The Five-Minute Solution: Hundreds of Smart Ideas to Make Spare Minutes Work Harder for You

by Mary Frances Budzik

Organized according to the myriad places we end up on a given day- on hold, at the office, at home, in the car, waiting in line-this book is filled with hundreds of things you can accomplish during your wait-all in just five minutes or less. Improve your life and your world * Organizing all instruction manuals in one place for better access-and weeding out manuals to old appliances * Setting the table before you leave for work to minimize dinnertime chaos * Pruning your flowers while waiting for a ride * Taking a five minute micro nap to lower your heart rate, give your eyes a rest, and improve your memory * Shining your dress shoes while talking on the phone * Updating your address book, résumé, or grocery list while on hold * Registering your phone number with the National Do Not Call Registry- saving tons of future minutes by eliminating unwanted calls * Printing out interesting articles and tuck them into your planner- providing you with reading matter for the waiting room, d

176 pages, Paperback

First published September 17, 2009