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For over a decade, busy people have used their time better, thanks to this practical, successful book, now updated for the lifestyles, work styles, and new technologies of the '90s.

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• Chapter 1 The Basics of Getting Results(p. 1)
• Know Where You Are Headed(p. 7)
• There's Only So Much Time(p. 12)
• Know What to Spend Time on Next(p. 17)
• Learn to Do the Most in the Least Time(p. 18)
• Know When to Work on Each Item(p. 19)
• Know the People to Turn to(p. 21)
• What You Can Do(p. 24)
• Chapter 2 Your Life and Career Goals Will Shape Your Direction(p. 26)
• Types of Goals(p. 28)
• Setting Your Own Goals(p. 31)
• What to Do with Your Goals(p. 40)
• How to Tell What's Useful(p. 44)
• Goals You Can Work Toward Today(p. 49)
• Chapter 3 What to Do Next: How to Decide on Priorities(p. 56)
• The One Best Item(p. 59)
• Best Depends Partly on "When"(p. 67)
• Best Depends Partly on Your Mood(p. 67)
• Best Depends Partly on Externals(p. 68)
• A Comprehensive Choice(p. 68)
• Urgency in a Basic Choice(p. 72)
• Acquiring the Intuitive Knack(p. 78)
• Chapter 4 Getting Down to Specifics: How to Accomplish More in Less Time(p. 80)
• Handling All Your Paper(p. 81)
• Creating a Paper-work System(p. 95)
• Tips for an Effective Office System(p. 103)
• How to Handle Your Correspondence(p. 105)
• Improving Your Reading and Writing(p. 110)
• The Importance of Delegation(p. 117)
• Meeting Madness: How to Use, Evaluate, and Avoid Unwanted Gatherings(p. 125)
• Making Successful, Specific Plans: For a Group and for Yourself(p. 137)
• Daily-Weekly-Monthly Planning(p. 143)
• Making Use of Travel Time(p. 146)
• Thinking and Concentrating Supercharge Your Effectiveness(p. 153)
• Getting Control of Your Telephone(p. 156)
• Chapter 5 Basic Principles of Effectiveness(p. 165)
• Establish Goals(p. 166)
• Work Directly Toward Your Goals(p. 167)
• Work to a Firm Deadline(p. 167)
• Schedule in Reverse(p. 174)
• Match Your Work to Your Capacities(p. 177)
• Concentration(p. 185)
• Finish Just on Time(p. 193)
• Finish First Things First(p. 194)
• Chapter 6 Learning to Work Well with People: An Essential Ingredient(p. 198)
• Delegating to the Right People(p. 199)
• Questioning the Right Person(p. 210)
• Building a System of Cooperation(p. 211)
• Chapter 7 A Concise Program for the Busy Business Executive(p. 223)
• Measure Your Present Results(p. 224)
• How to Establish Your Priorities(p. 228)
• How to Begin Planning Your Days and Weeks(p. 230)
• Ten Great Techniques You Can Use Immediately(p. 231)
• Chapter 8 A Concise Program for the Busy Lawyer, Accountant, or Other Professional(p. 240)
• Keep Track of Your Billable Time(p. 241)
• Establish Priorities(p. 246)
• Allocate Your Efforts(p. 247)
• Learn to Work in Concentrated Bursts(p. 248)
• Ten Great Effectiveness Builders You Can Use Immediately(p. 251)
• Chapter 9 A Concise Program for the Busy "at Home" Person(p. 258)
• Define What Must Be Done, What You Will Do, and What Others Must Be Induced to Do(p. 259)
• Identify Your Current Patterns(p. 263)
• Define What You Will and Won't Do(p. 263)
• Make a Schedule and Stick with It(p. 267)
• How to Get Your Life Under Control(p. 268)
• How to Say "No" Five Easy Ways(p. 270)
• Decide What You Have Time for(p. 272)
• Conserve and Plan Your Travel(p. 272)
• Two Ways to Faster Shopping(p. 274)
• Do First Things First(p. 275)
• Chapter 10 A Basic Achievement Program for Everyone Who Has a Dream(p. 276)
• Know Your Goal(p. 277)
• Specify the Major Steps(p. 284)
• Plan Each Major Step(p. 288)
• Plan Each Minor Step(p. 292)
• Put Everything on Your Schedule(p. 294)
• Mark Your Progress(p. 295)
• Share Your Methods with Other People(p. 296)
• Appendix A A Time Log Form with Instructions(p. 297)
• Appendix B A Scheduling Work Sheet and Instructions(p. 304)
• Appendix C Estimation Procedure for Business Executives(p. 311)
• Appendix D Estimation Procedure for Professionals(p. 313)
• Appendix E Estimation Procedure for the Busy "Stay at Home" Person(p. 315)
• Appendix F A Goal-planning "Workbook"(p. 317)
• Index of Problems and Solutions(p. 337)