Year: 2008
5 Ways To Make Christmas Shopping Easy This Year
Christmas will soon be upon us again and even though it’s early November my wife and I are already looking at shopping for presents. Every year it ends up being the same process; we get too many gifts, spend too much money and general get overwhelmed by the whole process… trying to buy presents for [...]
Organize IT Recap: Barack Obama, Productivity Myths That Hold You Back And A Comparison Of The Productivity Gurus
Organize IT recap for 07th November 2008. Lifehack.org has a great look at productivity myths that hold you back. This is well worth a read because, as with most things in life, those little myths are often what holds you back. For instance, one such myth is that you need inspiration to work. This is [...]
GTD Dictionary: Effectiveness
Effective: Producing or capable of producing an intended result. Doing something adequately to accomplish a purpose. Effectiveness is all about doing the right things. While what projects and tasks one can class as appropriate to do will vary between situations and individuals, the general rule of thumb is to determine how much value the task [...]
Fed Up? Bored? Frustrated? How To Make Time Fly By
A few weeks ago I took a look at time management strategies. However, human nature being what it is, one minute you wish you had more time to get stuff done, and then you wish time would speed up so you can get out of a boring meeting or not have to wait around so [...]
GTD Dictionary: Efficiency
Efficiency: Producing effectively with a minimum of waste, expense, or effort. Ability to accomplish a job with a minimum expenditure of time. Efficiency and productivity (in its traditional sense) have a key similarity. They both involve doing work in the most economical way possible and as a result there are numerous tips, practices and suggestions [...]