From the course: Time Management: Working from Home (2018)

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Applying the processing technique at home

Applying the processing technique at home

From the course: Time Management: Working from Home (2018)

Applying the processing technique at home

- In my course Time Management Fundamentals, I emphasize the importance of processing. Processing is the act of deciding what you're going to do with something, when you're going to do it, and where its home is. Processing begins when you take one item out of a gathering point. A gathering point is a place where unresolved, unprocessed items gather. For instance, an inbox or an email inbox. When working from home, processing takes a slightly different flavor. Unless there's some legal restriction against it, I strongly recommend you process both personal and career-related items at the same time. Your time spent processing will be reduced because you'll get into a solid rhythm, and you'll be able to see the relationship between both work and personal demands on your calendar. So when scheduling processing time on your calendar, schedule enough time to process all items from your work life and your personal life. This…

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