Resolved

I'm curious. Are good time managers born or can they be nurtured? If it's genetic I can blame my DNA for my lifelong proclivity for procrastination. On the other hand, if time management can be learned, sign me up. 

I'm not big on new year's resolutions...too much pressure, but I think this year I'll take a shot at self improvement. I've resolved to try and organize my time so as to maximize productivity and minimize last minute anxiety attacks. I think baby steps are probably the best idea here so I'm starting with TEAM. The laundry and vacuuming can wait for 2010. Meanwhile the time I spend on the computer will be organized so that I spend more time on things that are actually productive and less time on things that cause me to bleary-eyed. So here goes...

• Blog every Thursday
• at least 1 hour every night learning or perfecting a new technology
• no more than 1/2 hour a day on the time devouring FaceBook (this includes Scramble)
• no more than 1/2 hour a night on StumbleUpon (must be completed before 9pm)
• reduce daily email checks from 5,000 to 2
• Check in to Quick Topic discussion boards at least 3 times weekly

I'm sure there's contingencies I haven't considered so I'll stay slightly flexible but at a minimum the first four will be non negotiable (and believe me I'm a pro at negotiating with myself). Looking forward to being wildly productive. Too optimistic? Hmmmm.

BTW, they say if you write things down you're more likely to see them through. Plus now I've blabbed it all over the place so I guess I'm (what's that word?) committed. Or will be.