Randy Ted Talk

Who is he? – He is a professor who worked at CMU in Pittsburg. He was a CS professor while he worked ther

What is he known for? – He had promised to give a lecture at the University of Virginia, in which he shared advise around time management, and how important it is to properly manage your time. Also he pushed to shift the perspective of time, as something as valuable as money.

5 points I liked in his talk:

1. Time should be treated the same way money is treated. We don’t value how precious time is, so to better understand the value of time we should treat it in a similar means to how we treat money.

2. The idea of opportunity cost. The idea that we will always be able to make money back, but once an hour is used we can never get it back.

3. To help avoid procrastination make fake deadlines so that the work is done earlier.

4. Clear the desk. It should not be so crowded that things cannot be found. Keep papers and other items collected together.

5. Consider using a time journal, taking note of where time is spend throughout the week can allow us to find where we can open up time, and how our time is used.