Exercises to manage your tasks

Reading about time-management is fine but the most effective way to start managing your goals and your tasks, is to practice. That is why I have assembled some exercises that you can use to see what you actually spend time on and how you should move forward in order to reach your goals. Click on the links below and get cracking!

Suggested readings

Allen, D. (2015). Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, Penguin Books
Covey, S. (1987). The seven habits of highly effective people. New York: Fireside.
Lakein, A. (1973). How to get control of your time and your life: discover how to set your priorities, manage your life and achieve your goals. New York: Signet.

EDIT: I am currently working at Metacore games as Wellbeing & Performance Lead and will be updating these pages soon. So bear with me! 🙂

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The Best Thing Today

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