Time Traps

In Time Traps, sales expert Todd Duncan explains all the traps that steal your time, and shows why you should abandon the pointless pursuit of time management and, instead, adopt a far more actionable approach: task management. He explains that by focusing your time better you can make more money and have more free time — at the same time. Duncan challenges you to invest your time in the areas that will truly deliver dividends: your health, your financial fitness, your relationships, your knowledge and your purpose.

• How to extricate yourself from the biggest time traps in order to become more productive.
• The Yes Trap: You lose time by saying "yes" too much.
• The Control Trap: In order to save time, you must delegate responsibility.
• The Technology Trap: As you may have noticed, e-mail, cell phones and computers don't always translate into more productivity.
• The Quota Trap: Quotas can create more problems than they solve.
• The Failure Trap: Learn not to be afraid of failure.
• The Party Trap: Don't let success get to your head.
• How to rethink what you think is important. After all, if you gained more free time and wealth, what would you do with it?