A recent "Time Management Workshop" that I attended was fascinating because it concentrated not on scheduling more things into less time, but rather on self-awareness. Among the best concepts discussed:

• The Compass vs. The Clock — the distinction between Important and Urgent — the need to pay attention to the long-term direction of one's life
• Personal Mission Statement — the value of explicitly stating one's values and reminding oneself of them
• Addiction to Busy-ness — the dangers of mistaking activity for accomplishment

Well, maybe the above is really just one concept, but it's a powerful one. Some memorable aphorisms:

• "Lots of time, good enough is good enough!"
• "Make the back burner into an incinerator!"
• "Don't focus on your 'To Do' list — focus on your 'To Be' list!"

^z - 2009-04-21