Time Management from the Inside Out, Second Edition: The Foolproof System for Taking Control of Your Schedule — and Your Life
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Time Management from the Inside Out, Second Edition: The Foolproof System for Taking Control of Your Schedule -- and Your Life
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A thoroughly updated and expanded edition of the definitive guide to managing and freeing up time
Applying the groundbreaking from-the-inside-out approach that made Organizing from the Inside Out a New York Times bestseller, Julie Morgenstern set a new standard for the time- management category. Her system has helped countless readers uncover their psychological stumbling blocks and strengths, and develop a time-management system that suits their individual needs.
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Ms. Morgenstern’s first book, Organizing from the Inside Out, was tremendously helpful because of its ease with which I could apply the principles to my life. Her kindergarten model of organizing space — to create activity zones — totally resonated with me the first time I read OFIO, and her use of it again in relation to time management is so great!She advocates a goal-oriented approach to scheduling time and actually helps her readers think through their goals. In the second part of the book, which I found particularly helpful, she brings the kindergarten model back and applies it to mapping out time. Morgenstern also provides specific instructions about how to zone your own calendar so that you can make really effective and informed decisions about your time.The most appealing part of Morgenstern’s approach — and the part that separates her from other self-help authors — is that she never IMPOSES anything on her readers; rather, she teaches us _how_ to discover what’s going to work in our own lives. She gave me freedom to figure out what was going to work for me, rather than making me learn a new, complicated system to impose on myself.
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I found Julie Morgenstern’s first book, Organizing from the Inside Out, so helpful, that I was happy to buy this one (and this from someone who rarely buys books when I can just check them out of the library–I never actually bought the first book!). It uses the exact same principals as the first book, only geared towards time management. The principals are organized and logical, and really help you make sense of your schedule. And it will help you create a schedule that will help you achieve your goals and achieve balance in your life.She covers time management briefly in the first book. (In fact, she highly recommended using a planner and so I bought one and have found it extremely helpful). Here she gets into more detail, and I found the extra detail on how to create a time map especially helpful. I am working on my own time map now. It’s too early to say that I have mastered time management (it does take time, after all). But I am starting to feel a sense of control over my time and space and that is more valuable than I had previously realized.She recommends reading the first book first, because working with the space in your home is more tangible than working with time. I agree.
Review by Irvin Goodman for Time Management from the Inside Out, Second Edition: The Foolproof System for Taking Control of Your Schedule — and Your Life
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I was anxious to read Julie Morgenstern’s brand new book on time management since I found her “Organizing” book very interesting and useful. This book provides lots of insight into better time management, something we can all use. We’ve all tried various methods and systems to help us succeed in time management. Some helped, some didn’t. It’s something I’ve always had difficulty in dealing with, and although I read various books on the subject, they didn’t seem to help very much. Julie’s new book really seems to help me balance my time so I can get more things done. She brings to light some of the things that hinder good time management and shows you how to improve on them by using the skills that you already have. Her goal is to help you manage your time better to allow you to do the things you must do, providing you with more time to do what you really want to do. She shows you how to determine how much time tasks really take, avoiding being late, keeping you to your required schedule, and how to cope with things that go wrong. This book offers her expert advice to guide you in establishing a plan or system that works best for you as an individual. It’s NOT all work and no pleasure, either. Everyone can benefit by what this book has to offer. It will help you accomplish more in your work life as well as your home life. This will surely become a best seller, as it’s a subject EVERYONE must deal with. Well worth reading !!
Review by Melanie Hawthorne for Time Management from the Inside Out, Second Edition: The Foolproof System for Taking Control of Your Schedule — and Your Life
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I can’t help but express my disapproval at how a review from 2000, which rated this book one star, is a spotlight review.
This reader failed to realize that this book wasn’t written for people who are already organized or know the “common sense” things for organization. If organization was that “common sense,” more people would be able to get their lives together instantaneously.
Morgenstern builds upon her previous best-seller hit, “Organizing from the Inside Out.” For people who have read that book, I would agree that “Time Management” does not offer much else in addition to it. However, “Time Management” stands on its own on the reader from 2000 who gave it one star failed to recognize that this book stands on its own apart from her debut.
A few choice tips that I have found to have helped me:
- Estimate time for big projects: Most people underestimate the time it takes them to do things. It’s better to overestimate or get as accurate a time frame as possible. If you overestimate, at least you’ll have time to do other things; if you underestimate, you’ll feel rushed and like you never have time for anything.
- The WADE formula: Readers of “Organizing from the Inside Out” know this formula well.
WRITE IT DOWN: Record your tasks in a planner or one area.
ADD IT UP: Estimate how long your projects will take.
DECIDE what you will do: delay, delegate, delete or diminish tasks.
EXECUTE YOUR PLAN: Put your plan into action.
- Doing things faster: Pages 69-75 offer great tips for getting things done faster to save YOU time:
- Order groceries online
- Hire someone to clean if you don’t have time to do it yourself
- Pay bills online and do it once or twice a month
- Lay out clothes the night before
- Send virtual greeting cards
(While many of the above tips are common sense, many people are disorganized need a gentle reminder – or a swift kick in the you know where – to do many of the easy-to-overlook things.)
- Ten Questions to decide on whether to keep a document or paper
- Set aside daily time to process paperworl
- Compartmentalize your life into six main categories that focus on your “big picture goals” (main things you want to achieve in life). Now, break your life up into smaller pieces to work your way toward those goals.
If you found the sampling above helpful, I’d recommend that you purchase this book. “Do not stop, do not collect $200!” If the above was not (somewhat) helpful to you at all, you’d probably be best skipping this book – or you’re already organized and don’t need it.
Review by Pepe La Pue for Time Management from the Inside Out, Second Edition: The Foolproof System for Taking Control of Your Schedule — and Your Life
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I had high hopes for gaining some clear techniques on time management from this book. However, I found it extremely confusing once I got to the Time Mapping section. The segments (activities, goals) melded into each other and I found Morgenstern’s explanations less than clear as to what exactly to do. I consider myself fairly intelligent but she lost me. I did find value in identifying major life categories and big picture goal – but again – that entire section of the book that explained how to utilize that information was confusing. I went to her website to try to gain some insight and found going through message boards that it seemed as though many people who logged in were also still struggling. I have to say I’m disappointed as well as out $15.00.