{"id":2750,"date":"2018-10-08T01:26:38","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T06:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/workingup\/?p=2750"},"modified":"2018-09-15T08:38:29","modified_gmt":"2018-09-15T13:38:29","slug":"the-humble-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/workingup\/2018\/10\/the-humble-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"The Humble Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Dwayne Phillips<\/p>\n

I contemplate a simple yet still effective management tool\u2014the humble calendar.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What will I do tomorrow? What about the day after? What about next month. Oh, wait, is next week in next month or this month?<\/p>\n

How can I keep track of time?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We revisit the humble calendar. If this is insulting to you, sorry, this is not for you. Please read the next bit of writing that I post.<\/p>\n

Years ago I supervised about a dozen hard working, always-on-the-road persons. I needed to know where they were on any given day. Sigh. So much to track. I used Microsoft Word to print a table that resembled a calendar. I adhered the calendar to the wall next to my desk using a wonderful temporary spray adhesive<\/a>, I wrote in pencil on the calendar. Hmmm, paper and pencil and a wall. Hmmmm. Someone told me where they were going and when. I wrote it on the calendar.<\/p>\n

Someone asked me, “Where is so and so?” I looked on the calendar and found the answer.<\/p>\n

If I went elsewhere, I took the calendar with me. If needed, I put old calendars in a manila folder\u2014another humble tool\u2014for referencing the past.<\/p>\n

Silly? Perhaps. Useful? Absolutely. Recommended? Absolutely.<\/p>\n

We don’t have to reinvent everything. We don’t have to use a computer for everything. If work or life is overwhelming, use simple, proven tools…like the humble calendar.<\/p>\n

Why did I write and post this? Because I know persons who are overwhelmed and who do not use calendars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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