Month: March, 2009
The 80/20 Rule And The Importance Of Value
I’m a big fan of the 80/20 rule, but much like my other fave – Parkinson’s law – how to put it to use isn’t very obvious. 80% of output comes from 20% of input. 80% of my time goes into 20% of my work. Useful knowledge, but what next? Then I started viewing it [...]
3 Practical Steps For Controlling Your Negative Self-Talk
On Monday I reviewed The Power Of Less and some of the insights in it inspired me to look at ways of dealing with my negative self-talk. Breaking your work down, focusing on one thing for a month… it might seem commonsense in hindsight but I’ve never thought to apply it to habit building in [...]
The Power Of Less: My Review And Thoughts
I was keen to review The Power Of Less because Leo Babauta, the author and owner of Zen Habits, started blogging about the same time as me and it’s very encouraging to see him become one of the top bloggers and now a successful author to boot. The Power Of Less provides a blueprint for [...]
Inspirational Quotes: Alfred Souza, John Schaar And More
This is my regular collection of inspiring, intriguing and occasionally amusing quotes that I’ve discovered over the last couple of months. This edition includes quotes from Alfred North Whitehead, John Schaar and several others.
Ask The Readers: What Would Your Ideal Productivity App Be?
I’m very much a pen and paper type of person. I much prefer being able to scribble a bunch of ideas down, then having to fiddle about with a laptop or PDA. That being said, there are a great many people out there who prefer the high-tech approach. This is very apparent by the number [...]