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Ruth Klein:
So right from the get-go, I'm going to share something with you that is very easy and boy does it help. And that is... gather all of your junk and stack it - get it out of your sight, get it off of your desk.

Productivity expert Ruth Klein, author of the book Time Management for Working Women…

And then usually thirty minutes after lunch (which is kind of a dead time physiologically because the body's working diligently to digest your food and so you're probably not as creative as you could be). So, this is a good time to organize papers and you will be amazed at what you can get taken care of in twenty minutes.

And as you're attacking projects throughout the day, Ruth recommends you use the rule of two.

The rule of two says, "What two items, projects, emails, phone calls - if you had no other time to accomplish anything but those two items, you would feel as though you've accomplished something?" And I can't tell you how productive that has made me and several other people as well. You choose the top two and you work them and then when you finish those two, you go on to the next two and it really helps to prevent overwhelm.

You can link to Ruth's website from ours: somethingyoushouldknow.net - I'm Mike Carruthers and that's Something You Should Know.