Randy Pausch - Time Management (2008)

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Clutter is death; it leads to thrashing. Keep desk clear: focus on one thing at a time.

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Being successful doesn't make you manage your time well. Managing your time well makes you successful!

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Everything you do is an opportunity cost. Learn to say No

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Everyone has Good and Bad Times. Find your creative/thinking time. Defend it ruthlessly, spend it alone, maybe at home. Find your dead time. Schedule meetings, phone calls, and mundane stuff during it.

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You don't find time for important things, you make it.

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Delegation: No one is an island. You can accomplish a lot more with help.

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Make your office comfortable for you, and optionally comfortable for others.

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Avoiding Procrastination: Doing things at the last minute is much more expensive than just before the last minute. Deadlines are really important: establish them yourself!

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Failing to plan is planning to fail. Plan Each Day, Each Week, Each Semester. You can always change your plan, but only once you have one!

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General Advice: Never break a promise, but re-negotiate them if need be. If you haven't got time to do it right, you don't have time to do it wrong. Recognize that most things are pass/fail. Feedback loops: ask in confidence.

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Turn money into time – especially important for people with kids.

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Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.

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