For years, I was able to neatly sidestep my time management issues by having a job that didn’t require it—waiting tables. Yes, time was critical, but everything that I needed to do had to happen now. Besides getting to work, I didn’t need to be anywhere at a specific time. I didn’t have to plan how long anything was going to take. I just had to complete my tasks, as quickly as possible, and in the right order: offer drinks, take the order, put it in the computer…
