Productivity Report Focus Attention and Limited Time … Charlie and Jim offer some suggestions and observations intended to help themselves (and us) focus our attention and limited time on what truly matters. The authors suggest taking one of five meaningful actions on everything that shows up in your […]
As Eric noted back in August, I signed up for David Allen’s GTD Connect as soon as I could. I’m just writing to report that I’m finding great value in the program … for me it’s the monthly audio interviews between David and an interesting person that have […]
Working from Home … LifeDev looks at and debunks three myths of working at home. Myth #1 … “self-employed people can be lazy because they don’t have a boss”. Myth #2 … “people who work out of home offices work whenever they want. Myth #3 … “home offices […]
My good friend Eric Mack (for all the jokes I throw at him, he really is a good friend, my second best one actually) introduced me to David Allen’s work in 1997-1998, and I purchased the Managing Actions & Projects tape series when I was up in California […]
How does my Christian faith intersect with my day-to-day work, the list of things that I have to do, and the people that I engage with on a daily basis? Ideally there should be no distinction between the two: faith in Christ’s work of salvation and God’s work […]
This past week I’ve been using David Seah’s wonderful Emergent Task Timer sheet to help me organize, prioritize and concentrate the various tasks and responsibilities I’ve had to juggle. You write your tasks down the left-hand side, and then track in 15-minute increments where your time was actually […]
When I’m peeling the potatoes for dinner, the peeling instrument I use plays a huge role in the productivity of the task, whether the job is done quick or slow. We currently have two red peelers: one peels a 5mm stroke at a time, the other a 12mm […]
Presentation Pointers from Kathy Kathy shares some thoughts on delivering awesome presentations, based on watching a master presenter in action: Take a long time to prepare. 20-100 hours per hour of talk. Use a lot of slides to back up / complement what you are saying, but don’t […]
Cultivating Innovation Every employee can be a powerhouse for innovation, and entrepreneurs need to create a culture to encourage it. Guidelines in doing so: Set aside your ego. You can’t have all the good ideas. Eliminate perceived penalties for “bad ideas”. Innovation requires a bit of craziness. Hold […]
Overcoming Procrastination Mark offers a great essay on overcoming procrastination, and shares his current thoughts on the discipline required to get back to work. The high points that I extracted: Create a positive and strong association with the place of work … your study, your desk, your cubicle, […]
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