As a reward for the progress I’ve been making on the garage, I had a day out of shopping. Half Price Books is one of my favorite places to go, and there I found a book called “Productivity Power” by…
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Time Wasters and Solutions
Problem: Interruptions Solutions: Create blocks of time with no calls or visitors. Position your desk away from the door. Set a time limit on meetings. Cue ending (“Before I get back to this project, is there anything else I can…
Get Organized with Home Helpers
Time management resources usually fall into one of two categories: Work Wonders or Home Helpers. Here are a few Home Helper Resources I’ve discovered. I’ve been reading the book, “1000 Best Quick and Easy Organizing Secrets.”by Jamie Novak. There’s lots…
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Why We Procrastinate
I have tackled a big project: cleaning the garage. It’s so easy to find almost anything I’d rather do, because I *really* don’t want to do it. I’d even rather do exercises, and that’s saying something for me. I’m trying…
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Discoveries of the Day
Reading Orbit Now! Troy Worman’s Weblog (don’t wait for permission to succeed) led me to… Genuine Curiousity -Always on the lookout for new things to learn. Has some great stuff on GTD. This led to… ToDoOrElse -yup. more great stuff…
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Food is a Four Letter Word
Recipe for Menu Planning No matter how busy you are, you’ve got to eat! 1. Organize Recipes. Favorite recipe websites are: AllRecipes.com and Taste of Home. I use the resources in my eBook “Simply Dinner: the Game Plan” to organize…
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Choosing a Time Management System
100% of us are looking for the perfect time management system that will magically enable us to get everything done. Okay, I made that up. But honestly, how much time have you spent trying out different systems and new applications? Oh,…
Me and GTD
I first read the book Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen when it was published in 2001. (Affiliate link: I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you if you click through and make…
More Things To Do With Index Cards
Indexed is a blog made of index cards that often make me smile, created by someone with a quirky mind and sense of humor! Pile of Index Cards has a 43 Tabs System.
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Goals and Productivity are like peanut butter and jelly
Goal setting and time management belong together. To achieve goals, it’s important to manage your time well. To manage your time well, you must know what your goals are. They are intimately inter-connected, yet few books address these two processes…
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