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Last week I came across a great post by Glen of the PluginID blog discussing five ideas that he has implemented to get more done, and it gave me the idea to share some of my own. As Glen said on his site about his own methods, the ones I’ve detailed below have not only helped me to be more productive, they’ve allowed me to enjoy what I do more. I’ve like to read your thoughts on these. Why not share your own ideas in the comments?

Productivity. I still cling to that word here at Organize IT even though the whole getting things done fad has long since died down. But time and time again nowadays I read about negative posts on the subject (productivity is dead!). And each time, there seems to be an opposing idea of exactly what it means. Today I want to explain just what this whole productivity thing means to me. Why not share your own thoughts in the comments?

Half-a-job Bob is the guy who never fully finishes what he’s doing. He cleans the home, but doesn’t put away the hoover or duster after use. He will process his mail and pay his bills but he won’t actually file any of it away till later. It drives me mad, because he regularly leaves loose ends all over the place without a care in the world, so they inevitably become my loose ends too. Are you like half-a-job Bob?

Last week I wrote a lot about falling off the productivity wagon, asking why it’s considered normal practise. A lot of you argued that it really is a positive thing because it helps you to learn and evolve. While this is certainly true I would also argue that there is a lot to be learned from evaluating how to not fall off so often. Thus I’ve identified the five big reasons why people actually do fall off the wagon.

Today I was sat in Pizza Hut having a nice chat with my wife about a few projects going on in our life. Over the course of this conversation several ideas occurred to me, a couple of thoughts came up and I was reminded of a few tasks I’d forgotten about. Slight problem though. I didn’t have a pen or paper to capture any of them down. It was a nice meal though…