Time Management Ponderer Prints

I write a daily blog complaining how I don't have time to write my novel.

'Leave my biscuit in my in-tray. I'll deal with it in the morning.'

'What bothers me about these meetings is even though it's work, I have the nagging feeling I ought to leave and get back to work.'

Where your mind & battle are los

Whats ticking away in YOUR filing system?

At the end of each day, Gary had approximately 7 minutes of free time – which left him feeling very vulnerable.

"Give a sh*t" "Don't give a sh*t"

"I spent all day learning productivity hacks"

"She's done it! The formula for work-life balance!"

The Department of Blind-Side Bias, Knowledge Gaps and Really Great Coffee.

Colour Version: Living by the Clock

Doug had trouble getting home at a decent hour.

You only have time for one: Choose your fighter - Exercise, Wash Your Hair, Eat, Breathe

Work/Life Balance

Storm in the out tray

"Ok, do we agree the minutes of the last meeting?"

'I play so hard that I have no time to work hard.'

'Today is the tomorrow I feared yesterday. . .'

"The meeting will last until lunch, or hell freezes over, whichever is longer."

"Three weeks until the pitch, LOADS of time!"

Time Is Money

Please sit down. I can give you five minutes.

"How do you do it, hon? Marriage, kids, civic responsibilities, managing a multi-million dollar business and still finding time to do an 18-month stretch for securities fraud?"

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tick, tock-tock, tickety-tick tock ….

'Ok, here's the meeting agenda ... it's gonna be a long one.'

"Don't worry about missing the meeting, Henshaw. We assigned all the actions to you."

"Day 4,261... I don’t know how much longer I can survive. Still no signs of civilization. Food is scarce and I fear the wound on my ankle is infected. Still, all this pales in comparison to the horror of having to be anywhere at any particular time."

Before I can stop and smell the roses, I need time to stop and plant the @#$% roses.

"Sorry I'm late. I overslept." "Is that even a real word?"

Clients who show up early for an appointment are really annoying ??" especially when you work from home.

Danger Slow Sand.

‘I've cleared the morning, but you've got bandits at twelve o'clock ...'

"Where are you guys going?" "We’re out of here!" "It’s October 28th!" "The new team are running late. We need you to stay until February 2025!" "But I’m tired!!" "How do we know they won’t bail on us again?"

Fact: The average person spends 4.3 hours per week looking for things that are misplaced, misfiled or mislabeled.

'Hey, I'm not paying you people to watch the clock. That's Henderson's job.'