Thomas Limoncelli is a world-famous author and speaker on many topics including system administration, networking, and security. A system administrator since 1988, he now speaks at conferences around the world on topics ranging from firewall security to time management. He has worked for Cibernet, Dean For America, Lumeta, Bell Labs / Lucent, AT&T and Mentor Graphics. Along with Christine Hogan he is co-author of the book "The Practice of System and Network Administration" from Addison-Wesley. He holds a B.A. in C.S. from Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, USA. He publishes a blog on [...]

About the Author;
Foreword;
Preface;
How to Read This Book;
Audience;
About This Book;
Assumptions This Book Makes;
Conventions Used in This Book;
Using Code Examples;
We'd Like to Hear from You;
Safari® Enabled;
Acknowledgments;
Chapter 1: Time Management Principles;
1.1 What's So Difficult About Time Management?;
1.2 The Principles of Time Management for SAs;
1.3 It Won't Be Easy;
1.4 Summary;
Chapter 2: Focus Versus Interruptions;
2.1 The Focused Brain;
2.2 An Environment to Encourage Focus;
2.3 Interruptions;
2.4 Directing Interruptions Away from You;
2.5 You Can Say "Go Away" Without Being a Jerk;
2.6 Summary;
Chapter 3: Routines;
3.1 Sample Routines;
3.2 How to Develop Your Own Routines;
3.3 Deleting Old Routines;
3.4 Summary;
Chapter 4: The Cycle System;
4.1 Don't Trust Your Brain;
4.2 Why Other Systems Fail;
4.3 Systems That Succeed;
4.4 The Cycle;
4.5 Summary;
Chapter 5: The Cycle System: To Do Lists and Schedules;
5.1 A Sample Day;
5.2 Other Tips;
5.3 Setting Up a PAA for Use with The Cycle;
5.4 Setting Up a PDA for Use with The Cycle;
5.5 Summary;
Chapter 6: The Cycle System: Calendar Management;
6.1 How to Use Your Calendar;
6.2 One Calendar for Business and Social Life;
6.3 Repeating Tasks;
6.4 Know Your Personal Rhythms;
6.5 Know Your Company's Rhythms;
6.6 Summary;
Chapter 7: The Cycle System: Life Goals;
7.1 The Secret Trick;
7.2 Setting Goals;
7.3 Planning Your Next Steps;
7.4 Schedule the Steps;
7.5 Revisit Your Goals Regularly;
7.6 Summary;
Chapter 8: Prioritization;
8.1 Prioritizing Your To Do Lists;
8.2 Project Priorities;
8.3 Requests from Your Boss;
8.4 Summary;
Chapter 9: Stress Management;
9.1 Overload and Conflicting Directions;
9.2 Vacation Time;
9.3 Yoga, Meditation, and Massage;
9.4 Summary;
Chapter 10: Email Management;
10.1 Managing Your Email;
10.2 Jump Starting the Process;
10.3 Summary;
Chapter 11: Eliminating Time Wasters;
11.1 What Is a Time Waster?;
11.2 Avoiding the Tempting Time Wasters;
11.3 Common Time Wasters;
11.4 Wasteful Meetings;
11.5 Strategic Versus Tactical;
11.6 Summary;
Chapter 12: Documentation;
12.1 Document What Matters to You;
12.2 Wiki Technology;
12.3 Summary;
Chapter 13: Automation;
13.1 What to Automate?;
13.2 How to Automate;
13.3 Simple Things Done Often;
13.4 Hard Things Done Once;
13.5 Letting Others Do Privileged Operations;
13.6 Summary;
Epilogue;
What to Do with All Your "New" Free Time?;
Colophon;