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Find More Time!

The July 2007 issue of “Reader’s Digest” had a wonderful article on “Find More Time: 23 great ideas for getting it all done – and getting the most out of life.” In the article, author Camille Noe Pagan profiled three time-crunched individuals and had productivity pros make suggestions on how to improve their lives.

Some good suggestions included:

1) If your commute is horrible, try leaving a few minutes earlier or later to see if you can miss the rush.

2) Start the day with a few moments of peace to focus you for your day. (The article suggested spending the time in silence. I would suggest prayer.)

3) Check email only a few times a day.

4) Be willing to accept less than perfection in most things. Consider an 80/20 rule. Only 20% of things need to be done perfectly. The rest can be “good enough.”

And my favorite:

5) Get a reality check: Appreciate all you really do get done in your life.

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    Patrice, I like #5 too and it's a good reminder for me!  I think that "check email only a few times a day" would be a good one for me to implement.  The easy access of my office can be a downfall on that count sometimes.  I think I will just pop in and check email, and then I get caught up in other things and before I know it I've spent half an hour.  Thanks for sharing this! Lisa 

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