Randy Pausch's time management tips

Who should you most listen to when looking for tips on time management. You could look at one of the ninja lifehackers such as Merlin Mann, Tim Ferris, or Gina Trapani; but really… wouldn’t you want to understand the focus that you get from someone with 6-months left to live?  Randy Pausch gave a lecture at CMU in early 2008 knowing that his doctors had indeed given him 3-6 months left to live.

An old video… I know - but I just rediscovered it . Watch the video below, and follow along with the slides here.

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The Now Habit

One of the things Merlin refers to in his MacWorld presentation is the book Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-free Play. It isn't one I've read yet, so I added it to my Amazon.co.uk wishlist, and did some research. Over at LiteMind, they've summarized it in a mindmap.

Getting your inbox to zero

A presentation by Merlin Mann of 43folders fame, in the style of Beyond Bullet Points, on the basics of how to process your email. Well worth watching. Slides available from here