Zen Habits has a very good list of things that will help you simplify your work day. Most of these I’ve seen before, but here’s a new one (which is sort of similar to other things I’ve seen, but different enough I thought it was worth quoting): # Practice a focus ritual. Every hour or [...]
Also tagged Getting Things Done, Personal Improvement, Zen HabitsI’ve been using RescueTime for a while now, and while it hasn’t really improved my productivity, that’s mostly because I’m actually really productive already. And I can prove it thanks to RescueTime. RescueTime is an software application you install on your computer that tracks the active application and logs that information so you can view [...]
Also tagged Getting Things Done, RescueTime, SoftwareDuring the live Mindsweeping event on Twitter (@GTDSpecialEvent) I was basically writing down all my “mindsweep material” in a plain text document because when I put Next Actions into Remember The Milk, I like to tag them, put them in a context list, and prioritize them right away.* Of course, after reviewing the items in [...]
Also tagged Getting Things Done, Mindsweep, Remember The MilkThere a few key settings in order to be able to record notes to yourself and have Google Voice transcribe them for you. You can get those from that Lifehacker link, but there’s an addition note I want to make now that I’ve actually tried this. It works, but only sort of, and you have [...]
Also tagged Google VoiceNear the end of this podcast on Organizing, Robert (David Allen’s tech guy) makes the point, basically, that you are the boss of your future self. By “boss” he means, in the traditional 9-5 working for the man way. Why is that important (as a concept)? Well, would you rather have your boss just dump [...]
Also tagged David Allen, Getting Things Done, Organizing, PodcastI call it the Jack Shephard method, i.e., you either keep it really short, or don’t cut it at all. Either method will save you both time and money. I usually go with short in the summer and let it grow more in the winter. I had a friend in high school who would shave [...]
Also tagged Getting Things Done, Jack Shephard, LOST, Personal Hygiene, Save Time1. Cash Money Life says you should sharpen your soft skills. 2. The Simple Dollar compares Makers and Managers and tells you how knowing which one you are can help your career. 3. Gina Trapani says that when you put data in, you should be able to get it out.
Also tagged Self Improvement, TwitterFocus on doing one thing at a time.
Also tagged FocusI do this frequently enough on my other blog, but I don’t really do it that much around here, despite being a huge Copycheater. It’s time for a Link Roundup! Productivity Zen Habits: Take Lots of Breaks – I actually try to do this when I find that I’m trying to do too many things [...]
Also tagged Brain Health, Copycheating, Hulu, Link Roundup, Zen HabitsI’ve said it before (and by said, I mean written), and I’ll say it again: Multitasking Doesn’t Work. In Brain Rules, John Medina points out that the brain cannot multitask: We are biologically incapable of processing attention-rich inputs simultaneously. I like the specificity of that sentence and how it gets the point across in so [...]
Also tagged Getting Things Done, Lateral Action, Multitasking, Task Switching