Posts Tagged ‘perfectionism’

The Productivity Threatdown

Fans of Steven Colbert are familiar with his “Threatdown” segment, an irreverent countdown of the five greatest threats facing the United States at any given moment. As I watched this segment one night – instead of, you know, working on the project I was desperately trying to get done – it occurred to me that the “threatdown” was one of the five greatest threats facing my productivity, at least right… Continue reading

July 10 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: constraint, distraction, goal, limit, perfectionism, procrastination | 17 comments»

What’s Missing in Productivity Today?

This month, we asked Lifehack.org contributors -- and you, our readers -- to think about the things that are missing in today's productivity systems. Not only the areas where the "Big Name" systems fall short, but the gaps in our own systems, the places where we as individuals fall down.

The Lifehack.org community rose to the challenge, offering a variety of thought-provoking posts and comments that… Continue reading

March 28 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: advice, contact-management, failure, gtd, information management, perfectionism, Productivity, software, time-management, tips | 9 comments»

Getting to Good Enough

Do you strive for perfection? Do you spend hours obsessing over the tiniest details of your life until they're exactly right? Do you feel uncomfortable when everything in your life isn't "just so"? Are you prepared for every eventuality, even the most unlikely? In short, are you a perfectionist? There are times when perfection is called for, of course, but allow me to suggest to you that most

March 21 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: confidence, getting_things_done, perfectionism, procrastination | 41 comments»

6 Rules to Work Less and Get More Accomplished

It’s impossible, right? In order to get more done, you need to invest more time. Working ten hour days will make you more accomplished than a colleague that only works seven. Studying three hours a day will get you better grades than the guy who skims through a few chapters before the test. More work = more results. I disagree. Working smart beats working hard… Continue reading

October 23 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: 80/20, 80/20-rule, energy, energy-management, goals, pareto, parkinsons, perfectionism, Productivity, time-management | 49 comments»