Personal productivity secrets : do what you never thought possible with your time and attention ... and regain control of your life / Maura Nevel Thomas

Author:: Thomas, Maura
Published:: Indianapolis, IN : John Wiley, [2012]
Copyright Date:: ©2012
Physical Description:: xxvi, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Availability

Finding items...

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I MANAGING YOUR ATTENTION -- ch. 1 Stop Trying to Manage Your Time -- Modern Technology: Advantages and Disadvantages -- The Truth about Multitasking -- Self-Induced ADD -- Information Overload in the Attention Age -- The Impact of Focus -- Sit! Stay! Sleep -- Stop Working on the Wrong To-Do List -- Control Your Attention, Control Your Life -- Summary -- Quick Tips -- Endnotes -- ch. 2 Changing Your Mind: Attention Management -- Solving the Right Problem -- Supporting versus Sabotaging -- Learning to Incorporate Change -- Reconciling Your "Planner" and Your "Doer" -- It Matters Where You Start -- Attending to Your Goals -- Controlling the Details -- Being Realistic about "One More Thing" -- Summary -- Quick Tips -- Endnotes -- pt. II THE EMPOWERED PRODUCTIVITY SYSTEM -- ch. 3 Empowering Your Productivity -- Avoiding the Lion Syndrome -- Picking the Right Spot on the Eisenhower Matrix -- Summary -- Quick Tips -- Endnotes -- ch. 4 Controlling the Constant Chatter -- Organizing Your Mental Clutter -- Gaining Clarity -- Five Ways to Organize -- Categorizing Avoids Chaos -- Getting Specific -- Summary -- Quick Tips -- ch. 5 Supplementing Brainpower with Technology -- Necessary Components of a Good Set of Productivity Tools -- Choosing the Most Relevant Tools -- Why Tools Are Not Enough -- Summary -- Quick Tips -- ch. 6 Clearing Your Mind Now -- You Need a Vacation -- Begin Your Move -- Unleashing Your Inner Genius -- Manage One Life, Not Two -- Keeping Track of It All -- Capturing Thoughts -- Summary -- Quick Tips -- Endnotes -- ch. 7 Capture, Store, Act -- Getting Started with Electronic PIMs -- Setting Up Outlook -- Setting Up iCal -- Setting Up Google -- Summary -- Quick Tips -- ch. 8 Clearing Your Space -- Eliminating the Three Causes of Clutter -- Getting a Grip on Paper by Filing Effectively -- Learning a Strategy -- Getting the Right Gear -- Putting the Pieces Together -- Assembling Your File System -- Summary -- Quick Tips -- ch. 9 Emerging Concepts in Information Management -- Can You Go Paperless? -- Ambient Information -- Summary -- Endnotes -- ch. 10 The T.E.S.S.T.[™] Process -- Deciding on Action -- Delegating Is Empowering -- Storing or Trashing -- Summary -- Quick Tips -- ch. 11 Controlling Your Email -- The Role of Email in a Modern Life -- Three Types of "Checking" Email -- Replacing Your Old Tricks -- Developing a Better System -- To Get Less Email, Send Less Email -- Three Things You Shouldn't Do -- Three Things You Should Do -- Assessing the Costs of Your Current Email Habits -- Getting to Zero -- Summary -- Quick Tips -- Endnotes -- ch. 12 Defending Your Attention Using Technology -- Breaking Bad Habits -- Reducing "Noise" and Exerting More Control -- Picking the Right Email Client -- Creating Tasks from Email -- Control Your Email: Shut Off the Automatic Download -- Summary -- Quick Tips -- pt. III TOOLS FOR SUCCESS -- ch. 13 Mastering Your Technology -- Making Better Use of Your Calendar -- Knowing the Secrets -- A Great Add-On -- Being Prepared and Flexible On the Go -- Staying on Track -- Don't Take Chances with Your System -- Summary -- Quick Tips -- ch. 14 Managing New Communication---Social Media -- "Socializing" Communication -- Control or Be Controlled -- Know What You're Doing -- Summary -- Quick Tips -- ch. 15 Implications for Groups and Teams -- Productivity and Company Culture -- Is a PIM Enough? -- Summary -- Quick Tips -- Endnotes -- ch. 16 Modern Conveniences---Reviews and Recommendations -- Your Portable PIM -- Lifestyle, Shopping, and Health -- Business and Travel -- Miscellaneous -- Summary -- Quick Tips -- pt. IV APPENDICES -- Appendix A Recommended Book List -- Appendix B Resources.

Subject(s):

ISBN:

9781118179673 (pbk.)
1118179676 (pbk.)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

View MARC record | catkey: 8519538