IN THIS BOOK we have shared our insights into successful time<br > management--those techniques that seem to workIn doing SOwe<br > hope to help others live more fulfilling live s by accomplishing more<br > in areas important to them<br > We take full responsibility for the ideas expressed hereThese<br > thoughts have been nurtured over the years byʦendscoUeagues<br > writersand critics and have been enhanced by personal expefi<br > encesobservationsand extensive discussions between USSome of<br > the ldeas are new and some are old thoughts expressed in a new way<br > Our deepest wish iS that the combination of these ideas and insights<br > will help unlock the secrets of success for the reader<br > Time managementwe have foundiS really self-management<br > Self-management grows uniquely with eac h individualas we have<br > continually pointed out in this bookThe techniques and methods<br > howeverare similar for everyoneEach person must clean the rub<br > bish out of his or her own life and must develop some systematic<br > approach to managing that portion of time which iS controllable<br > while learning to accept that portion which cannot be controHedW|e<br > hope our efforts will help accomplish this goal<br > Our thanks to Bonnie BairdAnita Hozeskiand Cathy<br > ThompsonWho stayed with US through the various ups and downs<br > drafts and redraftstears and smilesof developing the manuscript<br > without their dedicationskillsand effortthis work would never<br > have been published<br > Portions of the book have been adapted from previously published<br > articles by Merrill DouglassWe specifically thank the publishers for<br > their permission to utilize material from the following articles<br >