to-make-time-for-the-important/#comment-312 [...] by Example   10 Ways To Make Time For The Important Don’t Use Email for [...] [...] by Example   10 Ways To Make Time For The Important Don’t Use Email for [...]

]]> http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2008/02/27/10-ways-to-make-time-for-the-important/#comment-251 Karen Lynch-Live the Power Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:50:22 +0000 http://illuminatedmind.net/2008/02/27/10-ways-to-make-time-for-the-important/#comment-251 Great post Jonathon so often we get caught up in the "urgent" and forget what is truly important... Great post Jonathon
so often we get caught up in the “urgent” and forget what is truly important…

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