CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE IDEAS -- 1 SEE WHERE TIME GOES NOW -- 2 PLAN, WORK-WORK, PLAN -- 3 SETTING CLEAR OBJECTIVES -- 4 SPECULATE TO ACCUMULATE -- 5 USING PARETO'S LAW -- 6 TACKLING THE TYRANNY OF THE URGENT VERSUS THE IMPORTANT -- 7 GIVE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS -- 8 BEWARE FAVORITES -- 9 USE A "DOCUMENT PARKING" SYSTEM -- 10 AIM AT INFLUENCING PARTICULAR RESULT AREAS -- 11 MAKE USE OF CHECKLISTS -- 12 USE ABSTRACTS -- 13 THE BEST ASSISTANT -- 14 COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR SECRETARY -- 15 BE BRIEF -- 16 A CLEAR DIARY -- 17 WHAT KIND OF SYSTEM? -- 18 GOOD, BETTER, BEST . . .ACCEPTABLE -- 19 TRUST THE COMPUTER? -- 20 CANCELLATION AS A TIME SAVER -- 21 MOTIVATE YOUR PEOPLE -- 22 THINKING AHEAD -- 23 SEE THE BROAD PICTURE -- 24 AVOIDING A COMMON CONFUSION -- 25 "EVERYBODY'S GONE SURFING, SURFING . . ." -- 26 AND LET'S SEND A COPY TO . . . -- 27 TELEPHONE EFFICIENCY -- 28 A LITTLE HELP FROM SOME "SPECIAL" FRIENDS -- 29 GIVE YOURSELF SOME TIME RULES -- 30 DON'T WRITE -- 31 AVOID PURPOSELESS MEETINGS -- 32 HANDLING TELEPHONE INTERRUPTIONS -- 33 KEEP PAPERS SAFE AND TIDY -- 34 DO NOT PUT IT IN WRITING -- 35 A MAGIC WORD -- 36 THE PRODUCTIVE BREATHER -- 37 WRITE FASTER -- 38 A COSMIC DANGER -- 39 MORNING, NOON,OR NIGHT -- 40 TECHNOLOGY TO THE RESCUE -- 41 TIME TO STAY PUT -- 42 WHEN BEING REGULAR IS A PROBLEM -- 43 TIME TO GET NOTICED -- 44 THE MOST TIMESAVINGOBJECT INYOUR OFFICE -- 44 THE MOST TIME SAVING OBJECT IN YOUR OFFICE -- 45 WHAT I MEANT TO SAY . . . -- 46 AVOIDING MEETING MAYHEM -- 47 IN THE BEGINNING-OR NOT? -- 48 THE CONFLICT/TIME EQUATION -- 49 TOO MANY HEAD CHEFS -- 50 AN IDEA THAT GENERATES IDEAS -- 51 REWARD YOURSELF -- 52 BEST TIME FOR APPOINTMENTS -- 53 BUT I KNOW WHERE EVERYTHING IS -- 54 ONE THING AT A TIME-TOGETHER -- 55 AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PILE -- 56 RESOLVE TO "BLITZ THE BITS".

57 "IF I HAD WANTED IT TOMORROW I WOULD HAVE ASKED FOR IT TOMORROW" -- 58 BE SECURE -- 59 WHERE YOU ARE MAYBE AS IMPORTANT AS WHAT YOU DO -- 60 DO A SWAP -- 61 FOOD FOR THOUGHT -- 62 LESS IN TOUCH,MORE TIME -- 63 IN TIMES OF(TRAVEL) TROUBLE -- 64 WHILE YOU WERE AWAY -- 65 "WELL, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN DONE LIKE THIS" -- 66 I WAS JUST PASSING -- 67 ENCOURAGE AND HELP OTHERS -- 68 TO MEET OR NOT TO MEET . . . -- 69 CATEGORIZE TO MAINTAIN THE BALANCE -- 70 ON OCCASION ,LET'S TALK -- 71 WELL SPOTTED -- 72 FIGHTING THE PLAGUE -- 73 LET THE PLANT GROW -- 74 OVER TO YOU -- 75 KNOW WHEN TO LEAVE WELL ALONE -- 76 IS THAT THE TIME? -- 77 MAKING IT CLEAR -- 78 SOLDIERING ON -- 79 DRIVEN TO DISTRACTIONS -- 80 A CLEAR AGENDA =A SHORTER MEETING -- 81 THE MOST TIME SAVING PHRASE IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE -- 82 WORK TO RULE! -- 83 A BALANCING ACT -- 84 AVOID DUPLICATING IN FORMATION UNNECESSARILY -- 85 THE RIGHT METHODOLOGY? -- 86 MAKE SKILLS SAVE TIME -- 87 TIMING AND MEETINGS -- 88 PLAN YOUR JOURNEY -- 89 WORKING THE PLAN -- 90 ALLOW FOR THE UNEXPECTED -- 91 SO CATS CAN PLAY -- 92 COPING WITH IT CHANGE -- 93 TIME TO TELL A WHITE LIE? -- 94 ON THE MOVE -- 95 NEVER COMPETE WITH INTERRUPTIONS -- 96 MEETINGS: WHERE TO HOLD THEM -- 97 A TIME-AWARE TEAM -- 98 MORE POSSIBILITIES -- 99 FOCUS ON WHATACHIEVES RESULTS -- 100 FOLLOW SINATRA -- APPENDIX 1:CHAIRING A MEETING -- APPENDIX 2: DELEGATING.