Week #5 Time Management

Tuesday 2/17/09
Time Management Advice
Nick Smith

This Weekend I interviewed Bob Woods

Bob said that he sets his boundaries by his checklist. This way he knows what has to be done and by when but it also allows for flexibility. Flexibility is also sort of a boundary for Bob in an interesting way. He wants to stay flexible so that way he does not get stuck to his routine which is set fourth by his checklist. An interesting way to go about things in my opinion but it makes sense. By setting boundaries, we can sometimes get stuck to them. Of course that is not true for all boundaries but it works well in this scenario.
With Bob’s checklist, makes everything due a lot earlier than what it actually is. For example, he sets out in his week to get his sermon finished by Thursday. If his week is fairly uninterrupted, he can accomplish this task. But, if it is interrupted, it is no big deal because he has a lot of time built in to make up for it.
One piece of information that he gave me was “early to bed and early to rise.” This is because nobody calls early in the morning allowing for things to get done without interruption. The second piece of information Bob gave me regarding time management was to allow a lot of flexibility. He said this has been great for him but you have to have enough discipline to actually do things.