Time Management from the Inside Out: The Foolproof System for Taking Control of Your Schedule and Your Life - Softcover

Morgenstern, Julie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0805064699 ISBN 13: 9780805064698

Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, 2000

Synopsis

America's #1 organizer now takes on our biggest enemy--the time crunch

In this fast-moving world, no greater challenge exists--in both our personal and professional lives--than organizing and managing our time. Now Julie Morgenstern, whose bestselling Organizing from the Inside Out has become the new standard in this category, explains how to meet and conquer the time challenge once and for all. Morgenstern's groundbreaking "from-the-inside-out" approach helps readers uncover their own psychological stumbling blocks and strengths, and develop a time-management system that suits their individual needs.

By applying her proven three-step program--analyze, strategize, and attack--and following her effective guidelines, readers will find more time for work, family, self-improvement, or whatever is most important to them. As Francis Willet, founder and CFO of Day Runner, says, "Morgenstern shows us how to look inside at our own habits and style to create a plan that works, and have fun doing it."

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Review

In Organizing from the Inside Out, author Julie Morgenstern used three main strategies to whip a living space or office into shape: "analyze, strategize, attack." Using the same system, Morgenstern now shows readers how to get rid of chaotic schedules in order to live more comfortable and productive lives. Morgenstern likens a cluttered schedule to a cluttered closet. For example, a closet is typically "crammed with more stuff than storage," and a schedule is typically "crammed with more tasks than time."

Those who fear "time management" because they worry about living uncreative or overly scheduled lives will find themselves reassured by Morgenstern's ability to customize her system. The most important thing readers must do, she emphasizes, is to create a time management system that fits one's personal style--whether it be spontaneous and easily distracted or highly regimented and efficient. "Just as everyone's living room looks different, reflecting the individual's or family's values and priorities, everyone's time management system will look different, reflecting what's important to him or her," she explains. Fortunately, readers can easily customize her excellent advice while learning how to create a personal time map, streamline routine tasks, conquer procrastination and chronic lateness, and manage all the inevitable crises and distractions of daily life. Speaking of procrastination, what better time than now to try this book out--ridding yourself of all that draining clutter so you can get on with living the life you want? --Gail Hudson

About the Author

Julie Morgenstern is the author of the national bestseller Organizing from the Inside Out, and is a regular guest on television and radio, including two hour-long appearances on Oprah. She is the founder of Task Masters, a New York-based professional organizing company, and consults with individuals and major corporations on time management.

Edition details

• Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0805064699
• ISBN 13: 9780805064698
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288