Why Task Lists Will Not Make You Productive
An acquaintance of mine is constantly making lists. She makes them on old envelopes, scratch pads, her phone, her laptop, her email and even her hand. Yet she is one of the most scattered, disorganized and unproductive people I know. She doesn't know the secret: lists alone won't make you productive.
The Value Of Accuracy
It was an early morning class. We walked in to find the dreaded dragon of the beginning circuits class - the class known as a weeder class to cull out the below-average students. But instead of an ogre, the man at the front of the class resembled nothing so much as Papa Smurf. Except taller. And he looked at us and said "75% of you will flunk this class."
5 Tips To Regain Your Focus and Save Your Productivity
We've all had those days that are completely scattered. Things are constantly pulling our attention this way and that, and by the end of the day, we've gotten little done and we're exhausted. Here are 5 ways to regain your focus:
How To Simplify Cleaning A Child’s Room
I've tried to stay out of my daughter's room, and let her keep it the way she wants. After all, she's 9 and old enough to manage it herself. But last week the pile in the middle of the floor reached my knees. (I wish I were kidding.) So I declared that we were going to clean it up. I didn't want to give up too much time doing this, but I knew that it had to be simple or she wouldn't help. So I came up with the following way to simplify cleaning the room.
Get More Free Time By Batching
Always doing more is a good way to eat up all your free time and turn into a crispy critter. By applying batching techniques to your days, you can free yourself and your time up.
How To Minimize Cleaning
Recently a young friend, just out on her own, asked about how my house was always ready for visitors. She wanted to know my secrets to keep things clean with a minimal amount of effort. They're not secrets, they're merely strategies, and here they are:
A Day In The Life
Someone recently expressed an interest in how I apply all these techniques in my personal life. She wanted to know how my typical day runs. So here is a day in my life, warts and all.
My Personal Productivity Rules
It wasn't that long ago that I read an article over at WiseBread called My Personal Productivity Rules. It got me thinking about what my productivity rules are. The exercise of writing them down helped me clarify some of them in my mind, and I thought I would share them with you.
