Ten minutes ago, here's what was going on my life: I was watching TV - "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," to be exact. I was being yelled at by my friend, who wants to go play golf. I was surfing the Web, trying to find the perfect man-bag (because those are totally allowed now). And, in the midst of it all, I was "at work," doing some of the things… Continue reading
July 22 2009 | By David | Tagged: attention, focus, multi-task, Productivity, work | 26 comments»
That’s a funny word, isn’t it? “Scrum.” Scrum is a project management strategy for software development teams. The name comes from rugby (I guess) where it refers to the start of a new play. In the programming world, it’s a technique of coordinating a team’s work without a clear plan, working towards attainable short-term goals, and then repeating the process towards another set of goals – which I suppose… Continue reading
June 25 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: block, focus, goal, problem-solving, scrum | 17 comments»
June 11 2009 | By Ibrahim | Tagged: distraction, focus, paper, unplug | 24 comments»
When lay-offs and redundancies are on the rise, it generally follows that people trying to make a living from home, working for themselves, or over the Internet are on the increase as well. So it stands to reason that as we speak, thousands of people are sitting in their new home office (quite possibly the living room, or the dining room table) and tearing their hair out asking: How do… Continue reading
March 18 2009 | By Joel | Tagged: focus, home, office, work | 14 comments»
I've talked to so many people lately who absolutely hate their jobs but are staying put because of fears of switching jobs in an unstable economy. While I wouldn't recommend that anyone remain years in a job he or she dislikes, timing can be very important when changing employers. There is much to be said for a steady income, health insurance benefits, and other necessities. But if you're in… Continue reading
February 24 2009 | By Liora | Tagged: career, focus, goals, motivation, stress, work | 12 comments»
Mark Twain said, “Those of you inclined to worry have the widest selection in history.” We live in troubling times, and it is a sign of Twain’s genius that his statement is as true today as it was a century ago – if not more so. There’s a lot of stuff for the chronic worrier to obsess about: global warming, economic chaos, an ever-widening gap between the very, very rich and… Continue reading
January 21 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: action, attention, david_allen, economy, focus, gtd, stress, worry | 6 comments»
Every day that goes by you either move closer towards achieving a goal or you move further away from that goal. If you take specific steps you can be assured that you are moving towards our goal. If you do nothing you are moving away from the goal. By being still, you lose momentum, and the level of inertia of our current position increases. Following these steps will guarantee… Continue reading
November 26 2008 | By Danny | Tagged: achievment, development, focus, goal, growth, planning, success | 19 comments»
Photo courtesy of Libby What do you think of this phrase: “The Joy of Apathy”? It sounds like such a clashing contradiction: how can joy, which is associated with happiness and passion, be found in the opposite stoicism of apathy? While joy and apathy certainly aren't the same, they often work together and are complementary, as we’ll see. Every one of us has a capacity to care and be… Continue reading
August 7 2008 | By Torley | Tagged: apathy, balance, boredom, caring, emotion, feeling, focus, health, joy, life, meaning, purpose, thought | 2 comments»
Chances are you’ve heard — or rather, not heard — the effects of a noise gate, but unless you’re into audio engineering, you probably didn’t realize it. Ever been at a concert or listen to a radio broadcast where it sounds great when there’s music playing or a voice speaking, but no hiss in the pauses between? Unless the signal happens to be really clean, odds are that was… Continue reading
July 17 2008 | By Torley | Tagged: energy, focus, gate, healthy, noise, silence, time | 6 comments»
April 25 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: creativity, focus, home, ideas, office, workspace | 22 comments»
Using "concentric defenses" to keep off interruptions you can't avoid in other ways
Most of the articles you read about dealing with time- and attention-wasting distractions concentrate on avoiding them altogether (shutting yourself away, better organization, better time allocation) or not adding to their number yourself (minimizing responding to e-mails and IMs, filtering phone calls, avoiding gossiping). This is fine. But what about those that simply get through such defenses: the… Continue readingFebruary 6 2008 | By Adrian | Tagged: defense, distraction, focus, interruption, Productivity | 5 comments»
If you're like most people, you have a lot of projects on your back burner that you hope to get to someday but aren't quite ready for. Writers call this a "one-day novel" -- as in "one day I'm going to write that novel." Of course, that one magical day never comes.
Perhaps too there are a few things on your list that have been sitting there… Continue reading
January 18 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: confidence, focus, project, starting, time | 22 comments»
About 10 days ago, I accidentally posted a question I had meant to schedule for later this month, and as I'm coming to expect, your responses really got me thinking. The question was simple: What one big productivity block do you most struggle to overcome? But the issue it raises -- how can we keep ourselves on track? -- is really complex, and speaks directly to why… Continue reading
January 14 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: attention, focus, health, procrastination, review, strength, vision | 7 comments»
November 27 2007 | By Tejvan | Tagged: alertness, concentration, focus, meditation | 28 comments»
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could.Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sometimes we start a day with the previous day still in mind. We think about the mistakes we made in the previous day, how things went wrong, and how we felt bad about it. No wonder it becomes difficult to focus on the current day. And since we cannot fully focus on the day… Continue reading
October 30 2007 | By Donald | Tagged: attitude, effectiveness, energy, focus, happiness, life | 20 comments»
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