Time Management Essentials: The Tools You Need to Maximize Your Attention, Energy, and Productivity

Time Management Tactics That Save the Day

During the late 1880s, the leaders of a European military organization wanted to make life easier for their soldiers. They wanted their men to have the tools necessary to open canned food, repair and maintain their rifles, and be better prepared for the situations they might encounter on the front lines. But instead of issuing each soldier a toolbox filled with any instrument they could possibly need, the leaders pursued a more streamlined approach.

The soldiers needed a collection of tools they could easily transport, but those tools needed to be compact and light enough to avoid substantially increasing ...