Time-saving tips

—Newsday

May 5, 2008

•Don't schedule more than 65 percent of any day, suggested consultant Andrea Feinberg. Allow for the unexpected.

•Don't let your day be consumed by never-ending phone calls and e-mails. Pick a time once or twice a day to check e-mails and return calls, she added.

•Break high-payoff projects into subtasks and devote some time each day to work on at least one of the latter, said time manager Peter Turla.

•Keep your to-do list realistic so you don't get even more stressed out, said time trainer Linda Berke.

•Allocate a couple of hours at the end of each week for a review to make sure you're on top of your tasks, said productivity expert David Allen. Keep lists as updated as possible.

—Newsday