February 16th 2009
Productivity
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I’m finally back from my honeymoon, not nearly as tanned as I hoped to be, but certainly recharged despite the free bar! Naturally, there was lots of thinking back to my wedding in July and the whole complicated deal of arranging everything. Though I didn’t realize it at the time I learned a few valuable tips about Parkinson’s law and the whole process of setting effective deadlines. As an example of what I’m talking about I will refer to two of the biggest tasks my wife felt confident enough to give me (big mistake!), those being sorting out the music and writing my speech.
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February 9th 2009
Technology & Tools
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This post was written for Organize IT by Howard Yermish. He is an internet marketing strategist and is obsessed with finding ways to use technology to make people and business more productive. In this post he describes how he rebooted his office to make way for a more focused work environment. It should hopefully give you an insight into the thought processes involved in streamlining and simplifying, whether it be your office, your home or your personal life. Share your own office reboot experiences in the comments!
Thanks to the current economic conditions, I recently found myself back in my home office and it was time to reboot my career as well as the office. So I had an interesting opportunity to start from scratch.
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February 2nd 2009
Productivity
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This post was written for Organize IT by Jay Frawley. You can check out his site, Inner Noodle, where he regularly writes about using the power of the subconscious to improve every aspect of people’s lives. He is also a dream coach, helping people analyze their dreams and discover their true meanings. Some of his most popular post include The Power Of Silence and his weekly article The Sunday Ponder.
We all have the greatest of expectations when we begin a new day. We map out what we’re going to do with our time the night before, right down to the last detail. We wake up and get in the right frame of mind by deciding that today is going to be super productive. It all starts out great… and then something goes wrong.
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January 30th 2009
Featured Content
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By the time you read this I will be on my honeymoon chilling out on a beach. However I won’t be leaving the blog unattended, I’ve lined up a few guest posts over the next two weeks to keep you going, one of which went up on Wednesday. I hope you find the different voices and opinions interesting even if you don’t always agree with them (Jay Frawley’s tip on using a dish towel has proved especially controversial). In the meantime I’ve listed the best posts from January so you can catch up and comment on any you like. Don’t forget I recently released my new ebook, please check it out! I will be back to regular updates on the 16th February.
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January 28th 2009
Productivity
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This post was written for Organize IT by Jay Frawley. You can check out his site, Inner Noodle, where he regularly writes about using the power of the subconscious to improve every aspect of people’s lives. He is also a dream coach, helping people analyze their dreams and discover their true meanings. Some of his most popular post include The Ripple Effect and his weekly article The Sunday Ponder.
Many of the best selling productivity books out there come with a one size fits all mentality that is hard for everyone with their varied lifestyles to apply. For instance, experts tell you to take your most important task (MIT’s) and do them first thing in the morning and get them off your plate. I am sure this works well for certain people, but I am willing to bet some of David Allen’s money that it does not suit a large portion of society. This article is for those people who do not want to get up at 4AM anymore, pretending it is the best time to be awake while downing a Red Bull just to keep both eyes open. Read on, I promise sleep and productivity in one plan.
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