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.
Is your task list more like a wish list?
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Pretty much all of us create some sort of daily list for the tasks we need to do. I personally prefer to use Todoist as my overall task management application but there are plenty of options that work just as well, so I urge you to use whatever works for you. The thing is, if
You Create Your Future
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As kids we could do anything…be anything. The future was wide open. Then we became passive — or rather, life happened around us. People started telling us we couldn’t do some of those things we dreamed of. As we grew from childhood into teenagers, parents transitioned from people who encouraged our dreams into naysayers who
7 Tips for a More Effective Work Day
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Yesterday I talked about how automated tools like RescueTime and Todoist can be manipulated to create a false sense of ‘productivity security’. My goal is not to be productive in the conventional way. You see, many people equate productivity with simply doing lots of stuff. The term I prefer is ‘effective’ which you’ll notice is
Busy Doesn’t Equal Productive
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Have you heard of RescueTime? If you install this app on your computer it will log every place you spend your time during the day and then give you a report on your productivity. I used it a good bit when I first began working for myself, to help me curb my Twitter habit. RescueTime
My 2014 Business Goals
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Hey, did you know it’s 2015 already? Yup, been that way for a few weeks even. Today I invite you to look back at my 2014 with me. Tomorrow we’ll look forward on my 2015. You can read my big 2013 recap post here. I’ve got to be honest — I wasn’t going to write
Procrastination Reveals Priorities
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Late in 2014 I was asked to do some technical coaching for a member of the WordPress community. It amounted to much of what I get paid to do for clients already. Teach deployment protocols/process Git coaching Code reviews Other things I already do I’ve got to admit that I was very interested in the
I’ve Got Autopilot
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Happy 2015 to ya. No need to sleep in today, since I did not stay up late enough to welcome in the New Year. That could be a sign I’m old — or that I have an 11-month-old and a 4-year-old who are up at 7 a.m., no matter my schedule. You decide. Today we’re going
Tools Alone Don’t Guarantee Business Success
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Yesterday I wrote about taking a measured approach to making any changes in your tool set or software. One reason I encouraged you not to add or switch tools very often is that the process distracts you from established processes that are already making you money. Don’t be chasing shiny objects thinking they’re guaranteed to
The Danger in Change
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You already know that I think learning — including giving yourself space for learning — is very important. The second you feel like you’ve mastered your own creativity, you stop learning. – The Good Creative There is a danger in learning though, and I see designers and developers succumb to it all the time. It’s the danger
Figuring Out What You Really Value
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Today we’re going to wrap up our short series on what you value by looking at creating a weekly schedule that actually reflects what you say you value. On Tuesday I told you to design your ‘ideal’ week but I didn’t really give you any framework to decide what is the most important thing for you to
