The Way We Think About Productivity Tools Is Broken
We're used to using productivity tools to help us get more out of our day. Online calendars, task lists and emails all make up large parts of our systems. But they way we think about them is broken.
The Best Time To Check Email From Work
It's after dinner. You're sitting around, and pick up your phone. Time to check email from work...see if something has come up since you left. When is the best time to check email from work? The answer is below.
Broken Routines: A Solution
You've read all the articles about the value of daily routines. You've made routines. You've tried them. You just can't get the hang of it. Should you give up? No. The problem is a broken routine. Read on to find out how to spot them, and how to fix them.
Protected: A Look Over My Shoulder: My Weekly Planning
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How To Get More From Your Daily Routines
You've done the work, and you have a written routine to start the day. You do it regularly, and it is now habit. So what's the next step? Here are ways to get more from your daily routines.
Boost Productivity With Routines
Pop quiz: Are routines: 1) the resort of boring, unimaginative people? or 2) the staple of productive people? If you picked 1, you need to rethink your take on routines. Because the answer is 2. During this month we will be looking at routines. Today we start with how to boost productivity using routines.
5 Ways To Get The Most Out Of Your Staycation
This week is spring break for my school district. It is the first time I have experienced a school spring break since I was in college, and obviously the way I view spring breaks then and now are widely different. Since my husband has to work this week, it is a staycation… my daughter and I will be doing some things, but we are both off from our typical pursuits. I’ll be honest. Teaching has been incredibly stressful. Not just by the class of repeating students who refuse to take any responsibility for their failure or their ongoing education, but it is made worse by a heavy-handed and bullying administrator who has chosen to scrutinize every move that both myself and the other new teacher in the school make. (At least I have a fellow torture victim to commiserate with and our mentors are doing everything they…
Know What You’re Doing: Foundations of Productivity
Productivity is made up of two parts: doing the right things in the right way. Both of these require that you know what you're doing...and why.Productivity requires a solid foundation if the methods are going to be successful. Just like every building must have a solid foundation if it is going to remain standing, productivity must also have a solid foundation unless you want it to crumble underneath you.We are at the last of ten-article series on the foundations of productivity. Today we will look at a fundamental...and possibly the most important...rule: know what you're doing.
