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By: toddsmith

toddsmith — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:54:25 +0000

Hi Diane,

I believe you are taking the right steps to regain control of your time. When people send me a non-urgent text, I simply respond by email. They soon get the point that I don't respond to non-urgent messages. Now, very few people text me, because they know I will not respond unless it is urgent and as you know very few things are urgent.

Congrats on taking the right steps!

By: toddsmith

toddsmith — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:54:25 +0000

By: Diane Furst Costello

Diane Furst Costello — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:19:29 +0000

I have let others control my time thru IM, text, calls, etc. It's natural to want to respond immediately, especially when it's someone you like and/or respect! I started putting 'busy – can't IM now” to TRY to alleviate these interruptions but people IM any way, which actually is a lack of respect for my time. Now I'm going to just turn it all off until I have time to focus. When I multi-task too often, I'm not really fully in the moment anyway. Just turned off IM! I'm also going to silent my phone so that the ringing doesn't guilt me into picking it up when I'm trying to control my precious time and life! Thanks for these great tips.

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uberVU - social comments — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:25:28 +0000

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By: toddsmith

toddsmith — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:46:01 +0000

Great points Claudia! Thanks for contributing.

By: toddsmith

toddsmith — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:45:09 +0000

Hi Joann,

Thanks for your comment. I wish you the best with your blog. It has been fun!

Todd

By: JOANN GUIDA

JOANN GUIDA — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:10:27 +0000

Todd, Thanks for the great tips on time management. I really like your statement, "Your first step is to recognize that you don’t need to be available every time someone wants to reach you. Take control of how your time is spent rather than allowing others to control it."

Having recently started a blog and social networking your post will help me get focused on the important things.

Great website and very useful information - Keep up the good work as it is very much appreciated by your readers.

Warmest Regards,
JoAnn

By: toddsmith

toddsmith — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:02:18 +0000

Josh,

Great point! I will copy and paste your suggestion in my doc so when I write my book, your point will be included. Thanks for your contribution!