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Dimensional Time Management


It is necessary to be slightly underemployed if you are to do something significant.


James D. Watson, Nobel Prize winning scientist and Co-discoverer of the genetic code of DNA

This is a time management system I particularly like to use when I'm "not in the mood" for managing my time. It was created by Robert Fritz, and you can read more about it in his thought-provoking and fun to read book, Creating.

For me, it does two things simultaneously:
a. It frees up my time (I inevitably get more done in less time and am therefore delightfully "underemployed")

b. It reminds me to think dimensionally rather than daily; in terms of "time frames" rather than "deadlines"

Today's Experiment:
1. Write down everything you want to do and/or get done within the next two weeks

2. Prioritise each item, either with traditional A, B, C, or using the 4 quadrants of Urgent/Important time management, or by using the 80/20 system.

3. Get a blank sheet of paper, turn it sideways, and divide it up into two rows of seven columns each. Label the columns with whichever headings you prefer.

By Monday By Tuesday By Wednesday By Thursday By Friday By Saturday By Sunday
             
Within 8 Days Within 9 Days Within 10 Days Within 11 Days Within 12 days Within 13 days Within 2 weeks
             

4. Fill in the boxes with the items from your list. If you want to (or it is imperative that you) do something/get something done by Monday, put it in the "By Monday" or "Within Four Days" box.

5. Cross off each item once you have accomplished it, regardless of when you accomplish it.

6. Add new items as soon as they come up.

Have fun, learn heaps, and relax!



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