<p>In this clever book, bestselling author Richard Templar delivers a collection of principles, tactics and techniques that will make sure things always get done, without you ever having to break a sweat or stay up into the small hours to do it.</p>These pithy, self-contained ideas are so straightforward that you can even read the book itself without trying too hard

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    <li>Introduction </li>
    <li>You can and you can&rsquo;t </li>
    <li>You have to want to be organised </li>
    <li>You don&rsquo;t have to change your personality </li>
    <li>Know yourself </li>
    <li>Make time </li>
    <li>Have a routine </li>
    <li>Don&rsquo;t tell yourself you&rsquo;re bored </li>
    <li>Don&rsquo;t get distracted </li>
    <li>Think about what you&rsquo;re not thinking about </li>
    <li>Don&rsquo;t panic! </li>
    <li>Do it little and often </li>
    <li>Think positive </li>
    <li>Steer clear of time sappers </li>
    <li>Know when the good times are </li>
    <li>Do the scary jobs </li>
    <li>Set yourself limits </li>
    <li>Invest now, save later </li>
    <li>Don&rsquo;t do too much </li>
    <li>Don&rsquo;t waste your down time </li>
    <li>Be reliable </li>
    <li>Don&rsquo;t wait for people to change </li>
    <li>Write lists </li>
    <li>Get off to a flying start </li>
    <li>Visualise the finished thing </li>
    <li>Have less </li>
    <li>Sort it or bin it </li>
    <li>Ditch the eco-guilt </li>
    <li>Have a packing list </li>
    <li>Get into good habits </li>
    <li>Have a place for it </li>
    <li>File your week </li>
    <li>Keep a notebook </li>
    <li>Count your bags </li>
    <li>Streamline your workload </li>
    <li>Streamline your movements </li>
    <li>Multitask </li>
    <li>Build up a stockpile </li>
    <li>Double up </li>
    <li>Turn your toothbrush upside down </li>
    <li>Pin a note on the door </li>
    <li>Be decisive about mess </li>
    <li>Learn how to tidy </li>
    <li>Get the kids working </li>
    <li>Don&rsquo;t do it yourself </li>
    <li>Give false deadlines </li>
    <li>Use a two-bin system </li>
    <li>Have a shopping list </li>
    <li>Read faster </li>
    <li>Keep time </li>
    <li>Get ahead of yourself </li>
    <li>Remember birthdays </li>
    <li>Make technology work for you </li>
    <li>Get Christmas wrapped up </li>
    <li>Treat yourself </li>
    <li>Find a sixpence </li>
    <li>Be decisive </li>
    <li>Lay the groundwork first </li>
    <li>Talk it through </li>
    <li>When you have to decide, do it </li>
    <li>Toss a coin </li>
    <li>Tell everyone what you&rsquo;ve decided </li>
    <li>Hone your people skills </li>
    <li>Be assertive </li>
    <li>Learn to say no </li>
    <li>Stand your ground </li>
    <li>Understand thick skins </li>
    <li>Say what you mean </li>
    <li>Keep calm </li>
    <li>Count to ten </li>
    <li>See their point of view </li>
    <li>Feed it back </li>
    <li>Learn to delegate </li>
    <li>Know who's doing what </li>
    <li>Get the best out of people </li>
    <li>Know what really matters </li>
    <li>Prioritise </li>
    <li>Know what is urgent (and what isn&rsquo;t) </li>
    <li>Organise your to-do list </li>
    <li>Clear some downtime </li>
    <li>Plan your life </li>
    <li>Don&rsquo;t just firefight </li>
    <li>Have a thorough diary </li>
    <li>Know what makes a difference </li>
    <li>Get organised at work </li>
    <li>Know where you&rsquo;re going </li>
    <li>Know what you&rsquo;re doing </li>
    <li>First you must push the wheelbarrow and then you can sit down </li>
    <li>Don&rsquo;t work a week behind </li>
    <li>Deal with it when it happens </li>
    <li>Don&rsquo;t do things twice </li>
    <li>Organise your space </li>
    <li>Don&rsquo;t read things you don&rsquo;t need to </li>
    <li>Keep it together </li>
    <li>Make sure the boomerang comes back </li>
    <li>Keep your meetings on time </li>
    <li>Know what you&rsquo;re aiming for </li>
    <li>Avoid unnecessary meetings </li>
    <li>Don&rsquo;t get interrupted </li>
    <li>Don&rsquo;t get caught by the phone </li>
    <li>Choose between email and phone </li>
    <li>Reduce your inbox </li>
    <li>Ditch the ping </li>
    <li>Stop playing games </li>
    <li>Get it over w

<P>In this clever book, bestselling author Richard Templar delivers a collection of principles, tactics and techniques that will make sure things always get done, without you ever having to break a sweat or stay up into the small hours to do it.</P>These pithy, self-contained ideas are so straightforward that you can even read the book itself without trying too hard

Richard Templar

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