Time Management

Overcommitment is a perennial problem for knowledge workers. Where does it come from and how do we resist it?

I still believe the daily to-do list is an important weapon in the battle for productivity. And, for believers, the fact that we don't always finish our lists should be viewed as a feature, not a flaw.

Why is it that the deadlines we set for ourselves often don’t pack the same punch as ones set for us by others?

Urgency is like a drug. Even a small dose grants the recipient tremendous focus and motivation. Urgency gives you that now-or-never high. Because when urgency's alarm is sounding there's no time to be paralyzed by procrastination, over-analysis, examining options, you just need to go! Go! Go!

Don't you hate junk mail? There's something about receiving unsolicited advertisements in my mailbox that just grinds my gears. In this post, I outline out to stop junk mail from even reaching your mailbox, as well as some tips on how to cut down on most

I almost never wake up to an alarm. In fact, I stopped setting an alarm a long time ago. What's more, I wake up alarmingly early—usually between 4:30 and 5:30 a.m. No, I don’t have insomnia. Yes, I am employed. And, no, I

Seminary is hard. That’s a fact. It's a big investment of time and money, so it pays to make sure you are doing all you can to have success in seminary. With the right mindset and the right tools, the workload can be made more manageable. It