Organize IT recap for 17th November 2007.

• Time is a precious commodity, yet one of the most challanging and even fun to do is experiment with ways of making more time for yourself and using it effectively. This article covers some effective ways of shaving ten hours from your work schedule.
• The churn rate helps to determine where you fall on the spectrum from effective to busy. Being productive is one thing, but being productive all of the time can actually be detrimental.
• We all want to be happy, it’s arguably the ultimate goal in a person’s life. This guide covers in depth how the mind effects your happiness levels and how you can change your mind to view events in a better perspective
• This week I did a three part guide (view parts one, two and three) to a more streamlined to-do list and what the benefits are to it. If you haven’t already checked the mini-series out then it’s well worth your time.

For the last two days I have written about ten tasks that you can trim out of your to-do list to leave things much more focused and streamlined. However, one of the issues that people may not be aware of is what the advantages of having a slimmed down list are. Below are the key benefits so you can start getting the most from your to-do lists.

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Welcome to the second part of my guide (read part one) looking at ten tasks you can trim out of your to-do list to leave you much more focused. If you want to effectively use this list, print it out and include it as part of your weekly review. As you fill in your to-do list check each task against my ten point guide and see if you really need to include it.

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It a themed week at Organize IT. Over the next three updates I will be focusing on that beloved tool: the to-do list. Whether you call it a tasks list or a next actions list, they all ultimately mean the same thing. In the first two posts I will detail ten items you can trim out of your to-do list to leave you with a much more focused and easy to follow list.

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Big announcement regarding the writers strike. This should ease your worries…