Posts Tagged ‘productivity’
I have 15 jobs. So you probably require my services in one way or another.
As the New Year approaches and the endless possibilities of the coming year loom on the horizon, I always like to take a moment and reset my current occupational status, in the event that you or someone you know will require my services in 2015. While occupations like teacher and writer seem like fairly obvious…
Read MoreProductivity tip #11: What “I didn’t have enough time” really means.
Remember: When you say you didn’t have enough time, you are actually saying that there are other things more important to you. On your list of priorities, other things were higher on the list than the thing you didn’t have time to complete. “I didn’t have enough time” actually means it wasn’t important enough to…
Read MoreProductivity tip #10: Get out of bed.
I’m not saying to sleep less, though I think that a lot of people could stand to get out of bed a little earlier. No, this is much simpler. Once you are awake, get out of bed. My alarm goes off, and within seconds, I am out of my bed and starting my day. Would…
Read MoreProductivity tip #9: If your friends think your boyfriend is a jerk, he’s a jerk.
I know this isn’t the most traditional of productivity tips, but if this applies to you, the following advice may save you more time than any other productivity tip I could ever offer. If you are dating someone who the great majority of your friends does not like, stop dating this person immediately. In the…
Read MoreThe question all successful people can answer immediately: What’s your super power?
Serial entrepreneur Tina Roth Eisenberg says that all the most successful people she’s met have been able to answer this question immediately: What is your super power? From TIME: John Maeda, who led the MIT Media Lab and Rhode Island School of Design, responded with “curiosity.” Maria Popova, who curates the popular Brain Pickings blog…
Read MoreProductivity tip #7: Push your lawnmower.
Just like the people who take the stairs rather than the elevator in order to get a little exercise, mow your lawn with a lawnmower that lacks self-propulsion. If you’re going to spend an hour or two walking in monotonous, geometric patterns on your lawn, you might as well be getting some exercise in the…
Read MoreProductivity tip #3: No one cares (or even notices) what you look like.
I ran into a friend at the grocery store on Saturday morning. After exchanging pleasantries, he said, “I admire you. I could never leave the house like that.” “Like that” consisted of a sweat pants, an old tee shirt and a baseball cap. I had just come from the gym, though I could’ve been just…
Read MorePersonal competition gets stuff done
A post on Time Management Ninja entitled Be More Productive by Making Your Life a Game struck a chord with me. While I do not adhere strictly to the premise of the article, I often transform aspects of my life into a game in order to accomplish more or increase my level of engagement. Three…
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