By Capt Elan, on April 14th, 2009
Amy’s biography is below the interview.
Capt: How, in your opinion, highly effective people set their priorities?
Amy: Start by deciding what is most important in your life. There are so many possible things that can occupy your time that if you don’t actively choose how you want to spend it, it’s easy to get sidetracked from the things that create meaning in your life and the things that allow you to work toward greater financial security. As you set your priorities, keep a positive attitude. Make sure to incorporate things that bring you joy, even though you may feel like you don’t have enough time or enough money for them. For example, maybe you really want to open your own restaurant, but that’s not feasible at the moment. Why not take a cooking class in the meantime? It gets you closer to your goal but involves minimal time and money. You can learn more about my philosophy in Attitude, Luck, and Personal Finance.
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By Capt Elan, on April 12th, 2009
Human multitasking is the ability of people to handle more than one task at the same time. Common examples include combinations like listening to the car audio while driving and watching TV at dinner.
How can we benefit from multitasking and save time in an efficient manner? The short answer is that in order to benefit you need to find things that can go together and after all work for you.
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By Capt Elan, on March 31st, 2009
People think in minutes, hours, days, etc. Or to put it in another way, we tend to add time dimensions to our lives. That is a world phenomenon. I would describe it as a situation in which every minute lasts exactly the same everywhere and yet is a unique experience on a personal level.
The world time model functions regardless of our perception for it. How we use it defines our effectiveness. That is why having an own time management model might be a good idea.
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By Capt Elan, on March 28th, 2009
Many of us feel frustrated in front of a white sheet of paper or the modern version of it, a blank screen, when faced with some writing assignment.
Usually people prefer to start from a certain point and customize their docs further rather than develop entirely new piece of work. One way to overcome frustration and more important to save your valuable minutes is by using templates. Using them does not mean that you cannot do better on your own; it only helps you check your feelings towards how your work might end up looking or maybe what you should avoid. Either way you will be one step closer to completing your task.
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