# Time Management

> "It is wonderful how much work can be got through in a day, if we go by the rule—map out our time, divide it off, and take up one thing regularly after another. To drift through our work, or to rush through it in a helter-skelter fashion, ends in comparatively little being done. "One thing at a time" will always perform a better day's work than doing two or three things at a time. By following this rule, one person will do more in a day than another does in a week."\
> \
> \~Farmer **Thomas Mitchell**

![Big Things Happen 1 Day @ A Time llustration by Jolby from Get To Work Book](https://245918587-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MQIcDYOYCZiD_AGK-s4%2F-MRGEzsYk5IZ3xEUEDsM%2F-MRGF65XlzPK8Qd-XDmv%2FGETTOWORKBOOK_big%20things%20happen%20one%20day%20at%20a%20time.jpg?alt=media\&token=546609f8-8e95-435f-9ac6-4c68e1bbd130)

* [Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule](http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html)
* [Context switching: Why jumping between tasks is killing your productivity (and what you can do about it)](https://blog.rescuetime.com/context-switching/)
* [7 mental strategies for reaching your long term goals (at work and in life)](https://blog.rescuetime.com/mental-strategies-long-term-goals/)

## If you don't already have them, you should create systems to manage your energy, time, and projects.

The secret is discipline, focus, and prioritizing (which requires not doing something else). No system is a magic cure. A system only works if you use it daily.

## Energy Management (AKA Sleep, Eat, Move, Play)

Energy Management is easy in theory. Difficult in practice.

* Sleep Well.
* Eat Well.
* Move (Exercise).
* Play or Relax.

## Time Management (AKA Keep A Calendar(s))

It is imperative that you keep an analog or digital calendar. I actually keep both.

## Other Time Management & Productivity Resources

*Tools*

* [RescueTime](http://rescuetime.com) 
* [Zapier](http://zapier.com)

*The 12 Week Year*

* [The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months](https://www.amazon.com/12-Week-Year-Others-Months/dp/1118509234/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XGNL8WLOA3UK\&keywords=12+week+year\&qid=1578346745\&s=books\&sprefix=12+week+%2Cstripbooks%2C128\&sr=1-1) by Brian P. Moran & Michael Lennington

*Eat That Frog!*

* [Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy](http://www.amazon.com/Eat-That-Frog-Great-Procrastinating/dp/1576754227/ref=sr_1_1?s=books\&ie=UTF8\&qid=1358357240\&sr=1-1)

*Getting Things Done* (GTD) is more complicated but I use a lot of the techniques in conjunction with Personal Kanban.

* [Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity](http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity/dp/0142000280/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\&qid=1420844841\&sr=8-1\&keywords=getting+things+done) by David Allen
* [43 Folders (All things GTD by Merlin Mann)](http://www.43folders.com)
* [Productive Talk Compilation: 8-episode audio podcast with GTD’s David Allen](http://www.43folders.com/2006/11/28/productive-talk-comp)

*Personal Kanban*

* [Personal Kanban 101](https://www.personalkanban.com/personal-kanban-101)
* [Personal Kanban: Mapping Work | Navigating Life](http://www.amazon.com/Personal-Kanban-Mapping-Work-Navigating/dp/1453802266/ref=sr_1_1?s=books\&ie=UTF8\&qid=1358043876\&sr=1-1\&keywords=personal+kanban) by Jim Benson and Tonianne DeMaria Barry 

*Pomodoro Technique*

* [Pomodoro Technique Illustrated: Can You Focus - Really Focus - for 25 Minutes?](http://www.amazon.com/Pomodoro-Technique-Illustrated-Minutes-Pragmatic/dp/1934356506/ref=sr_1_1?s=books\&ie=UTF8\&qid=1358372303\&sr=1-1) by Staffan Noteberg
* [pomodorotechnique.com](http://pomodorotechnique.com/)
* [5 Pomodoro Timer Extensions For Google Chrome](http://www.ilovefreesoftware.com/05/featured/pomodoro-timer-extensions-google-chrome.html)
* [PomodoroFox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pomodorofox)

*The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People*

* [The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People](http://www.amazon.com/7-Habits-Highly-Effective-People/dp/0935721800/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8\&qid=1420844862\&sr=8-2\&keywords=7+habits+of+highly+effective+people) by Stephen Covey

*The Now Habit*

* [The Now Habit](http://www.amazon.com/Now-Habit-Overcoming-Procrastination-Guilt-Free/dp/1585425524/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\&qid=1420844824\&sr=8-1\&keywords=neil+fiore) by Neil Fiore
* [Neil Fiore’s Sample Unschedule (I suggest a modified version of this as we will discuss](http://www.neilfiore.com/nowhabit-schedule.shtml)

*The One Thing*

* [The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results](https://www.amazon.com/ONE-Thing-Surprisingly-Extraordinary-Results-ebook/dp/B00C1BHQXK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=17LG9C1J4D28U\&keywords=the+one+thing\&qid=1642699471\&sprefix=the+one+thing%2Caps%2C73\&sr=8-1) by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan 

*The Power of Full Engagement*

* [The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz](http://www.amazon.com/The-Power-Full-Engagement-Performance/dp/0743226755/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8\&qid=1358355636\&sr=8-5\&keywords=tony+schwartz)

*Time Warrior*

* [Time Warrior: How to defeat procrastination, people-pleasing, self-doubt, over-commitment, broken promises and chaos](http://www.amazon.com/Time-Warrior-procrastination-people-pleasing-over-commitment/dp/1600250378/ref=sr_1_1?s=books\&ie=UTF8\&qid=1312385159\&sr=1-1) by Steven Chandler