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.
Atomic Tasks Help You Get More Done
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One big issue that most people have with their tasks lists is that many of the items are not actionable on the list. If you have to return something to Amazon you write down “Return covers to Amazon”, which is a project not a task. That single thing you wrote down has 9 things to…
The Timeblocking Task Manager I Want
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I know there are lots of task management applications out there. I bet if you spent a week on each application you’d spend years trying all the options and in that time there would be many extra options that didn’t exist when you started. I also know that there is no “perfect” task management application…
Setting the Context for Productivity
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Like many people now, I work at home but unlike the vast amount of workers that made this change in the last few months I’ve been doing it for 10 years. As I’ve read many of the articles about tips for working from home they all seem idealized to the point of non-viability. Yes it’s…
4 Ways I Increase Friction to Get More Done
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Most people look to reduce friction to get more done, but I’m weird and one of the first things I look at when I’m needing to get a good amount of work done is increasing the friction in my life. Not just all friction, but the right amount of friction that forces me to limit…
Rubik’s Cube My Best Productivity Tool
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At some point, with any computer or device you’re going to have to wait for it to perform some task. In the past I’d often reach for my phone and end up wasting a bunch of time down some rabbit hole (often Instagram for me). I’d look up 15 minutes later with nothing done and…
My 2020 Notebook and Paper Calendar Setup
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Today we’re going to look at my 2020 notebook setup. It revolves around a Bullet Journal and a quick reference calendar I can leave on my desk. ## Links – [Purchase Leuchtturm1917 Bauhaus](https://amzn.to/2RletY7) – [Purchase Rhodia Reverse](https://amzn.to/2RjWMrM) – [Shinhan Art Markers](https://amzn.to/2u13Bq6)
Opening My Workflows to Break System Lock in and Tracking
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For about 10 years now I’ve been a happy Apple user, though lately I’ve been less happy with at least some of their offerings. My biggest issue lately has been that I don’t like their laptop line at all. Even if I was to ignore the keyboard woes plaguing their butterfly keyboards, I don’t think…
How I Take Notes on the Books I Read
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I’m a voracious reader by almost any measure. The biggest thing I don’t feel like I have enough time for is reading books. Yes I enjoy reading web articles, but immersing myself in a book is really what I love to do. In today’s video I’m going to talk about: How I keep track of…
March 2019 Plan with me
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There are only a few changes in how I’m planning out my month for March 2019, and one hole I’m not sure how to fill yet. That hole is tracking projects. I have them in Things, but I’m still not always convinced that I have a solid handle on them. I’d love to know how…
This is NOT a complete review of Things 3
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While I’ve been reliant on paper based productivity for a while now, there is something about a digital task manager that still seems useful to me during times that my business is ramping up in complexity. I started this review in late September 2018 when I had 3 code projects going, 6 writing assignments for…
