In 1958, James McKay wrote the first book on time management. Since then time management mantra as a tool to productivity has made in-roads in B-schools and corporates widely. Here are some commonly prescribed Time Management techniques: Know your goals, Prioritize wisely, Just say no, Plan Ahead, Delegate often and others. Nobel Prize-winning economist, Herbert Simon says, “What information consumes is rather obvious. It consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.” The next generation of productivity enhancement can only come from creating Attention Management. Here is a TedTalk on the topic that I found very useful. In the 18th century, Henry Thoreau captured attention management, best in his saying 'It is not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is what are we busy about?' https://lnkd.in/fNFSrpx …see more