Posts Tagged ‘time_management’

Punctuality Counts

For years, I could be counted on to be late. Got a lunch meeting at 11:30 am? Dustin will be there at 11:40. Got a class at 9:00am? Dustin will be there at 9:20. Is there a meeting at 6:00 pm? Dustin’s there by 6:30. Work hours are 8:30 am to 5 pm? I’m in by 9:00.

People joked about it. It was my “thing” — I was on “Dustin… » Continue

May 14 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: integrity, lateness, punctuality, time_management, value | 30 comments»

Happiness at Work - 12 Simple Ways to Make it Happen!

If you are a relatively junior employee at your company, though you carry out a very important role, you may not always be recognised. You might also face some of the following challenges:

Little fulfilment at work
Long working hours
Conflicting demands on your time and loyalty
Little balance between personal life and work commitments
Tight deadlines
Time management pressures
Strained relationships with the important people in your life
Tight personal finances
Lack of any say at

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April 11 2008 | By Arvind | Tagged: delegation, eating, fun, happiness, health, Productivity, time_management, work, work-life balance | 14 comments»

Stay on Track with a Treadmill Journal

Nobody knows more tricks and hacks to keep themselves working towards their goals than writers! From getting fired up to start to knowing when to quit — and all the struggles to keep on going in between — writers need every dollop of motivational help they can scrape up.

One trick that some writers use is a “treadmill journal”. Unlike a typical journal, a treadmill journal is a single-purpose journal… » Continue

February 29 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: journal, motivation, project, sticking_point, tasks, time_management, writing | 16 comments»