Posts Tagged ‘priority’

Productivity maybe . . . but for what purpose?

Why choices about what to do with the time and effort you save are more critical

One reasonable definition of increased personal productivity is creating the ability to do more with less effort and in a shorter time. Nothing wrong with that — at least until you ask what you will do with the time and effort you have saved.

Not so many years ago, many people — including governments and… » Continue

March 25 2008 | By Adrian | Tagged: consumption, priority, Productivity, time-management | 4 comments»

Productivity & Organizing Myth #10 – We need to be at all those meetings!

Myth: We need to be at all those meetings and events that have made their way onto our calendars.
Reality: We can succeed at work and be happy with a modest number of meetings and activities. Do you say any of these things?

I haven’t been home at 6 o’clock in the evening for weeks.
We are constantly trying to balance work with kids’ activities with family commitments.
I have to schedule a

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March 29 2007 | By Susan | Tagged: Management, meeting, priority, Productivity | 3 comments»

Pick Your Urgencies

How many times have you heard from your coworkers, friends and yourself the old line about being too busy fighting alligators to drain the swamp? How often does your life seem to be a car crash of intersecting urgencies?

It’s easy to get sucked into a business culture where everything is urgent, everything is a priority. You start your new job and on day one you’re thrown into crisis… » Continue

March 19 2007 | By Bob | Tagged: culture, priority, urgency | 6 comments»

Productivity & Organizing Myth #3 – I don’t have time to prioritize

Productivity & Organizing Myth #3 – I don’t have time to prioritize
As a new guest author to lifehack.org and an experienced productivity consultant I would like to start by naming and dispelling common productivity and organizing myths. This series will be posted each Wednesday until we cover the top 10.

Myth: You don’t have time to prioritize because you’re so busy doing the things that you’re responsible to do… » Continue

February 7 2007 | By Susan | Tagged: busy, priority, Productivity | 7 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»