Posts Tagged ‘time’

Scoring 100% in Time Management

"Most people who attempt to learn a new time management system fail."I can't prove the above statement with hard facts, but I have a sense that it's true, based on my personal experience and observations. If success is defined as 100% successful implementation, then that statistic is most certainly true.On the other hand, perhaps 99% of the people who take a time management program put down the book, or drive… Continue reading

October 9 2009 | By Francis | Tagged: gtd, habit, time, time-management | 22 comments»

This One’s Free: 10 Basic Tech Tips that Make a Difference

Coaching is usually about ‘the big change’: generating significant new business strategies or leadership behaviours. But along the way there are dozens of small adjustments that make a big difference as well. Many of those are in the realm of technology.Especially when working with small businesses and lone entrepreneurs, I suggest to a variety of tools and approaches to build capacity and pull down obstacles. Here are 10 tips that… Continue reading

September 1 2009 | By Clemens | Tagged: business, Communication, email, networking, organization, Productivity, software, time | 18 comments»

10 Ways To Be Productive in 10 Minutes

Most of my free time, except when I'm doing it on purpose, tends to come in short blocks. I rarely have 2 hours free, but might, over the course of a work day, have those same two hours in twelve ten-minute bursts.I realized recently that, for the most part, I waste all of this free time. Since it's such a short period of time, it seems to not strike me… Continue reading

July 13 2009 | By David | Tagged: downtime, efficiency, schedule, spare-time, time, work | 34 comments»

The Benefits of Automation

Automation is the use of control systems to control processes, reducing the need for human intervention. Putting this into context, automation is having technology do things for you so that you don't have to.Automation is all around us. When you're at a set of traffic lights, there isn't a traffic light operator that decides when to change the light from red to green. It is done automatically… Continue reading

July 2 2009 | By Paul | Tagged: automation, email, Productivity, time, twitter | 13 comments»

Managing Your Social Network Addiction

Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Twitter, Digg, StumbleUpon, Friendster, Tumblr, Xanga... the list goes on and on. And if you are any sort of tech savy, there is good chance you are a member of multiple social networks. Even I have accounts with at least 5 of these. While there is a lot to be gained by using these services, there is also a lot to be lost. In case… Continue reading

June 18 2009 | By Ibrahim | Tagged: addiction, distraction, social-media, social-networking, time | 37 comments»

Change your Mindset for a Great 2009: Create the Abundance Mindset

How do you do that? You give away what you got.It's not that complicated, really.Short on time?Some people are always running out of time - like it was cash or something. They run out of time and they're always in a panic to get things done.If you're always out of time, then do the sensible thing - give your time away. Does that sound crazy? Well, it might to… Continue reading

February 2 2009 | By Steve | Tagged: abundance, attitude, confidence, creativity, giving, mindset, prosperity, time | 10 comments»

7 Ways to Deal with Annoying People and Still Get Things Done

It’s a basic fact of life that, unless you’re Will Rogers, you can’t get along with everyone. Unfortunately, it’s also a fact that throughout your life, you’ll be in situations where you simply have to communicate with some of those people you just can’t stand. This may be an annoying boss, an ingratiating fan, a spineless co-worker, a difficult client, an abrasive in-law, and any number of people with any… Continue reading

January 28 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: anger, annoying, boundaries, communicate, control, time | 29 comments»

10 Ways to Find Time to Follow Your Dreams

What would you do with an extra half-hour a day? Is there a “One Day Novel” in you (as in, “one day I’ll write a novel”)? Have you been thinking of learning a new skill but don’t know how to free up the time? Or would you just spend a few extra minutes with your family, really sharing?

No matter how busy we are, most of… Continue reading

August 11 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: dreams, goals, personal-time, time | 29 comments»

Apply a Noise Gate to Your Life

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»

211 Shopping Days Until Christmas: Are You Ready?

We haven’t even crossed the six month mark for Christmas this year, but here I am, talking about gift-giving. I haven’t lost it, though: along with Christmas, I’ve already got my gift giving for Father’s Day, various birthdays and a few weddings planned for. How many hours each year do you spend shuffling around for birthday presents or holiday gifts? What about cards? Or even trying to remember to… Continue reading

May 29 2008 | By Thursday | Tagged: budget, gift, present, time | 5 comments»

5 Questions That Will Save You Time And Money

When you’re thinking about productivity, one of the most important questions you should ask yourself is just how much your time is worth. There is no question that there are some tasks you should pay other people to do, but it can be hard to decide just which ones to hand over to trained professional — especially if you are trying to save money.Beyond that one crucial question, though, there… Continue reading

May 27 2008 | By Thursday | Tagged: budget, personal finance, time | 4 comments»

There’s More to Productivity Than Time Management

What does it mean to be productive? A typical definition might be something like, "Getting the most done in the least possible time." In a workplace context, this means one and only one thing: more work. If the process for a task can be streamlined so it can be done in half the time, then you can have your employees do that task twice as many times.In order to… Continue reading

March 12 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: balance, fulfillment, life, Productivity, satisfaction, time, work | 24 comments»

12 Hours to Better Time Management

Work. Kids. School. Sports. Second job. Partner's job. The next great American novel. Your knitting circle. Remodeling the guest bathroom. Taking your car in for its 30,000 mile tune-up. An on and on and on -- it seems like we have things to do in abundance. What we don't ever seem to have enough of is time.

I think we all know what we should do, but the prospect… Continue reading

February 20 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: calendar, password, schedule, time, time-management, tool, web-app | 49 comments»

Determine Never to Be Idle: A Simple Productivity Strategy

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much can be done if we are always doing.Thomas Jefferson

We lack time not because there is not enough time but because we lose too much of it. That's why I believe this quote represents a simple but effective strategy to boost our productivity… Continue reading

February 20 2008 | By Donald | Tagged: Lifehack, procrastination, Productivity, time, work | 19 comments»

The Power of Ritual: Conquer Procrastination, Time Wasters and Laziness

Life is wasted in the in-between times. The time between when your alarm first rings and when you finally decide to get out of bed. The time between when you sit at your desk and when productive work begins. The time between making a decision and doing something about it. Slowly your day is whittled away from all the unused in-between moments.The solution to reclaim… Continue reading

January 22 2008 | By Scott H | Tagged: energy, habits, procrastination, Productivity, ritual, time | 39 comments»

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