Not Getting Enough Work Done? Try Taking More Breaks
It’s five pm on Friday, but you’re staring at a stack of work that you really need to get finished. You’ll be working over the
It’s five pm on Friday, but you’re staring at a stack of work that you really need to get finished. You’ll be working over the
Do you have so much to do that you just don’t know where to begin? We all feel like that sometimes – maybe most of
Have you ever picked up a book on organization and thought, “Wow, this person is kind of over the top”? Or maybe your thoughts were
Joseph Juran died on Feb 28, 2008 at the age of 103. He was the man who coined the ‘Pareto Principle,’ named after the Italian
A few months ago, I received a business pitch. It was from an acquaintance I was on good terms with, and the pitch was based
A lot of popular time management or “life hacking” advice is aimed at making you ever more efficient. Perhaps you’re constantly reading lists of Firefox
I remember reading somewhere that only a fraction of the work we do every day is productive work. Rest is not actual work; we just
In our modern Western world, we are all striving to be more productive – to do more, to produce more, to create more. Very often
Have you ever been right in the middle of something – a complicated email, a tricky paragraph of a report, a hunt for some vital
I’ve got a timer ticking away as I write this. Why? Because it helps me concentrate. If you struggle to stay on task, if you
Maybe all of your days tend to go smoothly. You’re good at getting up on time, doing your work, and making sure that you relax.
The best thing about iPhone is the incredible world of apps its users can access and use. But it’s easy to get lost in those
If you feel like interruptions are constantly holding you back at work then it may be time to admit you have a problem. You’re an
Most of us struggle to stay focused. We live in a world of constant distractions – where emails ping up on our cell phones, where
Some days are just golden right from the start. You get up bright and early, you have a good breakfast, your coffee is perfect, and
I’ve already talked about why you should switch to Windows 7 if you haven’t yet (Mac users, spare me the sarcasm). Windows 7 is without
You’ve got a long list of tasks that you want to get done today, or this week. Some are big, some are small. Some are
I may not have been an early bird since birth, but after years of training myself to jump-start my day, my body naturally wants to
I suspect that, like me, you’ve had times when you’ve thought if only I could work a bit harder… Maybe you’re worried that your only
Is there something you’re procrastinating in your life now? For example, Finishing your work Getting a new job you’re passionate about Looking for your soul
A mind map is considered a great way to brainstorm and generate more ideas. It helps you create a number of small ideas from one
When there is so much advice and information on productivity floating around, it is obvious that not all of that is worth paying heed to.
Commuting doesn’t have to be the hellish experience it has been made out to be. You can learn a lot while commuting. I used to
We could all do with a few more hours in the day. There are so many different things we want to do, in every aspect
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