wishful thinking
Time Management
for Creative People Manage the mundane - create the extraordinary Mark McGuinness www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog First published on www.businessofdesignonline.com
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Contents 1. Why you need to be organised to be creative
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2. Prioritise work that is ‘important but not urgent’
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3. Ring-fence your most creative time
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4. Avoid the ‘Sisyphus effect’ of endless to-do lists
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5. Get things done by putting them o