Time Management #6 – i want sandy!

I WANT SANDY!!!!

Goddamit…that sounds very much like a 5 year-old crying for her doll, but that’s the advice I’d like to give to professionals.

That’s Sandy if you’re curious.  If you don’t like her looks or don’t like the fact that she writes in ugly writing, don’t fret, because you’ll never have to see her in person.  She’s your personal assistant 24/7 who you won’t ever see face-to-face.  Ironic it sounds, but true.

She has been keeping me posted about meetings, lunches, shopping lists, and all the things that I must fit into my daily schedule.  Simply visit IWantSandy.com, create and account, and off you go.

There are a few things that you need to know before talking to Sandy.  It’s like a secret (well, not exactly) language you use to communicate with her–how romantic.  In fact, you can just write normally, but that takes too much time, especially if you’re telling Sandy to remind you of something while on-the-go–as in sending an email to her from a Blackberry or an iPhone.  But to get the most out of her, I hope that you’ll spare a few minutes to learn the necessary abbreviations to write to her shorthand, so that you can spend time focusing on doing what you are supposed to do rather than writing superfluous love letters to Sandy.

As for real world usage: I’ve recommended Sandy to my close friends and the overall feedback has been very positive.  Sandy is a great addition to the scheduling system they already have in place; she’s the one who calls in (sick) to remind them of their jobs.  Sandy has helped them cut the time needed to flip through a planner or to click through Outlook in early mornings; instead, they just check their emails (some of them do this every 5 minutes anyways) in order to get the reminders.  Also, with easy integration with iGoogle–which is set as my homepage–you just cannot escape the evil clutches of the evil stepsister Sandy.  Well, that may be great for sadists, but that’s not all…

The best thing about Sandy is her ability to be snoozed.  Just bang her head once and she’s off my ass for some time…only to come back again.  This is great when I have to postpone an appointment.  It’s much easier to let Sandy do the job rather than go through my organizer to erase or white-out the colored block and then color it in at another time.  In a few words–and a few seconds–I can tell Sandy to get back to me later.

And unlike hiring a secretary who’s willing to work 24/7, Sandy offers unconditional love for free.  No matter how much I’ve used or abused her, she’s been faithful at all times, keeping me on track with lesser distractions.

If I am to write a recommendation for Sandy, I’m going to put down only one sentence: “She’s the best.”