Stop wasting time on time

Why the busiest professionals keep falling further behind

In 1830, Victor Hugo had a problem. He’d signed a contract to deliver The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. He’d already missed one deadline. His publisher gave him six months: no more extensions.

Hugo was one of the most celebrated writers in France. He had time. What he didn’t have was the ability to use it. Paris kept calling. Dinner parties. Salons. Visitors …