Taking a look at the tools and processes different people actually use in their day to day lives. By asking 5 basic questions, we get a glimpse into the way a variety of individuals use their systems and see what works and what doesn’t. In this episode, editor of lifehack.org, Dustin Wax. The Trial by Fire…

Taking a look at the tools and processes different people actually use in their day to day lives. By asking 5 basic questions, we get a glimpse into the way a variety of individuals use their systems and see what works and what doesn’t. In this episode, founder and editor of lifehack.org, Leon Ho. The Trial…

This post is part of the Trial By Fire Productivity series. “True stability results when presumed order and presumed disorder are balanced. A truly stable system expects the unexpected, is prepared to be disrupted, waits to be transformed.” ~ Tom Robbins This wasn’t the entry I expected to post this week. Last week the death rattle of…

This post is part of the Trial By Fire Productivity series. I plan in my head. Back when I was getting started as a freelance designer, I waited tables to help pay the bills. I was one of those waiters that kept orders in his head. I never wrote them down, and very rarely made…

This post is part of the Trial By Fire Productivity series. The first thing that came apparent was the need to define my time. I had to do this in a way that was both flexible and clear. The only productivity/time management tools I kept are Google Calendar, my Miquelrius spiral grid notebook, and…

Launching a new project is extremely time-consuming. It’s at these times I begin to learn how effective my productivity process and tools really are. Since creating a 36-hour day is out of the question, the next best thing is making the hours you have more productive. Enter tools and processes. The thing is, you can never…