Tagged with `self-improvement`

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…

Your Goals As Waveform

Graham English is THINKING. There must be smoke coming from between his ears, because he’s really nailed a homerun with this piece about comparing one’s goals to musical waves. This isn’t a browse-and-run article. Set aside some time. Stick it in del.icio.us under followup and reading. But really, give this a view. A wave is…

Editing Your Life

I’ve been working with a lot of editing lately: removing dead space and clicks and “ums” from audio podcasts, clipping off the unimportant or blurry in video footage, trimming useless or hard-to-understand words out of posts and articles. It strikes me that editing is an important part of maintaining a productive and effective life. Edit…