The Power of Slow: 101 Ways to Save Time in Our 24/7 World

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Getting to the heart of our hassled and over-scheduled existence, Christine Louise Hohlbaum cheerfully investigates 101 ways to increase our quality of life and productivity by reevaluating how we perceive and use time. She claims that everyone has their own personal bank account of time. We cannot control it, but we can manage the activities with which we fill the time we have available to us. The Power of Slow gives readers practical, concise directions to change the relationship they have with time and debunks the myths of multitasking, speed, and urgency as the only ways to efficiency.Tips include:Close all computer windows with the exception of the one you need to do your job Manage expectations Declare gadget-free zones Learn to delegate Know when your plate is full Save your favourite tasks for last to avoid procrastination

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Christine Louise Hohlbaum is the author of S.A.H.M. I Am: Tales of a Stay-at-Home Mum and Diary of a Mother. Her articles have appeared in hundreds of publications and her expat blog was named Finalist as Blog of the Year 2007 for the Stevie Awards for Women in Business. In 2005 she was named Author of the Year by the Montauk Sun. She lives in Bavaria, Germany.