Managing Time Management Managerially

I am committed to PEACE (shalom) and will wage
whatever war is needed to achieve IT. Ongoing,
if necessary. The contradiction is merely superficial:
a language problem—well, not a language problem:
a Language User/Abuser’s problem—for any one
struck in a foolish consistency (My Nobel Acceptance)

Also committed to Wellness, Wholeness, Individuation,
Salvation, Enlightenment, Liberal Art—whatever trauma
it costs: system reconfiguration, Ray Anderson reformation,
recalibration, revelation, apocalyptical adjustment.

The kind of thinking that generates the problem can not be
the kind of thinking that resolves it, says Einstein: which is
easy for him to say. He’s Einstein. He claims imagination
is more important than knowledge.

Managing Time Management Managerially
What we’re talking about true? Or that’s one way to
talk about IT

Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.
And bureaucracy too—chains of command and quality control,
oversight and regulation: the more covered the more there is
to cover as the circumference of concern expands.

From Learning Center at University of Carolina
(Consider: different kind of thinking here, or more of the same?)

Helpful hints:

--Beware of Parkinson's Law. Parkinson's Law states that work
expands to fit the time allotted. Defy this law by setting a
difficult-to-reach deadline for each task - then strive to
meet the deadline.

--Each time you achieve your goal, reward yourself with some
small, pleasant activity. If you fail to meet your goal, don't
punish yourself. Remember: positive reinforcement is more
powerful than negative reinforcement when it comes to
changing behavior.

--Build in study breaks: a 10 min. break after 50-60 min. of
studying is reasonable. Studying in several short sessions is
more effective than long continuous stretches.

--Make the most of "hidden" time: Carry flashcards or a
book with you and review material as you brush your teeth,
wait in line, make dinner, do laundry, etc.

--Put info on audiotapes and review material as you
walk/drive to class, work, etc.

--Think in your spare time. For example, as you leave class,
recall the main points of the lecture. Before class, mentally
review the previous lecture.

--Figure out how long to study. Two hours of study for every
hour in class. This varies from class to class but it is a good
rule of thumb.

--Plan day time for studying. Studies show people are more
productive during the day. Save evenings for social life and sleep.
Plan for 8 hrs of sleep/night.

--Plan to study before any class where you will be called on
so that the material will be fresh and you won't be so nervous.
Plan to study after a lecture class. The material will stick
better and you will have less work to do before the exam.

adapted from Walter Pauk, How to Study in College, 1990.


For the sake of argument (in my dreams) and
maybe keeping IT in play (IT = Ali’s concerns),
I would say Ron’s and Jeff’s suggestions fall into
line (kin and of a kind ) with these student-directed
nuggets from Chapel Hill. Rearrange the fingers on
the throat but still hold on hold on to what we got.
Squeezing like a sonovagun.

We used to have a weekly convocation at the chapel.
I believe it was required. Can’t imagine much
attendance otherwise. Why?