Alan Lakein was an American author on personal
time management
Time management is the process of planning and exercising conscious control of time spent on specific activities, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity. It involves of various demands upon a person relating to work, ...
, including ''How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life'' which has sold over 3 million copies.
Lakein graduated from
Johns Hopkins University
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and
Harvard Business School and resided in
Santa Cruz, California
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.
Lakein is credited for several quotes, including "Time = Life, Therefore, waste your time and waste your life, or master your time and master your life." He is credited as the creator of ''Lakein's question'': "What is the best use of my time right now?". He has also made management films and training films.
Former U.S. President
Bill Clinton
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started his autobiography, "My Life", with a reference to the book:
Books
* Alan Lakein, ''How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life'' (1973, New American Library,
New York City
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; )
* Alan Lakein, ''Give Me a Moment and I'll Change Your Life: Tools for Moment Management'' (1997 Andrews & McMeel, Kansas City, MO; )
* ''It's About Time & It's About Time'' (1975)
References
External links
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American self-help writers
Living people
Harvard Business School alumni
Johns Hopkins University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
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