Time Management Tacticians Gifts

"I can't remember - do I work at home or do I live at work?"

'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.'

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!"

Colour Version: Living by the Clock

Doug had trouble getting home at a decent hour.

Storm in the out tray

Work/Life Balance

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

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

Please sit down. I can give you five minutes.

Time Is Money

"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?"

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

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

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

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

"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."

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

"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.

"Why can't I get anything done unless I'm totally stressed out about it?" "Is it possible to be relaxed and still be productive?" "What is wrong with my brain?" "Why don't you work better?"

"This just in... the country has adopted a 24 hr military clock... ...details at 23."

Stressed over time management

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

"I'm swamped but I can squeeze you in for a few moments yesterday."

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

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

"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?"

"Do we always have to work through lunch?"

"I think that might have been one deadline too many for Tim!"