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I bet.)
The advice on dealing with
"productivity killers" ranged
from sensible (when you need
to make a decision, make the
better choice, not the perfect
choice) to wildly unrealistic
(never handle a piece of paper
more than once) to downright
rude (clock colleagues who
ask you if you've got a minute
to talk and remove chairs
from your office to discourage
visitors from shmoozing). But
overall, I realized that time
management is just common
sense with a twist of self-dis-
cipline. I was grateful for the
reminder, but a bit disheart-
ened that there's no Quick
Fix. Of course, the problem is
not simply mismanaged time.
It's more accurately a case of
trying to do everything. I of-
ten wonder if our parents
were this busy when they
were our age and we, being
kids, were just unaware. Or
did they just handle it better,
or more privately. Or, in fact,
are we the products of a tec
nological age when we are ex-
pected to process ever greater
amounts of information in the
course of a workday. Perhaps
work, rather than leisure, is
our true goal.We all have the
same amount of hours in the
day, after all, but some of us
seem to be a lot more produc-
tive than others. Maybe th
answer is just to be aware
who we are and how we work
and just keep on making un-
attainable lists and doing th
best we can. Like life itself
I've got a few more profound
thoughts on all this but I'm
already past deadline and I
can only do one thing at a
time and I've got to finish
what I start and you can ont7
look at this page once. S
maybe next time. ❑
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Shoval Leaves
In February
Jerusalem (JTA) — An an-
nouncement this week that
Israel's ambassador to
Washington, Zalman
Shoval, will end his tour of
duty Feb. 5 puts an end to an
embarrassing spate of
reports surrounding his
departure date.
Mr. Shoval will be suc-
ceeded by Professor Itamar
Rabinovich, a former rector
of Tel Aviv University and
chief Israeli negotiator in
the peace talks with Syria.
Mr. Shoval had been open-
ly fighting with the Foreign
Ministry — some reports had
it with the Foreign Minister,
Shimon Peres —over his
recall date.
He has now apparently
won his wish to stay on for
the inauguration of Bill
Clinton over the reported
plans by Mr. Rabin and Mr.
Peres to have a new envoy in
place as a new U.S. ad-
ministration takes office.
Mr. Shoval himself, in a
newspaper interview, hinted
relations with Mr.
P06. 6, Vvn o has been both a
longtime political colleague
and a rival.
Mr. Peres and Mr. Shoval
both belonged to David Ben-
Gurion's Rafi Party in the
1960s. Peres and the
majority of members later
went back to their mother-
party, Labor, while the rump
of Rafi drifted steadily to the
right and eventually merged
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into the Likud. Mr. Sho)ff„
became a Likud Kness8:-
member and his appoini-
ment as ambassador was a
Likud political appointment.
In an official statement
issued by his office, M.
Rabin expresse`C
"appreciation for Shoval's
work as ambassador."
Meanwhile, another much-
reported appointment, that
of Profest.,, .<727 •°:'-'io Be
Ami as Cai;,Liet
appears to have run'i
snags, and is not, at preser
being implemented.
Mr. Ben-Ami, who recengy
wound up a highly slci;-
cessful term as Israeli aii-
bassador to Spain, w
offered the Cabinet sec
taryship by Rabin with the
enthusiastic support
Peres. He let it be knowi
that he was negotiating
terms, including his igt
sistence on serving as chitf
government spokesman Qr-i
•ii
the peace process.
•
According to the Lab
linked new*I:.,a. "Dav ,
the incumbent Cabinet sec-
retary, Ely00;m Rubinstein,
who is also head of the peace
negotiations with Jordat
and the Palestinians, did nq
take kindly" tothe notion
The upshat„is that M
Ben-Ami may withdras4,.
while Mr. Rubinstein will
stay on, for the time bein g
as both Cabinet secreta
and as chief ri6i::::_iator.