Posts Tagged ‘7habits’

Dumbest Hack Ever- Use Your Calendar

Ever since switching tasks and to-dos off of my calendar and into a GTD tool of choice, I’ve noticed my productivity is actually going DOWN. Why? Because I’ve learned that without at least SOME scheduling, I don’t match the right contexts to the tasks still at hand.

Scheduling Context Zones

Now, maybe GTD the book has this in there, and I’ve forgotten it over time. Remember, I’m more a disciple… » Continue

March 14 2007 | By Chris | Tagged: 7habits, calendar, chrisbrogan, covey, gtd, planning, schedule | 7 comments»

My Life Planning Model

(photo by Drunken Monkey Photography). I thought I’d explain a little more in detail about how I plan my life, and what tools I use to achieve my goals. I like to separate my thoughts on planning and organizing into two levels: upstack and downstack. I often talk about Getting Things Done (GTD) as a good downstack framework. But this post will be about my upstack efforts, and… » Continue

November 25 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: 7habits, compass, covey, framework, gtd, planning, upstack | 6 comments»

Game Show Time Management

I’ve got it! This came to me on the ride to work this morning. We have systems for executing our tasks. We have Getting Things Done, which tells us to sweep our heads, capture the details, do our work in the right contexts, and keep the flow going. And I always say that what we need over this is a framework, to help direct our thoughts and mindset towards what… » Continue

August 16 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: 7habits, gtd, hack, howto, Lifehack, priorities, Productivity, time, timemangement, timequilting, tools | 4 comments»

7 Google Calendar Planning Tips

Google Calendar is my choice for organizing my schedule. I don’t like Microsoft Outlook, but only because I loathe client-side applications for non-creativity-based processes. Here are 7 ways to use Google Calendar to better schedule your life, with a really cool add-on idea to boot.

Use Monthly View for Big Ticket Planning- Plan your life and obligations with a month’s eye view to begin with. Use this level to make

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July 26 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: 7habits, firstthingsfirst, gcal, google, googlecalendar, pinkleberry, Productivity, scheduling, timemanagement, virtual+assistant | 15 comments»

The Myth of Productivity Advice

I’ve got Jeffrey Gitomer on the brain, as I’m reading his LITTLE RED BOOK OF SELLING. In one part, he says that lessons on time management are pretty much a waste of time. It’s provocative, sure, but is he right?

Becoming more productive and learning to master the ways in which you spend time are skills, certainly, and can be taught by others, without question… » Continue

June 18 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: 7habits, development, gtd, hacks, lifehacks, Productivity, self-improvement, time, timemanagement, tips | 11 comments»

Finding Time

A frequently asked question about my productivity is, “How do you find the time to do all that?” I often joke that I don’t sleep (and well, I don’t really sleep enough), but the truth of the matter is that I’ve spent a lot of time really examining the way I spend my time, and I’ve made decisions based on what I’ve decided mattered to me. Let’s talk about it… » Continue

June 5 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: 7habits, balance, hack, hacks, Lifehack, Lifestyle, priority, Productivity, time, timemanagement | 7 comments»

Take The Sword In

You probably haven’t re-read your copy of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People lately, but there’s a great part in Habit 5 (Seek first to understand, then to be understood) that talks about confrontations. I use that advice often, and almost always to the effect that Dr. Covey promises.

Good! You See it Differently

When confronted by a difference of opinion, especially when the person who disagrees with you sounds almost… » Continue

May 31 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: 7habits, Communication, covey, hack, Lifehack | 1 comment»