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11. DO THE MOST UNPLEASANT TASK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Once it is out of the way, you will feel more energized to work through the less-challenging activities. 

12. ALLOW TIME FOR THE UNEXPECTED,  If you feel that you can arrive at a place within about 15 minutes, promise to be there withing 5. If you believe an appointment will take an hour, allow and an hour and 20 minutes. Leave a portion of your day unscheduled. 

13. USE TRANSITION TIME.  Listen to the news of a recording while you shave. Read while you are waiting for a train or riding on it. Of course, you can use that time to relax. But don't waste it and then later fret over lost time.  

14. APPLY THE RULE OF THUMB. Are  approximately 2 out of 10 items  on your to-do list the most important? Might a certain job be as good as finished after you give attention to just the most important aspects of it? 

15.  WHEN YOU FEEL OVERWHELMED WITH WORK,  write each task on an index care. Then divide the cards into two groups:  "Action Today" and "Action Tomorrow."  When tomorrow comes, do the same. 

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From the AWAKE! magazine, 2010