Meredith Fineman wrote a brilliant article on HBR blog urging people to stop complaining that they are very busy. Her key point: people are trying to be in the one-upmanship game of trying to show that they are more busy because they are more important. Fineman has a point and the problem is amplified with… Continue reading
It’s a common thought that occurs to most of us I am busy right now… You are no exception to this, I am sure. The one big reason this happens is that you have taken on more than you can chew because at a 30,000 foot level, everything is somehow do-able and you think you… Continue reading
You and I both have “to do lists.” Some of you may be using a sophisticated system and some of you may just be listing your to do items in a piece of paper. And, probably small percentage of you may simply maintain the to do list in your mind. Knowing that you are smart,… Continue reading
Warning: This is blog post #1762 on this blog. This blog post falls into the 0.1% of the posts that fall under the “controversial” label. The profound lessons that startups can learn from Facebook IPO NONE! Yes, I am exaggerating this and I am intentionally doing this to make a point in the end. I… Continue reading
As the old saying goes, time cannot be managed (it’s only 24 hours for everyone) but we can manage ourselves against it. For me, when you have a time management problem, it really is a symptom of a bigger problem – lack of leverage. So, the uncommon cure to the time management problem is NOT… Continue reading
Since we can’t manage time, all we can do is to work towards increasing our leverage. The first step to increasing leverage comes from superior thinking as thought precedes action. Our society pays a premium for action as compared to thinking. Why? Simply because thinking is invisible and action is visible. You can’t make out… Continue reading
Yesterday I had dinner with three very smart people. One of them is Hanley Brite. During our talk, the topic moved to learning and Hanley explained a learning paradox taking the example of time management. Hanley said: The paradox of learning is beautifully explained in the context of time management. The people who attend a… Continue reading