The hottest Time management Substack posts right now

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Burning Time

The Radar • 19 implied HN points • 26 Feb 24
💼 Business Management Leadership Workplace dynamics Time management
  1. Unpaid time theft from employees is normalized in business culture, but it's essentially stealing from them.
  2. Leaders need to proactively manage and respect their employees' time to avoid burnout and ensure mutual respect.
  3. Time is a valuable asset for everyone, not just senior leaders, and should be honored and acknowledged in all aspects of work.
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Dealing with the urgent and important

10x your mind • 39 implied HN points • 05 Jan 23
💼 Business Productivity Time management
  1. It's crucial to differentiate between urgent and important tasks in order to prioritize effectively.
  2. The Eisenhower Matrix is a useful tool for categorizing tasks based on urgency and importance, helping in decision-making and time management.
  3. Tasks can be classified into categories like 'Do', 'Schedule', 'Delegate', and 'Delete' based on the Eisenhower Matrix, enabling efficient task management.

Reclaiming Productivity: Time Management Tips + Reclaim.ai Review

QUALITY BOSS • 19 implied HN points • 23 Oct 23
💼 Business Management Productivity Tools Leadership Time management
  1. Time blocking is a powerful method for managing tasks and improving productivity. It's not just about scheduling hours for work but really planning out all your tasks and priorities.
  2. Using tools like Reclaim.ai can help you keep everything organized and ensure that tasks get done. It can also make rescheduling easier when plans change.
  3. To improve time management, identify your tasks, prioritize them, and don't hesitate to delegate. Regularly review your strategies to see what's working for you.

The Solopreneur's Survival Guide: Lessons Learned While Balancing a Full-Time Job and Building a Micro-Startup

layoffpreneur • 19 implied HN points • 03 Mar 23
💼 Business Entrepreneurship Time management Perseverance Support system Self-care Delegation
  1. Time management is crucial for solopreneurs balancing a full-time job and a business.
  2. Perseverance is key to success when juggling multiple responsibilities as a solopreneur.
  3. Building a support system of friends, family, and mentors is essential for solopreneurs.

Preparing for Senior Level Leadership

DruGroup • 59 implied HN points • 02 Nov 21
💼 Business Leadership Management Career development Decision-making Time management
  1. Senior leadership comes with a lot of pressure that can be hard to escape, so preparing to share some of that pressure can help ease the transition.
  2. Making decisions as a senior leader is different because you need to own the choices you make, so it's good to practice making decisions at lower levels and learning from the outcomes.
  3. Time management is crucial for senior leaders, so getting better at saying no and focusing on important tasks can help when you reach that level of leadership.

The Curse of Optimization

Path Nine • 12 implied HN points • 11 Mar 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Productivity Self-care Time management Books Personal Growth
  1. The article discusses the allure of constant optimization in work and life, warning about the negative impacts of over-optimization like reduced efficiency and wasted time.
  2. A recommendation is made to strike a balance between productivity and creativity, emphasizing the importance of not getting lost in the quest for perfection.
  3. The post suggests practical tips for effective time management, such as filling your schedule, leaving room for spontaneity, and estimating task times accurately to improve planning.

Strategies and examples on how to say “no” effectively and guilt-free

The Caring Techie Newsletter • 11 implied HN points • 25 Oct 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care Mental health Personal Growth Time management
  1. Learning to say "no" effectively is important for setting boundaries and managing workload.
  2. Many people struggle with saying "no" and end up overcommitting themselves.
  3. Subscribing to newsletters like The Caring Techie can provide insights and strategies for personal development.

Your Only Limited Resource

DruGroup • 39 implied HN points • 03 Aug 21
💼 Business Leadership Management Decision-making Productivity Time management
  1. Time is the most valuable resource we all have, and it cannot be replaced or made more of. It's important to be intentional about how we spend it.
  2. The Opportunity Filter helps you decide which opportunities to take on and which to ignore. This way, you can manage your energy and time more effectively.
  3. There are different ways to handle opportunities: dodging unimportant ones, blessing others for their efforts, warning colleagues about risks, launching important projects, and owning responsibilities that truly matter.

Feeling overwhelmed by information / TPMs are World Builders / The Right Amount of Slack

Building Rome(s) • 11 implied HN points • 18 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Program Management Time management Technical Skills Professional development
  1. Feeling overwhelmed by information is common for Technical Program Managers, so it's important to focus on what truly matters and develop a system for rapid recall.
  2. TPMs are not just program runners; they are world builders who can shape engineering organizations by influencing decision-making processes, strategy, and more.
  3. Adding the right amount of slack in project plans is crucial for TPMs to build flexibility and account for uncertainties, especially in testing phases.

Dodge: How to conserve your time through subtle evasion

DruGroup • 19 implied HN points • 10 Aug 21
💼 Business Leadership Productivity Management Work Life Time management
  1. Avoid taking on too much by limiting access to your time. Think about how available you are to others through email or social media.
  2. Take your time responding to requests. Delaying your answer lets you prioritize and decide what really matters.
  3. Use pause statements when someone pressures you for a quick answer. This can help manage their expectations and keep your focus on important tasks.

Getting ChatGPT to write an article about my simple productivity framework

Chris’s Substack • 2 HN points • 06 Mar 23
🕹 Technology AI Productivity Creativity Generative AI Time management
  1. Generative AI technology is advancing creativity by lowering barriers and accelerating the creative process.
  2. Exploring the Explore or Execute productivity framework can help optimize time management by balancing thinking and task execution.
  3. Differentiating between Explore (brainstorming, ideation) and Execute (task completion) modes with practical strategies like setting goals and using timers can enhance productivity.

Pour tous ceux qui n’ont pas le temps

Venture Prose • 19 implied HN points • 11 Nov 19
🏥 Health & Wellness Time management Productivity Self-care Personal Development Well-being
  1. Define a routine to structure your day and maximize productivity; set boundaries for meetings and tasks to maintain focus.
  2. Organize yourself by managing notifications, delegating tasks, and learning to say no to non-priority items.
  3. Step out of comfort zones, expand your network for new opportunities, and communicate honestly to save time and foster growth.

5 Excuses You’re Telling Yourself to Start Over Again and Again

Oren Cohen • 3 implied HN points • 24 Sep 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-Improvement Productivity Motivation Time management Personal Development
  1. Feeling stuck in a loop is common when starting new projects; success takes consistency and time.
  2. Getting traffic and results takes effort and patience in the world of online content creation.
  3. Prioritize focusing on results over starting something new; commit and invest in your current project.

Eisenhower Matrix Kanban Style

Exploring Tools for Thought • 1 implied HN point • 28 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Productivity Time management Tools CSS
  1. The Eisenhower Matrix is a time management tool that helps prioritize tasks based on urgency and importance, enhancing productivity and decision-making.
  2. Divide tasks into Urgent and Important, Important but Not Urgent, Urgent but Not Important, or Neither Urgent nor Important to focus on what truly matters.
  3. Implementing the Eisenhower Matrix in tools like Obsidian, using methods like Kanban boards, can simplify task organization and enhance visual appeal.

Thời gian

Thái | Hacker | Kỹ sư tin tặc • 19 implied HN points • 11 Sep 17
📖 Philosophy Time management Productivity Digital detox
  1. When feeling overwhelmed with work, it's important to prioritize daily activities and break free from unproductive habits to manage time effectively.
  2. Valuing your own time leads to respecting others' time, reflected in punctuality and consideration for others in public spaces.
  3. Regardless of background or wealth, everyone has 24 hours a day—how time is utilized greatly impacts individual lives, where every phone notification could be a subtle invasion of personal time.

Improve your Productivity as a Solopreneur with Multiple Micro-Startups and a Full-Time Job

layoffpreneur • 0 implied HN points • 17 Mar 23
💼 Business Productivity Time management Project management Stress management
  1. Managing time effectively is crucial for solopreneurs with a full-time job. Tools like time blocking and task prioritization can help.
  2. Project management tools like Trello and Asana are essential for handling multiple micro-startups and a full-time job.
  3. Taking breaks, practicing self-care, and using automation tools can help solopreneurs stay productive and avoid burnout.