Posts Tagged ‘covey’

Back to Basics: Setting Priorities

It is easy, in the onrush of life, to become a reactor – to respond to everything that comes up, the moment it comes up, and give it your undivided attention until the next thing comes up. This is, of course, a recipe for madness. The feeling of loss of control over what you do and when is enough to drive you over the edge, and if that doesn’t get you… Continue reading

July 11 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: back-to-basics, covey, goals, priorities, procrastination, quadrant | 15 comments»

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 reading

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 reading

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

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