The 48 Tomatoes Method for Time Management and Productivity

From Two Great Systems to One Helpful Way to Look at Your Day

Time management is key in supercharging your productivity because it is the most scarce resource you have. No matter what you do, you cannot really get more time than what you are allotted. You can find ways to make more money, you can delegate work so you have less on your plate, but when it comes to time — you get what you get; you just have to find a way to make the most of it.

Much like with money, the best way to start making the most of your time is to begin tracking it. I’m not just talking about tracking what you have already spent — though that is helpful to get you a sense of where your time is going.

What I’m talking about is a way to view your time in 3 different respects:

• What you have at the start of each day (i.e., when you begin spending your time on things)
• How much you have left as the day proceeds
• A unit of measurement for your time that works best for capturing how most people spend it

The system I have cobbled together looks at time as units larger than conventional minutes and seconds, but smaller than hours. It combines visual representation of time available, interval…