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Focus!

06 Thursday Sep 2018

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Law Office Management, Office Procedures, Time Management

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Chris Bailey, Legal Skills Prof Blog, Multi-Tasking, Scott Fruehwald, Time Management

New Book on Attention Focusing, by Scott Fruehwald, Legal Skills Prof Blog

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legal_skills/2018/09/new-book-on-attention-focusing.html

In the legal profession, multi-tasking is considered a required skill for attorneys and staff alike. Depending on the project, there are times when I want – or need – a chunk of uninterrupted time to perform that particular task. At other times, I can easily juggle several things at once. It depends on the task and how many distractions are competing for my attention.

There is an opposite point of view that multi-tasking is a myth. Rather than multi-tasking, they advocate that focusing on one thing at a time is the most efficient use of your time.

This difference of opinion about multi-tasking is why this post caught my eye. We all have days when we wonder whether our brain cells decided to commit mass suicide without warning us. Conversely, there are times when we are solidly in the zone and knock out one assignment after the other.

Professor Fruehwald’s post tweaked my curiosity about a person’s short-term memory and how it works, as well as the title of Chris Bailey’s book, “Hyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction.” Looks like an excellent read. -CCE

One of the most important aspects of being an effective learner is attention focusing.  Short-term memory has only about 4 to 7 slots, and an effective learner focuses her attention on the task at hand.  Chris Bailey has just published a self-help book on attention focusing for a popular audience: Hyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction (2018).

From the New York Times:

‘Hyperfocus’ teaches readers to control their limited capacity to focus on and process things in the moment, which he calls our ‘attentional space.’ It turns out our brain’s scratchpad is pretty small and can only hold a handful of tasks at a time. When one of those tasks is complex — like putting together a business proposal or taking care of a toddler — that number dwindles down to one or two.

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Jim Calloway’s New Legal Technology Column – This Will Be A “Must Read!”

11 Wednesday Feb 2015

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Law Office Management, Legal Technology, Technology, Time Management

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Jim Calloway, Jim Calloway's Law Practice Tips Blog, Law Office Management, Legal Technology, Time Management

It’s Time To Love Technology, by Jim Calloway, Jim Calloway’s Law Practice Tips Blog

http://www.lawpracticetipsblog.com/2015/01/ime-to-love-technology.html

Lawyers tend to have a love/hate relationship with technology. Of course, that’s often true for any of us who use today’s technology for our work. But for many lawyers, these feelings are quite pronounced and, without offering any amateur psychological diagnosis, I feel many members of the legal profession evidence a split personality when using technology.

So begins my column, It’s Time To Love Technology, in the January/February issue of Law Practice Magazine. I know that statement is easier for me to say, having an interest in technology rather than the very-typical lawyer aversion to technology. But it is time, past time actually, to be updating to technology-based digital work flows. It is time to embrace the fact that the tools of our trade are mainly technology-based tools. We would certainly judge others who did not know how to use the basic tools of their trade properly. It is time. I appreciate that you are too busy and think you don’t have the time.

But, as I noted in my column:

If you are billing a client for four hours to do something that could be done in 20 minutes, you are not doing right by your law practice or your client.

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Time Management Tips From Jim Calloway.

09 Sunday Mar 2014

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Apps, Emails, iPad, iPhones, Law Office Management, Legal Ethics, Legal Technology, Malpractice, Microsoft Office, Office Procedures, Outlook, Tablets

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David Allen, Deadlines, Docketing, Email Management, Inbox Zero, Jim Calloway, Jim Calloway's Law Practice Tips Blog, Microsoft Outlook, Remember the Milk, Stephen Covey, Things, Time Management, Timothy Ferriss, Toodledo, Trello

Time Management by Buckets and Lists, by Jim Calloway, Jim Calloway’s Law Practice Tips Blog

http://tinyurl.com/lbgd94z

How much time is wasted prioritizing ever-changing deadlines, projects, and e-mail? As always, Mr. Calloway provides common sense approach to time management, including management of e-mail, to-do lists, and more. -CCE

Time management is a challenge for us all these days. There are so many more distractions and so many more electronic avenues for assignments to come our way. It is a constant struggle to maintain productivity and a constant goal to improve. Missing a calendar entry can be critical in a law firm, so we live by our calendars. But making certain that critical tasks are completed promptly is equally important. Many lawyers put critical to-do items or deadlines on their calendars, even though they should be in a task list.

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How to Stop Procrastinating And Top Time Management Tips From The Experts.

07 Friday Feb 2014

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Law Office Management, Time Management

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Jim Calloway, Jim Calloway's Law Practice Tips Blog, Law Office Management, Meg Spencer Dixon, Podcast, Procrastination, The Digital Edge, Time Management, Time Management for Lawyers

Digital Edge Podcast – Time Management for Lawyers, by Jim Calloway, Jim Calloway’s Practice Tips Blog

http://tinyurl.com/kuandok

Meg Spencer Dixon pulled three consecutive all-nighters before she began pursuing time management as a career. Now, she is a consultant in task management for legal professionals. In this edition of  The Digital Edge – Lawyers and Technology podcast, Time Management for Lawyers, Sharon Nelson and Jim Calloway invite Dixon to discuss her top tips for legal professionals looking to master project management, how to stop procrastinating, and more.

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