Annie Logue: Flexible Time Management

Flexible Time ManagementAnnie LogueASBPE Conference, 2011www.annielogue.com

My story

What I’ve learned:

•Work is life. You can’t separate the two.

•Not everything that has to be done has to be done right.

•My enemy is my attention span.

So here is my best advice:

David Allen’s Getting Things Done

• Keep a huge to-do list

• Do simple things as soon as you think of them

• Emails, phone calls, social media, etc. are not distractions from your work, they are your work

To-Do List: Open Loops

• open loops 2011/08/04 - ASBPE presentation• open loops 2011/08/05 - Guest Author Blog Invitation• open loops 2011/08/12 - AQR French Story• open loops 2011/08/22 - UIC semester begins• open loops 2011/08/26 - Ubiz deadline• open loops 2011/09/01 - Topics article due • open loops 2011/09/06 - SCRAP detroit deadline• open loops 2011/09/11 - Run with the Bulldogs• open loops 2011/09/26 - AQR Creation Station profile • open loops 2012/01/25 - Loyola Academy application due• open loops Backstop• open loops Investor Uprising

To-Do List: Errands

•Walgreens sunscreen•Walgreens renew Rx•Walgreens conditioner

•Office Depot legal pads•Office Depot SD cards

•Presents Jenny’s baby•Presents Anne Ford’s wedding

To-Do List: Tasks

•Office learn XBRL•Office letters to agents•Office ebook outline

•Blog posts holidays/wealth transfers•Blog posts EMFD Mideast updates•Blog posts George Soros

To-Do List: This Week

•Agate chapter 15 due Monday, August 1

•Backstop research Monday, August 1

•Ubiz source calls Monday, August 1

•Scrap calls Tuesday, August 2

•AQR emails Tuesday, August 2

•Guest blog draft Tuesday, August 2

Using TimersOrdinary Kitchen Timer TraxTime

Organizing My Work Day

•Do the worst task first•Keep track of deadlines•Leave the office

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