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Puttering around yields better mental health

Life can be hectic with so many things to do, places to go and people to see. It's tiring to always have the feeling that something needs to be done.


Prioritize, then jettison all of your brain clutter

If you're a serious time management student, you realize the importance of prioritizing tasks in order to get the most important things done. Now, research shows that we also need to prioritize the information we take into our brains!


Taking time for exercise can boost work quality

If you had an extra hour today, how would you spend it? That's a question I often ask my clients. The answers reveal something important to them that is most likely being neglected.


Your home probably looks a lot like your life

I love the "Aha!" moments in life when I come across a new revelation. Recently, while sorting through old magazine articles, I came across the article "What Your House Says About You," by life coach Martha Beck, from "O" Magazine, fall 2004.


6 more ways to live your life successfully

In my last column, using the acrostic "S-u-c-c-e-s-s-f-u-l P-e-o-p-l-e," I shared what I consider to be the first 10 habits of successful people, as related to time management.


A key to success is how you manage your time

For years, Investors Business Daily has run a daily column with their "10 Secrets to Success," as follows ...


Filters are saving grace for spam-filled in-boxes

E-mail can be a blessing or a curse. A blessing because it's so convenient; curse because it has taken on a life of its own, demanding an increasing amount of time and attention, especially in the workplace.


Do not let e-mail inbox become a stuffed turkey

It's not unusual for people to have a hundred to hundreds of messages. It can be a jumble of new and old, read and unread, important and junk, active and reference.


How efficient are you at e-mail organization?

In the book "Phone Power," George Walther writes, "There is no single activity American businesspeople spend more time doing (and less time improving) than using the telephone."


Not clearing clutter will lead to 'day of reckoning'

Something I'm realizing is that in life there's always a price to pay. In my last column I encouraged readers to make time to control home and office clutter. When we accumulate too much and clutter is out of control, we pay a price in quality of life and peace of mind. I've noticed there is a future price to pay, too.