I mentioned in a prior post that I have been looking for someplace on the internet where I could find a serious discussion about the philosphy behind Microsoft Outlook. I hoped that it would include those who developed the software.
Well, I found a website that might be serious.
Check out this link: http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook/default.aspx
I also found the following mesage board, again for serious discussions on Outlook:
It is well established that the productivity levels we experience here in the Caribbean are lower than those of North America.
In a way, that’ s a good thing. After all, who wants to take a trip to a foreign country for the purposes of relaxing only to discover that the environment you are visiting is more stressful than the one you are leaving behind? If productivity is correlated with stress, then certainly one would want neither when visiting a Caribbean destination in order to take a break from the rat-race.
On the other hand, doing business in the region can be a problem.
From my experience, there are simply many more professionals at all positions who exhibit many of the behaviors of people who are swamped. Their email in-boxes are full. They forget appointments. Their cell phones can accept no new messages. They miss deadlines. Phone calls go unreturned. In short, they cannot deal with the volume of time demands that life throws at them. (more…)
Once a professional has committed to a lifelong process of mastering the way they manage their time, the 2Time system can become their very best guide.
Self-Assessment
Starting with each of the elements, a user can decide what level they find themselves at. Going through each of the eleven components, they can assemble a composite description of their current level of mastery. Our advice here is to be conservative, and to resist the temptation to overrate.
Here is a sample Self-Evaluation for a fictitious user who has gained some understanding of the different elements that make up the 2Time system. (more…)
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