be bad at”. There are tradeoffs that must be made if you're going to excel in any
area—and for me, part of being good at the most important work I do (such as
writing books or consulting) is coming to terms with the fact that I'll be a little
bit bad at email response times. I hate making people wait to hear from me, but
that tradeoff enables me to do my highest value work. Second, I work with a
virtual assistant, and have been able to delegate some repetitive emails tasks to
him (like responding to LinkedIn friend requests). Third, I'll often undertake
email binges on weekends, when I receive far fewer messages and can respond
to many in a short burst of focus.
I also use TripIt Pro to organize all my business travel into one easy-to-reference
location. I'm constantly on the road and can't keep track of which rental car
agency I'm using or what terminal my flight is departing out of. It's great to
know that everything is compiled in one place so I don't have to remember it or
print it out. Additionally, I use the Sunrise calendar app, which has a magnificent
feature—when you enter a meeting location, it links directly to a Google map.
With one click, you can get directions to the site and an estimate of travel time.
It takes the guesswork out of your schedule.
Dorie Clark is a consultant who teaches for Duke University's Fuqua School of
Business and is the author of Stand Out
and Reinventing You
.
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