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Ebook Edition © MARCH 2010 ISBN: 9780007360413
Version: 2018-07-16
Table of Contents
Getting things done is the way to get on in life
1.1 Check your bank balance of time
1.2 Ask for clear instructions
1.3 See the relevance of the bigger picture
1.4 Identify what’s relevant to you
1.5 Do the ‘right’ things right
1.6 Plan for output, not activity
1.8 Have a personal vision or mission
2.1 Decide if ‘how’ is important
3.1 Prioritize this – or that?
3.2 Look at effort versus pay-off
3.6 Schedule for task dependency
3.7 Schedule for resource dependency
3.8 Schedule for concurrent activity
4.1 Deal with people distractions
4.2 Deal with other distractions