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John Adair's 100 Greatest Ideas for Personal Success
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John Adair's 100 Greatest Ideas for Personal Success

by John Adair
April 2011
Beginner
213 pages
2h 45m
English
Capstone
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Idea 54: Make use of committed time

When one has much to put into them, a day has a hundred pockets.

Friedrich Nietzsche, philosopher

Julius Caesar dictated to five secretaries who accompanied him on horseback as he rode on his campaigns – his way of making full use of committed time.

Some tips for making the best use of your committed time:

  • You have to commit time, but not all committed time is used. Become aware of time as a piece of cloth that you are continually cutting into shape. Pick up the offcuts, the pieces of marginal time, and make use of them.
  • Waiting time, be it long or short, can be a positive opportunity rather than a negative time drag. Become a wait watcher!
  • Waiting time, in an airport lounge or hospital for instance, gives ...
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