Hidden Pockets of Daily Free Time you Didn’t Know You Had. Part 4 8:00 P.M.Put a limit on housework: The average American spends about 30 minutes per day on household chores (not counting food prep and cleanup). Set a 15-minute timer for tidying. If it doesn’t happen during this time, it wasn’t urgent.9:30 P.M.Turn off…
Hidden Pockets of Daily Free Time you Didn’t Know You Had. Part 3 2:15 P.M.Use those walking breaks to mentor: Ask a younger colleague to join you for a 15-minute chat. (Bonus: Outside the office, they’re more likely to ask real questions.)5:30 P.M.Don’t fear commitment: If you want to volunteer at a homeless shelter or…
Hidden Pockets of Daily Free Time you Didn’t Know You Had. Part 2 8:00 A.M. Commute with a friend: It might not be practical every day, but sharing the ride with a friend–or your partner–once a week will turn what might be wasted time into the social highlight of your day.9:00 A.M.Establish the 20/45 rule:…
Hidden Pockets of Daily Free Time you Didn’t Know You Had You probably feel like you are SO BUSY, but time management expert Laura Vanderkam has small pockets of time where you can squeeze in time for what matters most to you. 6:30 A.M.Quit the snooze button: Get up right away. Thirty minutes of margin…
Secrets Of the World’s Most Productive People 3. LEE CHILDAuthor“I drink about 30 cups of coffee a day. I like to work before I eat. If I’m hungry, then I’m on the ball. I have two computers, at different ends of a room. One is connected to the internet, and one isn’t. When I want…
Secrets Of the World’s Most Productive People 2. REESE WITHERSPOONFounder, Hello Sunshine“I have a 6-year-old who likes to have milk at 6 o’clock every morning, so from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m., he drinks milk, and my husband [CAA agent Jim Toth] and I drink coffee. We talk and catch up on the news—Jim likes…
Secrets Of the World’s Most Productive People You’ve never been busier, and the demands on your time have never been greater. Here’s how some of 2018’s most driven people get the most out of every day. 1. LAURA VANDERKAMTime management expert and authorIn order to liberate minutes, if not hours, from a tight daily schedule,…
Ways You Can Hide Your Nerves When Giving a Speech 5) STAND SOLID When speakers get nervous, they often sway from side to side. This makes their bodies seem unweighted, fragile, like a vase on a table tipping from side to side and about to fall over. To avoid this impression, put one foot slightly…
Ways You Can Hide Your Nerves When Giving a Speech 4) STRETCH YOUR VOWELSWhen speakers get nervous, they often compress their sounds. Think of that commercial where you put all those clothes in a bag, suck out all the air, and cram it all in one small carry-on-size suitcase.Nervous speakers compress their sounds, which becomes…
Ways You Can Hide Your Nerves When Giving a Speech 3) MOVE FROM YOUR CENTER When speakers get nervous, they often tighten their bodies and move their hands with floppy movements from their wrists and elbows, kind of like the flippers of a penguin. Their body is rigid. To control these nervous gestures, you have…