Comments on: Unusual Time Saving Tips (2 of 5)

By: DBN

DBN — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:24:07 +0000

I rarely meet people for lunch. It does take too long. If they want to meet they can come to my office or I will meet them for coffee at a coffee shop that is 5 minutes from my office. I only meet either mid-morning or mid afternoon.

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By: Kevin Thomas

Kevin Thomas — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:55:25 +0000

Great Idea Ps Craig unless you work in a shoe box without windows - you know your office is too small when the Holy Spirit won’t even visit because it cramps His style. If anyone has a spare office they could send my way I would be grateful!

Gold Coast- Australia

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:52:38 +0000

Hey Craig,
This is totally off subject, but I just saw an ad for your new book over on Relevant’s website. I thought that was cool.

By: Jonathan Bartlett

Jonathan Bartlett — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:22:40 +0000

For short travels, you can also keep a bike at the office. For distances less than a mile, bikes are often faster, and plus you get a little exercise with it.

By: Alan Stoddard

Alan Stoddard — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:25:19 +0000

These past two posts have helped me greatly. I look forward to the next few.

Intentional time saving can be a stress reliever.

By: Will Johnston

Will Johnston — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:07:00 +0000

I do agree that on a busy day eating in your office can save time, and for a long time that’s what I did every day. However, I’m not sure if that’s the best idea in general. Now I try to make it a point to take a lunch, not everyday, but probably every other day on average. I realized that taking a lunch does wonders for the soul. Working through lunch took away an opportunity for me to de-stress, collect my thoughts, spend some time with God, etc. I still bring my lunch to save money, but I try to get out of the office. I think a good lunch can be a very healthy thing. I suppose if you can take an actually break in your office, then it doesn’t matter, but I think that’s a pretty hard thing for a lot of people.

By: Patrick Moore

Patrick Moore — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:00:46 +0000

Can someone grab me a burger today when you go to lunch? HA HA Just kidding.
Good thoughts.

By: Nyxll

Nyxll — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:22:25 +0000

Craig, I agree that eating out can be a time waster, but all too often we need that extra time to reset. We are in a society that is so busy that we are always spinning in circles.

Taking extra time to get to a place to eat often gives us some extra time to reset, collect our thoughts, mentally prepare or debrief. This usually helps us to focus our mental acumen and be more efficient.

So if you have to go somewhere for lunch … take some time to reach that inner peace and rest.

By: Bill (cycleguy)

Bill (cycleguy) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:40:30 +0000

Oh man Craig! You take all the fun out of life! Eating out and getting out of a small town is what we most often do! :) Most of “my” people work out of town so I find it better to meet them. I do use the time in my vehicle to listen to music and catch some relaxing time. The staff will go out of town because we know so many people in the small town that we find ourselves getting interrupted too much. But I definitely see your point.

By: Brad Huebert

Brad Huebert — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:13:00 +0000

Good idea… lunch out does eat up lots of time, especially with staff members you like hanging out with. I’ve got two staff, and I love ‘em both.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:43:36 +0000

Packing a lunch is a great way to save money and eat healthier!

By: Ted

Ted — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:12:14 +0000

Plus, lunch from home and lunch in the office saves $$$.

By: Jim Evans

Jim Evans — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:52:43 +0000

Great reminder and suggestons. I’m going to make this part of my MO.

By: Scott Williams

Scott Williams — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:03:14 +0000

Great suggestions… There is a Senior Level Executive Officer of a major corporation that I have lunch with periodically and he always schedules it at his office and his Assistant has food for us. It does simplify things and cuts travel time down for him.

I agree in regards to honoring people that you are taking to lunch by meeting them somewhere close to them. I have a list of restaurants in different parts of the metro, and my Campus Administrator schedules those lunches based on where the person I am meeting for lunch will be coming from.