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	Emily Wilska BellaOnline's Organization Editor

3 Ways to Minimize Distractions
While it´s probably not possible to make it through the day without encountering at least a few distractions (ringing phones, kids and bosses clamoring for your attention, a steady flow of e-mail), it´s entirely possible to minimize them. Here are three ways of keeping control over your day.

Choosing a Time Management Tool
With such a broad range of time management systems available--from simple paper calendars to intricate electronic devices--choosing the one that will work best for you can be tricky. These four questions can help make the decision an easier one, and can help get you started with a tool you´ll stick

Day-Timer [offsite link]
A site with time management tools to help you organize your time. Day-Timer has Planners, Software, Handhelds, and Paper.

Filofax [offsite link]
Filofax makes a wide variety of calendars and inserts, so you can create a planner system to suit your life and your schedule.

Franklin Covey [offsite link]
Franklin Covey has a huge selection of calendars, schedules, and other time management tools that you can customize so they work just for you.

Getting Things Done [offsite link]
David Allen´s Getting Things Done is one of the most popular and well-respected resources on time management, and understandably so. His program for both tracking and *doing* the things on your To Do list really and truly works.

Getting Things Done cd [offsite link]
David Allen presents his book Getting Things Done on cd.

Lessons Learned from a Week-Long Time Audit
Having just finished a week-long time audit, I now have a better sense of where my time goes each day, for better or worse. Here are some of the challenges I faced during the audit, some insights I gained, and some changes I intend to make based on what I've discovered.

Making Multi-Tasking Work
Multi-tasking often isn´t as effective as it might seem, but sometimes it´s unavoidable. Here´s why to think twice about it, and how to make it work when it´s a necessity.

Ode to Checklists
A checklist is a totally free, customizable, easy-to-use tool for keeping track of the things you need to do. Here's why I love checklists so much--and how to make them work for you.

Organize Your Day with Routines
Feeling rushed, stressed, or disorganized throughout the day? Put some routines in place to get a better handle on your tasks. Here´s how.

Organized Errands
Save time, energy, and effort (not to mention gas!) the next time you run errands by putting these quick organizing tips and tricks to work.

Overcome Procrastination with a Change of Venue
Do you find yourself procrastinating on a project that's important but difficult or unappealing? Take yourself away from distractions and hone your focus by getting away from your home or office to tackle whatever you need to work on. Here's how and why a change of venue works.

Overcoming Procrastination on Difficult Projects
Procrastination hits all of us sooner or later. In this article, the first in an occasional series, we´ll look at one of the most common causes of procrastination and three realistic solutions.

Overcoming Procrastination on Unexciting Projects
Do you keep putting off that project that seems far too boring to deal with? Use these techniques to overcome procrastination on tasks that are anything but exciting.

Projects, Tasks, and "Next Action" Thinking
Getting your To Do list done can be a challenge when it's full of multi-step projects instead of one-bite actions. Here's how to tell the difference between the two and how to learn the skill of "Next Action" thinking.

The Busy Woman [offsite link]
The Busy Woman has a wide selection of planners, time management tools, and other organizing aids designed specifically for, well, busy women!

Time Management : Create an Everything To Do List
In addition to organizing your stuff, space, and paper, it pays to organize your time. For starters, try making an Everything To Do list; read on to learn why and how.

Time Management : Take Control of Your Schedule
Creating a To Do list is only part of time management; use these simple techniques and ideas to take control of your schedule, learn to beat procrastination, and make the most of each day.

Time Management from the Inside Out [offsite link]
Julie Morgenstern is one of the best-known professional organizers in the world, and with good reason: she´s down-to-earth, she´s full of good advice, and she definitely knows her stuff. Time Management from the Inside Out is an invaluable resource for those of us looking to get our schedules under control and make the most of our time.

Track Your Tasks with a Time Audit
Where does the time go?! To find an actual answer to that question, I've undertaken a time audit that will allow me to track what I'm doing with my days. Want to know where you're spending your hours each week? Read on for tips on performing your own time audit.

Turning Intentions into Actions
To make the most of your time, manage your tasks, and really achieve what you want in life, you need to put your good intentions into *action*. These three steps can help.

WhoMi Color-Coded Weekly Planner Review
It´s time to start planning for 2008! This article series will offer reviews of a series of planners, both paper and electronic, to help you make the smartest choice. First up: a colorful and clever option from WhoMi.

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