Help me pass a subject I hate. [more inside]
posted by Hakaisha on Nov 19, 2009 - 9 answers

Why do I feel compelled to seek distractions while working, and what can I do to stop it? Time management/personal productivity filter. [more inside]
posted by Dukat on Nov 10, 2009 - 16 answers

How do you let yourself "let go" of time? [more inside]
posted by Seeba on Oct 11, 2009 - 27 answers

I am about to start grad school in September. I am also 7 months into a wonderful relationship. Having never been in university and a relationship at the same time before, how do I balance these two priorities in my life? [more inside]
posted by just_ducky on Jul 14, 2009 - 12 answers

Does anyone know a way to create alerts in Ubuntu every x number of minutes of how long spent on the computer that day? [more inside]
posted by LaszloKv on Jun 1, 2009 - 8 answers

GTDFilter: I need help managing my time but it's something different. Not necessarily time for doing things but thinking about them. Basically, I cannot cope with multiple responsibilities effectively; even small things end up taking hours. [more inside]
posted by the_dude on May 2, 2009 - 2 answers

Recently Unemployed. What to do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 25, 2009 - 7 answers

Are there any calendar apps that break the 30-days-at-a-time mold? [more inside]
posted by so_necessary on Feb 25, 2009 - 5 answers

How do I best manage my time in order to work on different areas of my life? [more inside]
posted by PFL on Feb 18, 2009 - 5 answers

How can I cope with a busy schedule? [more inside]
posted by latch24 on Jan 29, 2009 - 11 answers

Time management issues...please help! [more inside]
posted by laroodles on Oct 3, 2008 - 7 answers

Working writers: how do you carve out time for fiction? [more inside]
posted by mynameisluka on Sep 5, 2008 - 18 answers

I am about to begin my 2nd year as a Ph.D student in a hybrid comp-sci/multimedia/engineering program. I took up soaring this summer for the sake of my mental health (and to fulfill a long-time dream), and I'm loving it. Should I join an organization that will make flying more economical, but will require a firm time commitment? [more inside]
posted by Alterscape on Jul 20, 2008 - 7 answers

I tend to get very excited about lots of different projects and overcommit myself. I can be happily insanely busy for a while, but then I get overwhelmed, freak out and flake out. I don't want to do this anymore. How can I find balance and learn to work sustainably?
posted by streetdreams on May 25, 2008 - 9 answers

I'm a web app programmer lacking good project/time management skills, and I'm not really in the best environment to pick them up. I'm OK at the lower-level tasks like daily to-do lists, but how can I learn to handle higher-level tasks like estimating time, prioritizing, and planning project life cycles? [more inside]
posted by cadge on Mar 31, 2008 - 10 answers

I'm trying to get a M.S. in Computer Science, I already have a B.S. in Computer Science. Started last year as a full time student, took a semester off, and now trying to take classes while holding a full time job. My horrible time management skills combined with not knowing how crazy my job gets in August has caused me to do poorly in class. So poorly, that I may be "ineligible to continue graduate study". I'm very de-motivated by the whole situation and wondering what my options are, so I have a couple of questions [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 28, 2007 - 11 answers

Is there a support group for a charming, literate, young, kissable workaholic media professional who is trying to be less of a flake in his personal life? [more inside]
posted by parmanparman on Oct 16, 2007 - 16 answers

What kind of one-day or multi-day session training can I attend to help me improve my time management and organization skills? I need to take this course in the greater Portland, Ore., area. Googling yields a LOT of results, and no easy way to evaluate how good they are. [more inside]
posted by croutonsupafreak on Oct 11, 2007 - 5 answers

How to run a busy schedule and not lose friends along the way. [more inside]
posted by elisynn on Oct 2, 2007 - 19 answers

Not-enough-hours-in-the-day-filter: Any advice on developing/maintaining skills which require daily practice/effort, while balancing other priorities and time commitments (heath, family, creative pursuits, etc.) ? (specifics inside) [more inside]
posted by Alabaster on Aug 4, 2007 - 20 answers

How can I communicate to my boss that I would like to be more proactive, when he continually drops last-minute projects on me? [more inside]
posted by brain cloud on Jul 11, 2007 - 6 answers

I need a daily work schedule to get me through a PhD. I am really bad at managing large amounts of unstructured time. I'm trying to draw up a daily schedule which factors in all the different things I need to do - writing, reading, library, sorting out notes etc. It should be easy, but I'm struggling - any tips, examples?
posted by janecr on May 21, 2007 - 23 answers

I'm trying to get my life organized. As I've mentioned here before , I'm also bipolar. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by SteveTheRed on May 16, 2007 - 10 answers

Is there a Mac application that can help me keep track of hours, dates, and time I spend writing? [more inside]
posted by agent99 on May 2, 2007 - 13 answers

Help me reduce the stress before I melt! [more inside]
posted by Phire on Dec 2, 2006 - 11 answers

I'm in an enviable position, I guess. I am a freelance writer, with a free schedule (no outside commitments), an outside office to work in, no immediate financial pressure. So what's the problem? [more inside]
posted by different on Oct 3, 2006 - 14 answers

I am trying to manage my time a little better, and I would like a way to automatically track what I do on my Mac - how many minutes daily I spend in various applications, along with, possibly, a breakdown of documents and web pages by time, as well. I don't want to enter anything manually, or use this for billing or anything similar. Does anyone know of such an application (especially one that is inexpensive or free - many of the programs that do this are aimed at business and billing, and quite costly.) Other suggestions on how to accomplish this are also welcome.
posted by soulbarn on Jul 11, 2006 - 8 answers

How can I break out of my 27-year-long habit of procrastination? I'm looking for tips to help me mentally as well as specific tools or methods that will help me manage my time better -- especially at work. [more inside]
posted by croutonsupafreak on Oct 5, 2005 - 35 answers

Ever been so overwhelmed that it paralyzed you? How did figure out what to do first? How did you get it all done? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 24, 2005 - 25 answers

How do I allocate time to different parts of my life? I'm a second-year PhD student, but I think this is a universal problem. When I am deciding what to do at a given moment I might have a small number of major long-term projects (right now: two research projects and a course I'm taking), a bunch of minor tasks, and planning for fun stuff. I feel like I really should be devoting most of my time to the major projects, but I sometimes despair at the thought that the little stuff will never get done. [more inside]
posted by grouse on Jun 25, 2005 - 17 answers

ProcrastinationFilter: Help me hack myself out of wasting time on the Internet. I want to only allow myself 2 hours of bloglines a day - is there a technological solution (that will work on my PowerBook)? [MI] [more inside]
posted by cogat on Jan 29, 2005 - 22 answers

Calendar and Scheduling management in a Mac Shop: I'm currently the tech for an all mac shop that uses an old exchange server to do all email, scheduling, etc. We primarily use Entourage as a client. I'd like to switch over to an XServe, running Os X Server, however, I can't seem to find a replacement for the calendar and scheduling features in exchange and entourage. Are there any options out there that are Mac friendly? I'd love to leave the old windows box behind, it's been giving me nothing but headaches. Thanks.
posted by Freen on Jan 12, 2005 - 6 answers

How, specifically, do you work an exercise routine into your busy day? [mi] [more inside]
posted by Succa on Nov 25, 2004 - 25 answers

Aside from putting every site I tend to spend too much time on (including this one, shortly) into my hosts file pointing to 127.0.0.1, what are some other good tips on how to stay focused on your work and not get distracted?
posted by Space Coyote on Jan 2, 2004 - 10 answers