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To capture or not to capture, that is the question
A participant in a recent webinar asked me this very thoughtful question. Is it worth capturing a task in your task list if it will only take twenty minutes? We ha...
Manage your time in thirds
Irish people, myself included, often struggle with their ‘t’s and ‘th’s. If I need to say the word ‘tree’, my brain will want to say ‘three’, and vic...
The time management myth
I was a participant at an online conference last week. During one of the sessions we were put into breakout groups for a discussion activity. I did not know the othe...
Which list is best?
I recently flew to Dubai for my first international client engagement since the pandemic put an end to our travels a couple of years ago. It is not an understatement...
Be explicit about deadlines when requesting work
Myself and my partner Vera went to the movies recently, and as always, had a little laugh at the start of the movie. In the local cinema we go to, a big sign comes u...
It’s time to cut a few corners
I don’t know about you, but I find the Ikea store layout devilishly clever but a bit frustrating. They have designed a one-way route that takes you past every depa...