{"id":2768,"date":"2023-01-12T17:09:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T17:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jodischneider.com\/blog\/?p=2768"},"modified":"2023-01-12T17:09:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T17:09:38","slug":"managing-time-demands-francis-wades-skill-ladders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jodischneider.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/12\/managing-time-demands-francis-wades-skill-ladders\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing time demands: Francis Wade&#8217;s skill ladders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For diagnosing problems with time management, the best thing I\u2019ve found so far is Francis Wade&#8217;s idea of \u201cskill ladders\u201d, described in the 2014 <em>Perfect Time-Based Productivity: How to rescue your peace of mind as time demands increase<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Perfect-Time-Based-Productivity-demands-increase-ebook\/dp\/B00PY5X52Q\">Amazon<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/perfect.mytimedesign.com\">book website<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n<p>For instance, the &#8220;capturing&#8221; ladder has 7 levels, with the bottom &#8220;not even trying to commit tasks to memory&#8221; and the top &#8220;always using a backed up electronic device that is never far away&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jodischneider.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/time-demand-skill-ladder-capturing-small-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"556\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/jodischneider.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/time-demand-skill-ladder-capturing-small-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jodischneider.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/time-demand-skill-ladder-capturing-small-1.png 556w, https:\/\/jodischneider.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/time-demand-skill-ladder-capturing-small-1-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Skill ladder for capturing, from Francis Wade&#8217;s <em>Perfect Time-Based Productivity: How to rescue your peace of mind as time demands increase<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/2time-sys.com\/11-fundamentals\/\">lists<\/a> multiple ladders:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2time-sys.com\/2007\/03\/20\/component-1-capturing\/\">Capturing<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2time-sys.com\/2007\/03\/21\/component-2-emptying\/\">Emptying<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2time-sys.com\/2007\/03\/24\/component-3-tossing\/\">Tossing<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2time-sys.com\/2007\/03\/24\/component-4-acting-now\/\">Acting Now<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2time-sys.com\/2007\/03\/25\/component-5-storing\/\">Storing<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2time-sys.com\/2007\/03\/26\/component-6-scheduling\/\">Scheduling<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2time-sys.com\/2007\/03\/28\/component-7-listing\/\">Listing<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2time-sys.com\/2007\/04\/09\/component-9-switching\/\">Switching<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2time-sys.com\/2007\/04\/09\/component-8-interrupting\/\">Interrupting<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2time-sys.com\/2007\/04\/10\/component-10-warning\/\">Warning<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2time-sys.com\/2007\/04\/11\/component-11-reviewing\/\">Reviewing<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/perfect.mytimedesign.com\/13-forms\/\">downloadable PDF form<\/a> provides a checklist to identify where you are on each ladder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A summary of his diagnosis-based approach to managing time demands is available from <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/2time-labs\/the-evergreen-guide-to-choosing-your-next-task-management-app-5e4ad21212af\">The Evergreen Guide to Choosing Your Next Task Management App<\/a> (2017).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More recently he organized the <a href=\"https:\/\/timeblockingsummit.info\">Task Management &amp; Time Blocking Virtual summit<\/a> (2020 &amp; 2021 &amp; 2022, with the 2023 event planned for Thursday through Saturday March 2-4). You can find more of Francis Wade&#8217;s recent thinking via <a href=\"https:\/\/fwconsulting.com\/wordpress\/\">Framework Consulting<\/a> and in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/profile\/Francis-Wade\">his Quora answers<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For diagnosing problems with time management, the best thing I\u2019ve found so far is Francis Wade&#8217;s idea of \u201cskill ladders\u201d, described in the 2014 Perfect Time-Based Productivity: How to rescue your peace of mind as time demands increase (Amazon; book website). 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