A colleague and I had the opportunity today to discuss lifehacks at a conference session. There was great audience participation and they shared some wonderful ideas! Here are the lifehacks they wrote on index cards for us: Keep all elements…
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Work Wonders
Awhile back I noted that time management resources tend to fall into the categories of Home Helpers or Work Wonders. These are the Work Wonders. I’ve gained many nuggets of wisdom from a variety of books, and these are the…
Posted in Books, productivity
Multi-tasking
At Productivity 501, A Time Expert’s Perspective discusses an interview with John Robinson in the Mar/Apr issue of the Futurist magazine. He makes the point that the current level of multi-tasking that now takes place makes it more difficult to…
Posted in productivity
GTD Essentials
“Getting Things Done: the art of stress-free producitivity” by David Allen, outlines a system for personal productivity. There are 5 steps: Infographic with the 5 stages of GTD 1. Capture 2. Clarify 3. Organize 4. Review 5. Engage CAPTURE incoming…
Discovery of the Day
I added a link to Part Six of Discover U: an awesome post about personal mission statements by Craig Harper today. I love this quote: ” Being influenced by external forces is normal…being defined by them is tragic. ” If…
Posted in personal development
Discovery of the Day
Added this post about Behance’s Action Method Process from Productivity 501 to my articles about Action Steps, Projects and Time to Act.
Posted in productivity
Turn it on
A post at OrganizeIT about productivity got me thinking: What would a productivity attitude look like? I’m picturing a “can do” attitude. This attitude can be flipped on and off like a switch. I think of creativity this way too.…
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To the point of no return(s)
Interruptions and Distractions Over at Creating Passionate Users, Kathy Sierra talks about Is Twitter Too Good? There’s a great illustration about how the newfangled ability to be constantly connected interrupted and distracted has shot dramatically up. How can we focus…
Posted in information management
Work Ethic
People who succeed possess a trait called work ethic. A person with a good work ethic: • Works hard: nobody succeeds without putting in a lot of time and effort • On time: they are reliable and consistently show up •…
Posted in work skills
The Joy of Journaling
Journal writing can be a spiritual journey that lets us explore and clarify our thoughts.Try the spinner with 31 journaling prompts! 31 Journal Prompts 1. What would tell your 12 year old self if you could? 2. What is a…
Posted in personal development
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