It’s easy to assume that once you get the workweek managed, the weekend will come naturally. That attitude makes it easy to waste your days off. It seems like just a few moments ago it was Friday and you were craving a day of rest, now the Monday is starting again and you feel just […]
Book Review: Zen to Done
“Zen To Done (ZTD) is a system that is at once simple, and powerful, and will help you develop the habits that keep all of your tasks and projects organized, that keep your workday simple and structured, that keep your desk and e-mail inbox clean and clear, and that keep you doing what you need […]
10 Tips to Be Accomplished and Instead of Just Busy
Doing tasks is an easy way to make yourself busy. But all that extra work might not be going anywhere. Unless you are actually getting projects accomplished, you might just be wasting your time. This was the idea proposed by Cal Newport in his guest entry here, The Art of the Finish. I always strive […]
Can Partying Make You More Productive?
Somewhere I think we’ve bought into a lie. And this lie is that, in order to get things done, you have to discipline yourself to avoid having fun. Because, the lie continues, partying, fun and socializing are wasting valuable time that should be spent on work. The lie tricks you because it seems to match […]
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