Get Organized! by Dr. Frank Buck

Everyone complains about being too busy. Then they go grocery shopping Saturday morning, eat lunch at noon, and schedule meetings on the hour.

The price you pay for everything isn't just money. It's time. And most people overpay because they refuse to be contrarians.

After years as a public school administrator, I noticed something: The productive people didn't work harder. They worked differently. They zigged when everyone else zagged.

Here are 15 contrarian strategies to reclaim your schedule.

For more, visit the blog post: https://FrankBuck.org/contrarian/

If you don't return phone calls...

If your email is overflowing with messages to which you have not responded...

If people are always waiting on you...

You're not a leader. You're a bottleneck.

Most leaders think they have a time management problem. They don't. They have a decision management problem.

Every day you don't decide is another day your team can't move forward. Another day projects stall. Another day you're working until 9pm because everything has to go through you.

Here's a 4-step framework to break free.

For more, visit the blog post: https://FrankBuck.org/bottleneck/

I accidentally made a podcast using NotebookLM, and I never planned a second of it. In this episode, I share the story of how I was building Practical AI for School Leaders, uploaded mycourse script to NotebookLM to create a self-assessment, and then discovered what the 'Audio Overview' button could do. What you'll hear in this video:

• How I planned and scripted the entire Practical AI forSchool Leaders course before filming
• How NotebookLM built a complete self-assessment from the course script

• What happened when I clicked 'Audio Overview' (and why it surprised me)
• Excerpts from the AI-generated podcast episode

 Last week's episode (watch this first): https://frankbuck.org/practical-ai/ 

Register for Practical AI forSchool Leaders:

Alabama school leaders: PowerSchool Professional Learning (search the course title)

Everyone: FrankBuck.org/plu$97 Starts March 1

🚨 NEW COURSE ALERT 🚨School leaders: Tired of staring at blank pages at 5:30 PM?

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Who's ready to reclaim their time?

For much more, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/practical-ai/

Printing kills your speed. Keyboarding kills your focus. Here's why cursive still wins.

The top 1% doesn't argue about tools. They choose what finishes faster.

For more, visit the blog post:

https://FrankBuck.org/cursive/

Why 60% of Professionals Abandon Their Goals by February (And How to Be in the 40% Who Don't)

After two decades studying time management and productivity, I've noticed something: The people who achieve their professional goals don't have more willpower than those who don't.

They have better systems.

https://frankbuck.org/failed-resolutions

Master voice typing with Windows + H. Dictate emails, documents, and AI prompts hands-free. No downloads or subscriptions needed.

For more, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/windows-h/

If you're a teacher and want to improve your ability to work with parents, this episode is for you. My guest is Dr. Barbara Blackburn Hale! She's been a teacher, a popular college professor, and the author of 40 books. Her specialty is rigor in education. She's been named to Global Gurus Top 30 in the education category for around 10 years. Today, she's literally giving you the A to Z when it comes to working with parents. Stick around to the end for how you can get several free resources.

For more, visit the blog post: frankbuck.org/barbara-blackburn

00:00 Intro

01:10 40 books. How do you do it?

02:10 How Frank & Barbara met

05:00 New "A to Z" materials

06:45 A to Z examples

08:05 It took 17 phone calls

11:30 You can skip around

16:05 Where to get the resources

What are the two areas where we all want more?: Time and money. I can help you with the first. My guest, Skyler Fleming, can help you with the second. Below are the topics we cover. You'll also hear about Skyler's new podcast, one geared towards young adults.For more, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/skyler-fleming/

Chapters

0:00 Intro

2:10 Biggest money mistakes

5:10 Help with the tax burden

9:00 Health Savings Account

13:00 Investing

15:30 Index Funds

18:40 Automation

22:40 Budgeting apps

Most busy people have too much paper and carry too much in their heads. "The Inspired Office" gives you systems to simplify both your physical space and digital life, leaving more room to breathe.

For more, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/kacy-paide

In this interview with Kacy Paide, here's what you'll hear:

0:00 Intro

2:05 Clarity

6:00 What needs to be visible? What needs to be hidden?

7:30 How to sustain the new practices

9:05 The importance of getting caught up

12:20 The Mississippi school project

16:15 Talking through your own process...and sometimes finding your own solutions

17:25 The gift of organization

18:25 The "little book"

23:22 Organizational template for the principal

24:45 The system is the important thing

28:45 Determine the need before you buy the containers

34:45 Your first step on the road to organization

39:45 The Pomodoro Technique

41:15 "The Inspired Office." Next steps