Helene Segura - The Inefficiency Assassin: Time Management Tactics for Working Smarter, Not Longer

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Helene Seguras vivid examples from real life and pop culture, her anxiety-dissolving humor, and her clearly presented and comprehensive wisdom make The Inefficiency Assassin a book that belongs on every professionals bookshelf.

Julie Bestry, CPO, president of Best Results Organizing and author of 57 Secrets for Organizing Your Small Business

I am a big fan of managing your time as effectively as possible. Helene Segura outlines the quickest ways to make that happen. Its a must-read.

Jane Atkinson, author of The Wealthy Speaker 2.0

Helene Segura understands how to guide her readers in this book to improve their individual time management tracks. Her CIA framework is a step-by-step guideline for effective worklife integration. I thoroughly recommend this book for anyone who is aiming to become the master of his or her own time management.

Michael Brecht, CEO of Doodle.com, author of The Productivity Book, and productivity blogger on MichaelBrecht.com

Using The Inefficiency Assassins CIA framework, Ive made powerful changes that have allowed me more time to be present with my family while still moving forward in my business. Helene Seguras approach is simple, easy, and a wonderful resource to visit to get back on track.

Carol Frazey, MS, founder of TheFitSchool.com and author of The Fit School Diet Plan

Helene Segura does it again with this book, now aiming her crosshairs at workplace time wasters! Her experience with clients for so many years, along with her natural strokes of genius and sharp wit, will shave off hours from your work week.

Lorie Marrero, CPO, author of the Wall Street Journalbestselling book Clutter Diet and founder of ClutterDiet.com

Completing tasks efficiently in less time simply by processing your work and your thoughts, and using common sense? Now, thats music to my ears! The Inefficiency Assassin just changed my life!

Kim Etheredge, cofounder of Mixed Chicks hair products

Helene Segura offers innovative solutions for your productivity roadblocks. She delivers her wisdom in easy-to-understand, bite-sized, and often-humorous chunks. Follow her recommendations, and youll gain countless hours of newfound time.

Laura Stack, founder of The Productivity Pro, Inc., and author of Doing the Right Things Right

Wow, Helene Segura really gets it: time management is really about life management. She knows how to go from the big picture down to the little details and how to create the right context to not only get more done but also feel better about it. She doesnt just have great ideas; she also organizes them in a user-friendly way so you can get the most out of them. This is the book to get.

Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA, ADHD expert, speaker, and author of More Attention, Less Deficit

The Inefficiency Assassin slays chaos and indecision. As a person with attention-span and follow-through issues, I was grateful to discover that Helene Segura shares the doable secrets to take my creativity from ideas to reality. And she does it in bite-sized, digestible chunks even I can handle. Everyone who wants to achieve something important needs The Inefficiency Assassin.

Jeff Anderson, writing consultant, speaker, and author of the Zack Delacruz series and 10 Things Every Writer Needs to Know

The Inefficiency Assassin is a concise, straightforward, and comprehensive plan that provides realistically attainable tactics to solve every major productivity problem. It details precisely how to eliminate these issues so you can have the professional and personal life you desire. With Helene Seguras help, you can say farewell to guilt and exhaustion and to being overworked and overwhelmed.

Erin Rooney Doland, editor-in-chief of Unclutterer.com and author of Never Too Busy to Cure Clutter

Copyright 2016 by Helene Segura

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The material in this book is intended for education. It is not meant to take the place of diagnosis and treatment by a qualified medical practitioner or therapist. No expressed or implied guarantee of the effects of the use of the recommendations can be given or liability taken.

Text design by Tracy Cunningham

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Segura, Helene, date.

Title: The inefficiency assassin : time management tactics for working smarter, not longer / Helene Segura.

Description: Novato, California : New World Library, [2016]

Identifiers: LCCN 2015051062 | ISBN 9781608684007 (paperback)

Subjects: LCSH: Time management. | Workflow--Management. | BISAC: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Time Management. | SELF-HELP / Time Management. | SELF-HELP /

Stress Management. | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship.

Classification: LCC HD69.T54 S4436 2016 | DDC 658.4/093dc23

LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015051062

First printing, April 2016

ISBN 978-1-60868-400-7

EISBN 978-1-60868-401-4

Printed in Canada on 100% postconsumer-waste recycled paper

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For

Marcus Luttrell,

Chris Kyle,

Anthony Mendez,

Dorothy Blum,

Gene Grabeel,

Jeanne Vertefeuille,

Sandy Grimes,

Dr. Say,

Andrew Segura,

and all the warriors and operatives

known and unknown,

living and deceased,

past, present, and future

who make our freedom to live the American dream possible

Contents

Julie is quite well known in her field and is often sought to give lectures or develop programs for large organizations and corporations. Despite her services being in such high demand, she felt she had done a great job in setting office hours. She went into her office only from 8:30 in the morning until 3:00 in the afternoon, Monday through Friday, so that she could drop her kids off at school in the morning and pick them up in the afternoon, and then take them to practices or games. She carried her smartphone with her at all times, so that she could always squeeze in a little work here and there while waiting in a lobby, while standing in line at the grocery store, or after the kids went to bed. She could also sneak in a peek on the weekends while the kids were running around the yard or swimming.

One early evening at her son Bens baseball game, she felt her phone vibrate in her lap. She had just received an email from one of her best (i.e., a top-dollar account) clients, who had a question about an upcoming meeting. Julie felt she needed to respond to her clients email immediately. Ben picked up a baseball bat in the dugout and tentatively walked toward the batters box as Julie began typing her quick response.