“We don’t wipe our mouths with our underwear!”
Words I never thought I’d have to say in my lifetime. Until I had boys.
One of Bear’s strengths is the ability to tag your posts on-the-fly and even create…
Procrastination can be a nasty enemy. We know we should work out more, eat better, study more, meditate…
Is your goal worth 30 minutes of your time every single day? If you can’t…
To many of us, the hospital is a place we avoid. It can be a synonymous with fear, injury, and…
Hello my dear friend!
I will try not to be too self-revealing here, but it is hard when writing. For me, this is the point of writing…
Imagine it’s a freezing cold, wet day. You get back to your house and realise you’ve lost your keys…
Minimalism is the art of letting go.
A few years back, a developer wrote a post about how ‘DevOps’ was killing the developer. This…
“With great power comes great responsibility.”
How does your organization handle purchases of things that will help you do your job?
It’s hard to believe what the leverage tech giants like Facebook have when it comes to offering massive value to businesses. In Episode 16…
How to avoid facepalm moments and buy milk on your way home
I’m so sick of hearing about work/life balance. It’s a complete joke.
Being preoccupied with this idea of “balance” doesn’t do anything helpful for anyone…
What do you usually imagine when you hear “remote work”?
Actually, you can enter it in Google Images and most of them will show you quite a scenery. I bet there is going to be a girl (or a guy) lying on a deck chair on the beach in front of the…
We’ve all been there. Whether it’s trying to write an essay, or figuring out where to begin cleaning a messy room, “starting” a new project can seem like task that is simply too difficult, and so we don’t start it at all. We know that…
I have always had a problem while dealing with my personal and professional relationships. I have always admired people who had it all ‘sorted’. For example, I have a friend who is a well settled, already running a…
We’ve arrived at Day 2! Woo hoo!
Is having a powerful morning routine one of the fastest and easiest ways to achieve truly epic shit in your life?
Does a morning routine help you generate momentum, energy, focus, and a greater sense of control over your life?
So here’s how it works — pretty much any menu in any piece of software can be navigated by simply pressing keys on your keyboard. No more clicking through three different levels of menu to get to the option you want, you can do it all just using your keyboard, in an…
Perhaps the fastest way you can boost your productivity and get more done in less…
Just received this question from a client, so here are the steps — don’t delete the account, just stop receiving emails on your device!
Some questioned my methods, others questioned my motives. I questioned my work rate while a few questioned the level of transparency. No matter what happened I continued reporting week in, week out…
So I’m writing this so that I can provide some tips on how you can get ahead in whatever you are doing and maximize the time you spend. I’ve learned this over a long period of time and it has taken a lot of self-discipline for me to start following this route.
Don’t let the hours get away from you.
In this interview with Atlantic Magazine, Tristan Harris shares how he puts his smartphone usage under control:
At a restaurant around the corner from Unplug SF, Harris demonstrated an alternative way of…
This right on point I truly agree with this! I’m a man just turned 29 in September and this is exactly how my thought process has changed over the years. Thanks
I just recently had this discussion with a good friend of mine. We talked about what makes a good leader.
As a good portion of the people I interact with in business are twice as old as I am, there has always been one thing that’s important to me.
A couple of days ago we decided to make some changes to the sign up form on our website. The task wasn’t that complicated, so there were only a few people involved. After the designer finished his part of the task, it was the programmer who had to take over and…
College is the best of times and the worst of times. Close friends, bad food, and memories…
An approach when you don’t have time.
How many times a day have you said, “I could get more done, if I didn’t have all these distractions!” If I got a nickel for everytime I personally said that phrase daily, I be on the beach somewhere. It’s true, we all have validly busy lives. The distractions, often life itself…
Emma, do what works for you. But I know, the common advice to write straight through, never allowed me to finish anything because of so much editing in the end. Try writing a few thousand words, cycling back, cleaning up and adding stuff, and see how that works. You might be surprised how much better the book is. Thanks for following along!
Shift the energy QUICKLY in your life with these three things:
every time you have a negative thought, be sure to have a thought of appreciation and gratitude (there is…
Don’t think sleep is important? Think again. Not only does getting the proper amount of sleep (at least 7–8 hours a night) increase productivity and concentration but a lack of rest can affect your metabolism, increase your risk of diabetes, and contribute to…
Great piece Louis. I worked in process improvement for many years and the ‘5 whys’ was a such a valuable ‘tool’… and I wasn’t in manufacturing.
We can apply the same approach to other ‘problems’ too. As you say, it may not be appropriate for really complex stuff, but it can at least get us thinking about how we might move forward or seek help.
Thanks for sharing!
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On Sunday Picture Success
Personally I like to hit the floor running on Monday morning by polishing my to do (including my want to do) list on Sunday. Yes, I understand every sports season makes that difficult, but 15…
I can remember back to the time when I first had a baby and everything was about…
Glen, thanks for the kind words. I think many English teachers feel the same way you do. Thanks for following along!
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Becoming a great team isn’t possible. Building a great team is.
Waking up early is a productivity method of rising early and consistently so as to be able to accomplish more during the day. This method has been recommended since antiquity and is now recommended by a number of…
This is day 12 of Conquering my Monkey Mind, the journey of what I’m doing to improve myself and gain clarity and…
I am sure you are saying to yourself……what a joke. It’s not like she has a physical job…
Being consistent in anything we do is so important. It is what tells other people who we really are. Do we keep our word? Are we going around making promises we can’t or don’t intend to keep? Is trust the main character we have in common. Are you…
John, glad to know there are more heretics among us! Thanks for following along!
School Days
At my school it’s mandatory to wear uniform. All the staff are pretty strict on every little detail from tucking in our shirts to wearing the…
So we talked about why to relieving stress in a prior post but there are most definitely benefits as well.
The saying ‘pressure makes diamonds’ is as synonymous with hard times as butter is with bread but why is that?
I know sometimes its very hard to get through a super hard task and you may feel like just giving up on it, but let me tell you don’t do…
Even to-do list things will span out of control — Trust me. Happens multiple times every week.
Make it simple — 2 most important things you plan to do. Everything else, they can wait. Or eventually be the 2 most important things.
I find it really interesting to see the shift from Windows to Android taking place in the warehouse. I…
I gave you all 50 of my claps because you freaking deserve them. I am going to postmark this article and re-read for inspiration and fire. I loved so many parts of this article that I stopped making notes because it was taking too long, HAHA! Thank you!!
Keeping everything moving is a fine art these days! We all seem to be juggling a hundred things and finishing…
As I wake up in the morning to get ready for school I always seem to be hungry. Not eating can put me in a bad mood and I’ll be honest…
Jane is CEO of a retail business based in London and operating nationwide. The…
10 minutes late, almost every day. sometimes 15. Sometimes more. My salary is based on 40 hours but I work an average of 55 (or more…up…
Ones goals should be realistic and practical. To begin, I wrote a quick list of careers/jobs that I desire to have. In no specific order, here they are:
One of the pitfalls of powerful technology is the belief among entrepreneurs that they can do more than one person should. While the newest technologies are no doubt useful and can amplify the average human’s productivity in ways that nothing else can, people do have limits. There are none who are…
