Presented by Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler Community, Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at the Society for Technical Communication Summit, Philadelphia, PA. Most folks complain they don't have enough time to move their careers forward. Most of the time, this is simply not true. There's plenty of time in each day, but we're used to wasting it on time-sucking tasks that provide little or no business value. Learn ten of the biggest time-consuming tasks we perform each day and how to accomplish them more efficiently.

1. BY SCOTT ABEL
THE CONTENT WRANGLER
Stop Wasting Time
Ten Things You Can Do To
Make Yourself More Efficient

2. Stop Misusing Software
Email Is Not A Meeting Scheduling Tool

6. Push Back: Reclaim Your Time
Collaborate In Efficient, Time-Saving Ways
Using Real-Time Communication

14. Learn To Manage Email
Email Is Often A Huge Time-Sucker, But Help
Is Available From Lifehacker.com

15. Tag It! Then, Share It With Others
Del.icio.us And Other Tagging Services Can
Help You Find What You Want To Remember

19. Get A Mobile Device And Use It
The iPhone And Others Can Help You Stay
Connected And Get Things Done Faster

20. Don’t Get Sucked Into Listservs
Listservs Can Be An Important Source Of
Information, But They Can Also Suck Time

21. Learn To Create Useful Mashups
Yahoo Pipes And Microsoft Popfly Can Help;
Many Others Services Popping Up Daily

25. Project Management Tools
Tools Like BaseCamp, TadaList, and Todoist
Can Help You Stay Organized, Minimize Work

26. Use Reminder Tools
IWantSandy And Jott Are Two Popular Tools
That Provide Convenience and Service

29. Seek The Wisdom Of Crowds
Ask For Help From Your Customers, Peers, Or
The General Public

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