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Here are my favorite reads from the past week:
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Part Two:
I’m a person who loves to organize. Recently, I got through Netflix a video called Time Management from the Inside Out
How have I not realized that time management is also organization? She compared organizing time to organizing closets. Hey! I know how to organize closets!
And all of a sudden, figuring out my schedule got so much easier.
I have a lot of irons in the fire right now. With my own business, I no longer have the set schedule that a 9-to-5 job affords. I get things done, but I often feel flustered doing them.
I haven’t always known what I should be working on at any given moment. My to-do list is always in front of me, but it can be daunting at times. For this past week, I’ve applied her system.
My mind is already calmer. It didn’t feel like I worked as hard as I usually do, and I definitely got more things done. If you are an otherwise systematic and organized person who can’t seem to get a handle on time, I think this video will help you too.
She presents seven easy-to-understand steps. Some of them you already know and do. Her time mapping concept, however, was new to me. And it has really helped.
As she suggested, I block out my week by categories, not by specific items. Then when something comes up, I don’t have any qualms about postponing doing it until the right time in my schedule.
For example, household organization (paying bills, filing papers, etc.) takes place Sunday evening. For the rest of the week, I put everything in a pile and don’t have to think about making time for them.
If I’m lost about what I should be doing next, a glance at my time map tells me which category within which I should be working. When it’s a work block, I ignore everything else on my list. When it’s a personal block, I can read or watch TV without guilt or worry.
Of course I’ll have to keep fine tuning my time allotments as I go along, but so far, this is really helping me out. She’s given me a tangible way to think about time.
Tonight’s Top Chef disappointed me. In the past, they’ve always judged on the food. People have majorly messed up during Restaurant Wars for decor and front-of-house and didn’t go home. Weaker overall teams have been saved because their food was better.
Tonight, I can no longer rely on the judges for that consistency. It’s a disappointment and a let down.
I admit that I would prefer to have Leah go home, but as long as I could understand the judging standards, I am ok with better chefs leaving early–as Ariane did in last week’s episode.
I don’t doubt that Radhika failed to excel in her role. I just think her team should have been safe based on the strength of their food.
Boo!, Top Chef, for straying from your standards of the last four years.