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Posted in For Everyone, Just For Learners on Feb 8th, 2008
In part one I talked about doing what’s important, not what’s urgent. We’re now going to use the Urgency/Importance matrix to do that, starting with the easiest quadrant.
Here’s the Urgency/Importance matrix again:
Let’s start with Quadrant 4 - Not Urgent and Not Important
Quadrant 4 tasks are timewasters. They are not important to us, and there’s no [...]
Posted in For Everyone, Just For Learners on Feb 5th, 2008
The problem with having a goal is that somehow you have to find time to do what has to be done to achieve it. Getting fitter means finding time to exercise. Getting organised means finding time to create and mange a system. Getting straight A’s means finding time to study. But where? It’s not as [...]
Posted in For Everyone, Just For Learners on Jan 28th, 2008
Want to get things done this year but don’t know where to start? The best place is to figure out your goals, so that you know what you’re working towards. Here’s how to set awesome goals for this week, month, or year.
1. Brainstorm. Think about what you’d like to do this week, month, year or decade, and [...]
Posted in For Everyone, Just For Learners on Jan 26th, 2008
This simple prioritising method comes from What Color Is Your Parachute. You can use it to prioritise goals, tasks, purchases, desert choices … any list which you can’t prioritse just by looking at it.
Let’s say you have four goals this year: to exercise more, to eat better, to get organised, and to write every day. [...]
Posted in For Everyone, Just For Learners on Jan 25th, 2008
I love the start of a new school year. Shiny new textbooks; clean, blank notebooks, and lovely pens to fill them with. The anticipation of new things to learn, new people to meet. A whole year ahead with no mistakes in it yet.
I also find a new school year a good time to set up [...]
