Well worth a read. A do most of these things and find they work great.
- Dump all tasks in to Outlook - three categories
- Must Do Now
- Do Later
- Watch & Tickle Later
- At the end of each day list on an index card the key priorities for the day ahead - do everything to get that list done
- Don't answer the phone - everything goes to Voicemail
- Do email three times a day - early AM, mid-day and end of the day. Leave the inbox empty. File email in the same way as you file tasks
- Unlike Mark I keep a schedule - but I manage it myself.
- Commit. Don't Commit. Move on. In other words, make decisions about what you are going to do and communicate the decision. Create standard "no commit" templates in Outlook - it'll help. As Mark says, "Only agree to new commitments when both your head and your heart say yes".
- Structured Procrastination is a good thing.