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How Parkinson’s Law Blocks Your Happiness and Creativity
Are you using Parkinson’s Law as the foundation for spending less time on tasks? Maybe it’s time to reconsider whether this is sustainable and effective…
When It’s Not Worth Planning to Do Something Worth Doing
I used to think, “if it’s worth doing, it’s worth planning to do.” Though the phrase is sticky, it’s not quite right. I was thinking about this in reference to Julie’s Mindmapping […]
How Vegas Is Like the Holidays
After spending time there for Blogworld, I came to a realization: Vegas is one of those places that it takes a while to recover from even if you don’t do anything that […]
Don't Leave Your Trash On the Stairs!
Some of you are aware that Jen Hofmann and I have been planning our recently launched Work Party for a few weeks now. One of the things Jen was really excited about […]
Stop Checking Email. Process It Instead.
Odds are, if you’re reading this, you’ve probably checked your email a few times today. And I have a couple of questions for you: Why are you checking your email? What’s in […]
The High Cost of Information
Seth wrote a post back in December that really touched a nerve on a ubiquitous problem that I see pop up nearly every day. His point was about the High Cost of […]
Create, Connect, and Consume: Balance Them to Get Your Best Work Done
It’s easy to fall into two traps when it comes to doing our best work: 1) we can either be too critical about what we’re not doing or 2) we can know […]
Beyond Productivity: Living From the Inside Out (Episode 1)
[display_podcast] What’s the relationship between productivity and personal development? In Episode 1, Sara, Duff, Jonathan, and I talk about why there seems to be a disconnect between productivity and personal development, even […]
When A Cobbler Wears His Shoes…
Last week was a good week on the productivity front for me. You saw this as an increase in posts, but it was also manifested in my offline work. I’ve had a […]
How Creatives Make Money
Odds are, if you are reading this, you make money by leveraging your creativity. You write, design, create, or do something such that your ability to make money depends largely on your […]
How to Remind Others Without Remembering to Do It
One of my bosses has a habit of telling me to remind him about something in a few days. Rather than ranting about why I have to be his psychic RAM or […]
Using Paper to Scaffold Your Productive Motion
I’ve read two great posts this week that I’m going to tie together with some other thoughts I’ve been having. Thus, I’m violating the “one post, one topic” blogging wisdom – but […]
21 Ways to Quickly Short-Circuit a Funk
The situation: you find yourself in a funk. I’m not talking about the Pepé Le Pew kind of funk – that just requires the generous application of soap and water. The kind […]
How Heat Mapping Your Day Can Make You More Productive
Learn how to heat map your productivity! Download the Productivity Heat Map in the Content Library of our free Mighty Networks community. Productive capacity is different from what you’re actually producing. The […]
A General Theory of Productivity
The question “Why am I productive?” very rarely comes up when we’re talking about productivity. Usually, it’s when we’re not productive that we ask why we’re not being productive. Asking the question […]