Category: Productivity
This is about being effective with your time and being focused on the right things to do each day or at each stage.
It could overlap with PM when we talk about your time on a project.
Attention and Your Phone
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I have little to say today but you need to read this article about your attention and your phone. Your job is to do awesome work for your clients. Your job is to be a good friend or parent. 99.99% of the time your phone is in the way of that. Read it now! If
Scrooge
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When I think of Ebenezer Scrooge, I always think of the Disney version. Likely because we read it to the kids for weeks on end at least once a year. What makes the story excellent in the redemption that Scrooge has. Yes, his life could have been much better if he had made a change
Rest is Something You HAVE TO Prioritize
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Rest is not something that the world gives us. It’s never been a gift. It’s never been something you do when you’ve finished everything else. If you want rest, you have to take it. You have to resist the lure of busyness, make time for rest, take it seriously, and protect it from a world
Do Your Tools Serve You?
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The problem is not the technology itself, it’s how we choose to use the technology. Is it serving us or are we serving it? – In The Future, Our Attention Will Be Sold Does your phone serve you? I know most of you are going to try and pass off a ‘yes’. Really, when you’re
A Better Life With SWAP
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I love getting out in the mountains and I listen to lots of podcast around running/mountain stuff. I was just listening to a great episode of The Ginger Runner with David and Megan Roche. In it they talked about their SWAP philosophy. That stands for Some Work All Play. Your work should have an element
The Quality of Your Life Is NOT Dependent on The Quality of Your Productivity
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I’ll say that again. The quality of your life is not reduced by the quality of your productivity. – You Don’t Have to Be Prolific to Accomplish Your Blogging Dreams Funny I highlight this as I email you daily and post them to my blog daily. I’m nothing if not prolific. In fact this year
I’ve Acted WAAAY Too Successful
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I acted waaay to successful and it cost me a client. A good client that I loved working with. One that I had followed for years prior to working with them. One I hoped would notice me one day. See, I acted way to successful and let the project drop way behind schedule. I took
Change requires an accountability plan
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We all have goals, unfortunately too often they’re just dreams. Dreams of having a successful business. Dreams of dating our spouses. Dreams of hanging out with our kids. Dreams of contributing to our community. Dreams of weighing 10 pounds less and not eating entire boxes of cookies regularly. (That’s me, I’m a cookie monster) The
You shouldn’t be interesting
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Everyone is interesting, you just need to figure out what they’re passionate about. If you’re talking to someone and it’s boring, it’s probably you. If you want to inspire people to work with you make sure that when they leave they feel like the most interesting person in the room. If they leave saying that
99% Procrastination and 1% Work
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The assumption that faster communication is better is erroneous. I don’t check email sometimes for days. I take all the tasks for my clients and move them out into a system my clients never see and then work without seeing any notifications in my project management system. I don’t answer my phone often. I don’t
