Posts Tagged ‘work’

Being a Man in the 21st Century (Part 2)

Earlier this week, I began a discussion of the way that manhood in American society is changing. Today, I want to revisit the topic with some of my own ideas about how these changes could lead to a more enriching and satisfying take on masculinity.Before I do that, though, I want to say how thrilled I was at the response the first post got – I had never expected… Continue reading

October 30 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: culture, identity, manhood, masculinity, men, work | 42 comments»

Being a Man in the 21st Century (Part 1)

Manhood is changing. It's as simple, and as complicated, as that.Two recent events prompted me to write about manhood today. The first was the release of The Shriver Report, a study of the status of women in the United States. The second was the publication of The Art of Manliness, a book of advice on manhood based on the popular blog of the same name.The Shriver Report's… Continue reading

October 27 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: body, culture, identity, manhood, masculinity, men, work | 30 comments»

Getting Things (Re-)Started: Dealing with Mental Blocks

In any significantly big project, there are bound to be times when you lose the track of what you’re doing, when for whatever reason you stop moving forward and, what’s worse, can’t seem to find the motivation to get going again. When we “fall off the wagon” like that, a kind of psychological wall starts building up, making getting back in the swing of things seem more and more daunting… Continue reading

October 20 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: creativity, mental-block, motivation, procrastination, work | 12 comments»

The Work of Worry

I admit, I'm a worrier. Always have been – when I was a teenager, I used to lay awake nights worrying about… well, whatever teenagers worry about. In college, I used to worry about classes, girls, money – and eventually about the fact that I was laying up nights worrying instead of sleeping. Today, I worry about… well, I worry about the same things, I guess, except now I'm on… Continue reading

October 5 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: anxiety, energy, organization, procrastination, work, worry | 24 comments»

A Place of One’s (Work’s) Own

I’m moving this month, and one of the things I’m looking for in a new apartment, even though I live alone, is a second bedroom where I can put up an office. My current place is a small 1-bedroom, and while there is a little computer “nook” in one corner of the living room, it’s just not working for me.

I’d noticed my productivity falling… Continue reading

August 3 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: home, mind, priming, psychology, work, work-life balance | 43 comments»

In Defense of Multi-Tasking

Ten minutes ago, here's what was going on my life: I was watching TV - "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," to be exact. I was being yelled at by my friend, who wants to go play golf. I was surfing the Web, trying to find the perfect man-bag (because those are totally allowed now). And, in the midst of it all, I was "at work," doing some of the things… Continue reading

July 22 2009 | By David | Tagged: attention, focus, multi-task, Productivity, work | 26 comments»

GTD Refresh, Part 6: Decisiveness

For the last several months, I’ve been slowly rebuilding a more-or-less by-the-book GTD system. I’ve done elements of GTD for years, but things over the last year have gotten too complicated and my hope is that implementing the whole GTD system as close to Allen’s vision as possible will help me balance two quite different careers with the rest of my life.

I had intended my… Continue reading

July 16 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: decision-making, decisiveness, email, gtd, inbox-zero, work | 12 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 | 33 comments»

5 Ways to Make Sure You’re Asking Well

I wrote a post here last week called "Can't-Miss Marketing: Just Ask" that got a lot of interesting responses. Sure, people said, asking is all well and good, but what does "asking well" actually mean?It's an interesting, and important, question to consider. If, as I've seen time and time again, good things really come to those who ask, what do they do right? What traits do they have in… Continue reading

July 6 2009 | By David | Tagged: ask, career, favor, marketing, request, work | 12 comments»

Can’t-Miss Marketing: Just Ask

In the year since I started blogging, I've gotten a bunch of freelance writing gigs and regular jobs writing all over the Web. But, initially, no one offered them to me. I had this blog I was proud of, a super-cool design, and yet the offers didn't flood in. Crazy, right? Tell me about it.I finally decided that if I wanted something to happen, I had to go and get… Continue reading

June 24 2009 | By David | Tagged: ask, career, favor, marketing, request, work | 21 comments»

Pain and Posture: The Basics

Old "Doc" Plume, the local hardware store owner, who was known for his miraculous cures for arthritis, had a long line of "patients" waiting outside the door when a little old lady, completely bent over, shuffled in slowly, leaning on her cane. When her turn came, she went into the back room of the store and, amazingly, emerged within half an hour, walking completely erect with her head held high. … Continue reading

June 23 2009 | By Jamie | Tagged: body, desk, driving, health, pain, posture, sleeping, slouch, work | 21 comments»

How to Get Promoted

If you work in a large organization and are ambitious for career progression then here are a number of things that you can do to assist your journey.1. Do your job well. I know that this is stating the obvious but it is the starting point. For promotion it is a necessary but not a sufficient requirement that you perform your current duties diligently. Many people think that this is… Continue reading

June 22 2009 | By Paul | Tagged: ambition, ambitious, career, corporate, manager, progression, promotion, work | 16 comments»

GTD Refresh, Part 5: Building the Weekly Review Habit

At the very beginning of David Allen’s recorded lecture, Getting Things Done Fast, he tells his audience that the most important but single most difficult part of becoming more productive is making time every week for a weekly review. Most important because this couple of hours of “time out” once a week is where virtually all the GTD magic happens – it’s where we make sure… Continue reading

June 19 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: david-allen, gtd, gtd-refresh, weekly review, work | 22 comments»

Build Your Personal Brand by Working for Free

After reading that headline, you may think I'm insane or tell yourself that working for free is out of the question. There have been millions of layoffs since the end of 2007 up until now and for college graduates, the competition might make you comatose. The NACE reports that 41% of students haven't even started the job search and 27% of graduates are going to graduate school because… Continue reading

May 21 2009 | By Dan | Tagged: career, personal branding, work | 16 comments»

Calculating the Optimal Workday Length

There’s a lot of information out there on achieving work-life balance, and a common productivity suggestion is that you structure your workday. I’ve found that one invaluable tool for getting these two things dealt with effectively is knowing not just how much work you have to do of what kind each day, but how long to work for.This article is most relevant to freelancers and entrepreneurs since employers often dictate… Continue reading

April 22 2009 | By Joel | Tagged: schedule, structure, work | 9 comments»

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