TIME MANAGEMENT FROM THE INSIDE OUT --- THE FOOLPROOF SYSTEM FOR TAKING CONTROL
OF YOUR SCHEDULE --- AND YOUR LIFE by Julie Morgenstern. An Owl Book, 2000
    INTRODUCTION --- The power of time management (p1-5)

      How this book is structured (p4-5)

        [1] Part 1--- Laying the foundation (4)

        [2] Part 2 --- Analyze: Tuning in to who you are (p4-5)

        [3] Part 3 --- Strategize: Designing a life you love (p5)

        [4] Part 4 --- Attack: Making it happen (p5)

    PART 1 --- LAYING THE FOUNDATION (p7-40)

      1) A whole new way of looking at time management (p9-17)

        [1] Making time tangible (p9-12)

        [2] Defining time management from the inside out (p12-17)

      2) What's holding you back? --- Introduction: A three-level diagnostic = (p19-40)

      Level 1 --- Technical errors = easily resolved "mechanical" mistakes (you need a skill or a technique you don't have!)

      Level 2 --- External realities = environmental factors that are beyond your control (they put a limit on how organized you can be!)

      Level 3 --- Psychological obstacles = hidden, internal, self-sabotaging habits (which prevent you from achieving the life you desire --- and which you can break!)

        [1] Level 1 --- TECHNICAL ERRORS (p21-26)

          Error #1 = Tasks have no "home" (p21-22)

          Error #2 = You have set aside the wrong time (p22)

          Error #3 = You have miscalculated how long tasks take (p22)

          Error #4 = You are the wrong person for the job (p22)

          Error #5 =The task is overly complex (p24)

          Error #6 = You can't remember what you have done (p25)

          Error #7 = Your space is disorganized (p25-26)

        [2] Level 2 --- EXTERNAL REALITIES (p26-31)

          External Reality #1 = You have an unrealistic workload (p26-27)

          External Reality #2 = A health problem limits your energy (p27-28)

          External Reality #3 = You are in transition (p28)

          External Reality #4 = You are in an interruption-rich environment (p29-30)

          External Reality #5 = You have a disorganized partner (p30-31)

        [3] Level 3 --- PSYCHOLOGICAL OBSTACLES (p31-40)

          Psychological Obstacle #1 = You have unclear goals and priorities (p32)

          Psychological Obstacle #2 = You are a "conquistador of chaos" (p33)

          Psychological Obstacle #3 = You have a fear of downtime (p33-35)

          Psychological Obstacle #4 = You need to be a caretaker (p35)

          Psychological Obstacle #5 = You have a fear of failure (p35-36)

          Psychological Obstacle #6 = You have a fear of success (p36)

          Psychological Obstacle #7 = You have a fear of disrupting the status quo (p37)

          Psychological Obstacle #8 = You have a fear of completion (p37-38)

          Psychological Obstacle #9 = You have a need for perfection (p38-39)

          Psychological Obstacle #10 = You have a fear of losing creativity (p39-40)

    PART 2 --- ANALYZE --- Tuning in to who you are! (p41-75)

      3) Understanding your "personal relationship" to time (p43-58)

      4) Developing your "big-picture" goals (p59-75)

    PART 3 --- STATEGIZE (p77-134)

      5) Time mapping --- Creating your ideal balance (p79-107)

      6) Selecting a planner that works for you (p109-134)

    PART 4 --- ATTACK --- Making it happen! (p135-218)

    Introduction (p137-139)

      7) Sort (p141-157)

      8) Purge (p159-184)

      9) Assign a home (p185-194)

      10) Containerize --- Plan your work, and then work your plan! (p195-210)

      11) Equalize (p211-218)

    APPENDIX (p219-222)

      [1] Resources (p219-220)

      [2] Catalogs and stores (p220-221)

      [3] Additional resources (p222)

    SUGGESTED FURTHER READING (p223-225)

      [1] Time (p223-224)

      [2] Space (p234-235)

      [3] Goal-setting/Inspiration (p235)

    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (p327-230)

    INDEX (p231-239)

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR (p241)

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