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3 Tips for Time Management

Set a List of Tasks:

Have a plan of what you want to work on during a specific time. This will keep you on track, and make you feel more productive. Digital tools like Trello can help you by organizing things that need to be done, things being worked on, and things completed!

Avoid distractions:

Apps like Forest can help keep you from jumping to distractions. Forest has you plant a digital tree that grows the longer you don't leave the app.

Space Things Out

Don't set unattainable goals for yourself. Breaking things into chunks is the best way to get work done! Look at projects in pieces and they'll be easier to work with.

Time Management Books

Brilliant Time Management by Mike Clayton
ISBN: 0273744097

Publication Date: 2011-01-18

Discover how to take control of your time and achieve more than you ever thought possible; with time to spare!
Essential Time Management and Organisation: a Pocket Guide by Sarah Cook
ISBN: 128332105X

Publication Date: 2011-01-01

This clear and concise guide offers tried and tested techniques for organising your time and achieving your goals.
Time and Workplace Management for Lawyers by Amy L. Jarmon; Amy Jarmon
ISBN: 1614389098

Publication Date: 2015-06-17

Too many lawyers cope with their workloads by just spending longer hours at the office. This valuable book will provide strategies that will help you gain control over your professional life so that you can still have a fulfilling personal life outside the office. You'll find loads of practical advice for making time and work management decisions that will lead you to become more productive during your workday. It's written for both new lawyers with minimal work experience as well as lawyers who have practiced for several years and want to become more productive. In addition, you'll find appendix material that will help bring sanity to your home life, and help you reduce stress and relax.
Time Management in an Instant by Karen Leland; Keith Bailey
ISBN: 9781601637932

Publication Date: 2008-06-15

The In An Instant series is a new brand of user-friendly, engaging, and practical reference guides on core business topics, which capitalizes on the authors' extensive experience and knowledge, as well as interviews they have conducted with leading business experts. Written in an upbeat and engaging style, the series presents 60 tips and techniques with anecdotes, examples, and exercises that the reader can immediately apply to make their work life more efficient, effective, and satisfying. Time Management In An Instant helps the reader overcome this feeling of overload and avoid the traps that lead to an unproductive relationship with time. It offers field-tested time habits and expert advice based on the latest research that will help the reader better manage, create, and spend their time with more satisfaction and results.

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