Monthly Archives: April 2012

Good News/Bad News on the Shifting Priorities of Tasks

April 27, 2012 I have for years written that the urgency of tasks changes dramatically over time. Being aware of that helps you manage a large number of to-dos with less effort than you think possible. That’s because if you … Continue reading

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Emergency Room Metaphor for Your E-mail Inbox

April 20, 2012 Thinking of your Inbox as the receiving area of an emergency room can help you see how to get it under control. In an emergency room receiving area, there is often a nurse or doctor who quickly … Continue reading

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What if I have more than 5 Critical Now items?

4/16/2012 I get this question sometimes: “The MYN and 1MTD systems insist on no more than 5 Critical Now items. But what if I have more than five?” Well, the reason for the limit is that the list will become … Continue reading

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Use a “Read Later” Tag for Low Priority E-Mail

April 12, 2012 Here’s a question I get in nearly every class I teach. “What do I do with low-priority e-mail that I don’t need to attend to now but I know I may want to get to later? I … Continue reading

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Another Podcast from a while back

April 12, 2012 I do a number of radio interviews and later get the links sent to me and often forget to post them. Here is another from January: http://www.insidepersonalgrowth.com/2012/01/podcasts/podcast-335-the-one-minute-to-do-list-with-michael-linenberger/ Michael

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Some recent interviews

April 11, 2012 Here are links to a couple of recent radio interviews, should you like to listen! Ohio Fox Radio station: http://radio.cincom.com/2012/04/michael-linenberger/ Patricia Raskin talk radio http://www.michaellinenberger.com/Recordings/PatriciaRaskinInterviewJan2012.mp3 Michael

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