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The family of Mark Forster would like to share with you that his funeral will be held at 12 noon on Wednesday 12th November at Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation, West Grinstead, RH13 8LT, and afterwards at The Green Man, Partridge Green. All who wish to honour his memory are welcome to join us as we celebrate his life and say our goodbyes. Family flowers only. A donation page has been set up for…
A Message from Mark Forster’s Son It is with deep sadness that I share the news of my father, Mark Forster’s passing. He died peacefully in his sleep late on Sunday, 12th October 2025, without pain. For nearly a year, my father had been living with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), a condition that arose following two previous battles with cancer. In recent months, MDS affected his…
The Kindle version of my book Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management is available on amazon.co.uk for the remainder of November for 99p.
This year’s Lenten Challenge starts on Wednesday 14th February and ends on Thursday 28 March , both dates inclusive. The challenge is to keep to the same time management system for the whole period. You can enter the challenge by nominating which system you are going to follow in the Comments below. The system does not have to be one of mine. You can change your entry up until the start date…
Yes, I am familiar with Mark Forster. Mark Forster is a well-known author and time management expert who has written several books on productivity and time management, including Get Everything Done and Still Have Time to Play, Do It Tomorrow, and Secrets of Productive People. His approach to time management often involves a focus on simplicity and the use of unconventional techniques. For example,…
This year’s Lenten Challenge starts on Wednesday 22nd February and ends on Thursday 6th April , both dates inclusive. The challenge is to keep to the same time management system for the whole period. You can enter the challenge by nominating which system you are going to follow in the Comments below. The system does not have to be one of mine. You can change your entry up until the start…
This blog is now back to normal as far as I can see. Apparently the whole upset was caused by one misplaced > in an HTML sequence in a post. As there are a huge number of posts on this blog, it took a long time to track down. Troubles always come in threes, so they say, and I was also having unrelated problems at the same time with my domain name (markforster.net) and my email address. I am…
As I ve gained more experience with the Resistance Zero system, I ve found that it works a bit better if the scan is done from the beginning to the end, and the dotted tasks are then actioned from the end to the beginning. I m also personally finding that it works best if the scan is done quickly without any lengthy attempts to decide whether a task is at zero resistance. So I say No Resistance at…
Yesterday s new system is based on using scanning to reduce resistance. Many other time management systems use scanning a list to select what to do next. How do they compare for the purpose of lowering resistance? Yesterday s system ( I must give it a proper name - suggestions? Resistance Zero ) The whole list is scanned in one go, which allows for one s mind to do a mini-assessment of every task…
Following up from my post yesterday, here is a simple system to make resistance a positive in your work and activities instead of the negative that it is for most people. 1. Write out a list of the things you have to do. You can build the list up gradually, but the aim is to eventually cover everything in your life that doesn t happen on a set-time basis. You can add further tasks at any time. 2.…