Hundreds of books have been published on time management, but only this one was written by a system administrator for system administrators. The author takes into account the specifics of their work: when working on long-term projects, system administrators are forced to constantly interrupt in order to adjust equipment and help users. And even having mastered all the intricacies of the profession, the system administrator stays late in the evenings and works on weekends. The main attention is paid to techniques that will help system administrators not only conduct everyday business, but also cope with inevitable critical situations. You will learn to manage distractions, eliminate wasted time, maintain a to-do list, develop routines for regularly performed activities, focus on the task at hand, prioritize according to customer expectations, and document and automate work processes to speed up completion. The publication is filled with examples taken by the author from his long career, during which he was involved in maintaining workstations and servers, as well as developing software and security systems. This means that the reader will receive advice from an experienced person. Thomas has been working on the problem of time management for a long time and conducts training seminars. The techniques he shares with his colleagues have been tested in practice. They work!