Time Management In An Instant

18Put Together a Workable Planner

Is your time planner as thick as the New York yellow pages and as heavy as a brick? A profusion of pages and paper scraps stuffed inside can make your planner unwieldy and untidy, and make you less efficient and more disorganized. Part of the problem is that planners come with a plethora of pages, some of which—though nifty at first glance—don’t really do much for you in the way of productivity, but do take up valuable real estate in your book. What you do need are the following basics that allow you to sanely manage your day, week, and month:

To-Do List

These are the daily pages where you list your appointments and tasks for the day. If you’re not the type who writes your to-do’s down more than a week ahead, ...