Shareable: The Way To Get Started
Appointments Only: My Calendar
During August I am giving an in-depth look at my personal productivity system. These are they tools that help me get things done. In the first article, I talked about the basic tools. The calendar part of the system is Google Calendar. Today I'll talk more about how I interact with Google Calendar.
My Productivity System: The Tools
In August we will be looking in detail at my productivity system. Today we look at the five base tools I use, and why I chose them.
How To Simplify Flylady
Sometimes the best results are about simplifying, rather than following exactly.
An Easier Way to Avoid Spring Cleaning Permanently
I've never been able to get in the habit of deep cleaning. I don't ever want to spring clean like my mother, and I know that if I approach it as a maintenance task, I can get there...but I needed something that would feed me what I needed to do when I needed to do it.
Why I Don’t Use Getting Things Done
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity is almost 20 years old, and is one of the most ground-breaking systems out there. I no longer use it out of the box, though.
Project Getting Bigger? Don’t Let Scope Creep Derail You
Have you ever worked on something and something comes up that results in added work? Your project is getting bigger. It's a condition in IT we call "scope creep". We'll talk about what it is and what to do about it today.
Boost Productivity By Narrowing Your Focus
Most of us have an over-inflated sense of what we can accomplish. But when we are faced with the task, it seems too big, and we procrastinate. Today we'll look at how narrowing your focus can boost productivity.