When you take a good look at the word ‘Future’ you will see there are two U’s in it. One…
They’re a great way to visualize your business and plans.
As someone who spends much of my time researching, writing, and talking about how to be a productive…
Every person, at some point in their lives, for whatever purpose, will find themselves compiling a list of things to do. Actually completing…
I saw my mind like a department store, and I was the security guard in the middle of the atrium.
It’s that time of the year when we begin thinking about what we want to achieve next year. It’s a great time…
As an entrepreneur running 2 businesses and without a real “office” — productivity hacks are what keep…
A contented mind is an invaluable blessing. It is the real secret of happiness. Contentment is a jewel which turns…
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Formo parte de Nearsoft Labs, un equipo relativamente pequeño, encargado principalmente de generar productos de software dirigidos a la misma industria del software, a través de un proceso de identificación de oportunidades…
I struggled this year. My business didn’t turn the profit I was expecting (revenue actually decreased) and I spent more than I brought in.
This made the business feel like a monster. I got burnt out on marketing. I got burnt out on trying to fix my churn issue. I…
Thanks to unique circumstances and a lot of encouragement, I spent the last five weeks as “Professor Switzer,” teaching a class on innovation to 18 undergraduate seniors at my old stomping grounds of Fordham University in New York.
This does sound compelling! Not a means to track “those tasks we are doing”, or “those tasks which will add shareholder value”; “how many hours your team members have spent on each task”, or “who is responsible for this if it breaks”. Rather, “what is the best way…
In today’s technology driven world we have a great number of advantages, BUT, we have the flip-side too — Technology can also be bloody distracting!
An alternative to eating lunch during your lunch break
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This is an extract from Anastasia Dedyukhina’s new book Homo distractus: Fight for…
A thought to consider:
Your life is actually working perfectly.
I’m not talking about some ethereal sense of “It’s All Good!” (although I believe that…
Why Nationalization of Jobs is a failing Fad
Governments drive for nationalization of jobs is achieved through the imposition of nationals to fill job…
Well said Nicolas! I’m about to turn 29 and I look to my past with no regrets. It’s all a stepping stone into building your character and who you are as a person. As you get older, I’ve realized that life is only as sweet as you make it. The world is less positive I found out as I got older but it’s not about the world that defines you, it’s the…
… tips from one of the biggest proscastinaters you’ve never met.
How do you do those things that feel so massive (and maybe scary), when they feel so, well… massive and scary?
We’ve talked before about the pains of email collaboration. Wasted time and…
We all know productivity is essential for success. But more than being able to get focused and motivated…
Setting a goal is one thing…
HOW I GET THINGS DONE SOMETIMES AT WORK USING MY HOBBY.
I honestly like to get things done at my peaceful time without stress, but when at work, I have to…
I’ve been using Microsoft To-Do as my main Task Manager for a while now and I’m fully satisfied with it.
A subtask feature won’t hurt but so far it works well for me.
I have noticed the minimalism of the app has actually helped me to be more productive.
Karen, so great to hear! I know the questions are primarily geared for fiction, but hope some of the nonfiction questions will help. Write up a nonfiction one when you’re done, love to see it! Thanks for following along!
Wow, we’re half-way through already!
I have collected my share of menu bar utility apps on my Macs. Some of them I like to see all the time and others I only need to see occasionally or not at all. Bartender 3 lets me organize my menu bar apps by hiding them, rearranging them, or moving them to the…
Mark Twain famously said that if the first thing you do in the morning is eat a live frog, you can go through the rest of the day knowing the worst is behind you. Your frog is your worst task, and you should do it first thing in the morning. I will discuss this topic in this…
Tech knowledge / awareness = opportunity. It is so simple. Great read! Thanks Benjamin! Bill Tomoff Olivia Tomoff
The tech services of the past few years just exploit peoples’ insecurities, biases, laziness. In almost every areas of our lives we are more distracted, less present, less productive and we are stagnating. Current Twitter is not primary used for its original purposes, neither is YouTube or even a phone. Problem solving is not primary anymore and…
❤️ this list!
I recently launched The Better Show podcast — where every episode we deep dive on how to get better on a single topic. We cover a ton that relates to Productivity specifically, with episodes on sleep, stress, clutter, meditation & mindfulness and more. We just dropped an episode on nutrition for performance & productivity this week! 👍
Again, the topic of conversation on our show turns to automating tasks and how it can ultimately help productivity. Though Kalen likes to do certain things manually as it’s easier in the moment, he knows that in the long run, it will save time to automate those tasks.
Think about the last meeting or conference you attended. The speaker was likely talking to herself, while everyone else was busy with their gadgets, and didn’t not even try pretending they were listening. We are so used to this behaviour that started…
The 1990s saw the advancement of technology and the roll out of its trans formative powers. The emergence of the high-speed internet, document sharing and other similar tools made working from a remote location possible. Voila! That’s where the term ‘Virtual Assistant’ came from…
The fact tells that human mind works more quickly under certain pressure than relaxed condition. As in this activity we are time bound therefor we can observe significant improvement in our work and moreover all the utensils which cause hindrance in our work are kept aside so…
A wonderful piece of advice that can and SHOULD be taken seriously within every project, on a small or large scale. A project is only as good as how prepared its creators are!
Thanks for a great article, Kara. So much of this resonated with me.
Ryan’s strategy has been an essential strategy for me too. My morning starts with fitness, then writing/creating. All email/calls/meetings are in the afternoon. Social scrolling at the end of the day.
Really love this piece. I’ve long nurtured a tendency toward procrastination, and several years ago hit on a strategy of what I called “productive procrastination.” I have created some of my best work — and even new business ventures— through productive procrastination.
I agree that Power of Habits book is a must-read. I’ve learned so much from it. Early morning movement like what you’ve said can influence how the rest of our day will turn out. I undergo some challenging days especially when it’s about the time of the month in a woman’s life. Those days never fail to ruin good plans I have. I guess I should develop morning habits to combat those times. Thanks for this.
We do things daily. There are many activities and decision that we take daily. And many times, there are bad consequences of our decision. In fact, our results never lies. Results reflect our work and dedication.
Before sharing my experience many of us don’t know about the pomodoro technique, So here’s an introduction of Pomodoro technique
“ The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. The technique uses…
Thanks, Selma! I hope you can use this to make your own splash on Medium!
On the Super Smart Guy Podcast we look at Stephen R. Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
http://www.supersmartguy.com/stephen-covey-7-habits-highly-effective-people-117/
If you want to know how this strategy can be used to avoid distractions which appear when we are working anything then you are right place. Distractions can waste your time from 1 to 30 min. So let’s move on to practice it.
There are six steps in the original technique:
Did you just score highest in your class ? Or maybe you swept past you colleagues in professional front.
Let’s talk about learning environment. When I work at school I take breaks for the occasional coffee, and I stop for lunch (5 hours is a long class), but today I just couldn’t.
It certainly is. And it’s a privilege.
One thing I hope isn’t lost in translation is that it’s not easy to find and pursue your passion, but when you DO, appreciate it for what it is!
Thanks for the comment and feedback Jesse, appreciate it.
What is a high endeavor?
I didn’t think to have an addiction… Now, thanks to you, I know! ;)
I’m always in search for the ultimate productivity solution for me. My interests and needs are too vary and I ended to use a self-made app, but it’s not a solution. The risk of dedicating more time to organize your time rather than use it is real.
This post has some valid points. I’m guilty of wanting to do it all too. But I feel it’s not as crazy impossible as people say it is. I have in fact made successful progress with at least 4 business ventures at the same time. How did I do it? Well I have one career that’s most important but it’s basically ongoing freelance work. Sadly, sometimes jobs…
e-signatures can benefit HR departments and make sure paperwork no longer slow down productivity by streamlining organizational processes, recruiting the top talent, and improving employee productivity.
I’m interested for certain and I too loved creative by stories when I was a kid. Then you get older and teachers tell you it’s difficult to make a living as a writer. Then you get out of school and university professors say you need technique, a plot that makes sense, etc. Finally you join a few writers groups only to have your work torn to pieces…
The other day I saw a school bus stop in front of a house as a parent was driving out the driveway to avoid getting stuck behind the bus stopping and starting.
What they forgot to do is talk to the child even for a second, give and get a hug or open the window to ask how their…
Thanks for this piece, Jeff Goins. I have so much writing in various stages sitting in my Drafts and Byword folders. You just made me feel so much better about those pieces. Lately I’ve been pushing myself to publish more, and I have noticed how liberating it feels to open the folder, scroll through dozens of almost-completed pieces, and choose one…
I returned to a project that was paused cause for an internal request, we had to move to another project for getting finish the other project asap, so after that, we came back.
