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Productivity

Are Online Distractions Limiting Your Personal Productivity?

The computer is one of man’s best inventions (in my humble opinion) for boosting personal productivity. It can also be one of the greatest time sucks when we end up checking email or surfing the web instead of doing the work we know we need to do.
Most of my work is done on my Macbook [...]

August 26, 2010 Productivity Read the full article →

Time is Money

Is time really money?  It is for many millionaires.
So says Laura Vanderkam, author of 168 Hours:  You Have More Time Than You Think.
In an article she wrote Wednesday in USA Today, Vanderkam shared some interesting findings from a business contest sponsored by a non-profit organization called Count Me In, which provides support to women [...]

June 25, 2010 Productivity Read the full article →

Reduce Work Stress: Do Your Most Important Work First

How do you organize your work day?  Do you focus on certain important tasks or projects first thing in the morning, before other things can get in the way?  Or do you just do things whenever you feel like it?  It’s an interesting question, as I believe how we approach our day can affect our [...]

February 10, 2010 Productivity Read the full article →

Can Time-Tagging Your To-Do List Help You Increase Productivity?

I’m always on the look-out for time management tips to help me improve my personal productivity. I recently heard about a concept called “time-tagging” from Jack Cheng, and I’ve decided to give it a try this week.
Time-tagging seems like a simple concept. When you make your to-do list for the day or week, [...]

February 9, 2010 Productivity Read the full article →

Can E-mail Addiction Keep You From Achieving Your Goals?

Earlier this week, in a mentoring group I belong to, we talked about the power that e-mail, Facebook, Twitter and other such communication tools can have over people.
I think everyone in the group knew someone who was, or admitted that they themselves were, addicted to checking their email, etc. every 5 minutes or so, either [...]

January 29, 2010 Productivity Read the full article →

Quick Tips to Unclutter Your Office and Life

I’ve observed that being disorganized can add undo stress to my life and keep me from work-life balance.  Clutter has been a real problem for me at times – both at home and the office.
Unclutterer recently shared five uncluttering things you can do in your office right now:

Grab all of those post-it notes off your [...]

January 28, 2010 Productivity Read the full article →

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