Posts Tagged ‘time’

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 | 7 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 | 24 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 | 8 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 | 26 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 | 23 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 | 46 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 | 17 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 | 37 comments»

What’s Stopping You from Getting Started (and What to Do About It)

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»

11 Tips to Carve Out More Time to Think

“The person who reads to much and uses his brain too little will fall into lazy habits of thinking” - Albert Einstein How much time do you get a week to just think? Not while listening to music, driving your car or during group brainstorms. Not while playing video games, doing chores or taking a shower. Just you and your brain. I’d wager that few people ever average… Continue reading

January 10 2008 | By Scott H | Tagged: creativity, gtd, ideas, learning, Productivity, smart, think, time, weekly review | 25 comments»

How to Use Time to Make 2008 the Best Year Ever

Of all the things people cite as the reason they don’t start or finish something—write that book, lose the weight, build the business, or invent the widget—time lands squarely at the top of the list every time. What clients say time and again (sorry) is that becoming conscious about how they use every hour actually creates space for beginnings to take hold and completion to become routine. Before you even… Continue reading

January 2 2008 | By Lisa | Tagged: distraction, goal, new_year_resolutions, time | 18 comments»

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