As a usually disinterested time management student, I was thinking about how good this book would have to be in order to help me. Let's face it, I'm not the most organized person in the world. In fact, losing glasses, car keys, etc. is pretty much a normal occurrence at my house.
As I read this book I wondered if Ms Barnes really understood just how entrenched my bad habits really are. After all, it's taken lots of years to become this disorganized.
I think this book is up to the challenge. As I read, I could see the author coming into my home, and after she was over the initial shock, being able to really make some positive changes in my "system" of operation. And to top it off, she actually uses scripture as the basis for doing things efficiently and effectively. It was a surprise to me, that's for sure.
Most of the tips this book provides are really common sense things that any time management student would find have been there all the time. I think one of the best tips was to get a large, flat calendar, with the biggest blocks you can find, to serve as your central family scheduling system. Everything is in one place and it's available for everyone to use. What a simple, but completely foreign idea to me. I told you most of these were common sense, didn't I?
And of course, the section on actual time management was almost like she was reading my mail. The tips she offers are great, IF you commit to using them. I can see where I can squeeze a lot more productive time out of my schedule just by arranging things differently to allow for multi-tasking. What a concept...preparing things in advance instead of rushing feverishly at the last minute.
If you are like me, the continual time management student, and are always looking for some easy ways to simplify, get organized, and help things run smoother and easier in your house, I would recommend "500 Time-Saving Hints". You never know, you may just get organized before you know it.
