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How Jim Collins Tracks His Workday (and Pillow Time)

May 24th, 2009

Jim Collins' time chart I've got my own pie chart of how I want to spend my time, so it was fun to hear that Jim Collins, author of bestselling book Good to Great, also has a similar breakdown, pictured right. The New York Times reports:

That, he explains, is a running tally of how he’s spending his time, and whether he’s sticking to a big goal he set for himself years ago: to spend 50 percent of his workdays on creative pursuits like research and writing books, 30 percent on teaching-related activities, and 20 percent on all the other things he has to do.

Collins is a whole lot more diligent about tracking his progress than I've ever been, though.

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