Goal Setting Made Easy
My favorite simplicity blog, Unclutterer, recently did a good post on goal-setting software called Lifetick, which is actually pretty cool. But as I w...
Productivity
12 Quick Tips To Boost Happiness And Productivity At Work
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 09.24.2008 | Living
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Of course, being happy at work depends mostly on how much you like your job. But there are also smaller steps that can boost your happiness, as well. ...
5 Ways To Create A More Productive Workspace
Positivity Blog | Claire Askew | Posted 09.23.2008 | Living
The space you work in is important. It doesn't matter if it's your living room, a six-foot-square cubicle, or a corner office-suite; the space you w...
Even In An Election Year, "Most Productive" Isn't "Hardest Working"
Philip N. Cohen | Posted 09.18.2008 | Business
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American politicians are unanimous in their patriotic zeal, but please don't confuse rhetoric with reality.
Employee Free Choice Act Could Be Biggest Reform Since New Deal
Mark Weisbrot | Posted 09.01.2008 | Business
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One of the most important problems that our economy has faced for the last 30 years has been stagnating real wages.
Too Many Projects (Does Your Project Have A Soul?)
Mark Silver | Posted 08.27.2008 | Business
Suddenly, instead of pushing boulders uphill, strategic alliances starting sprouting up seemingly spontaneously. Whew! How much better is that?
The Future of Email: Evolve or Die?
Megan Berry | Posted 07.21.2008 | Business
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Once upon a time email was novel. People were happy to get email, it was easy to deal with, and it was convenient. It was the wave of the future and it was going to make us more productive.
9 Tips For Boosting Personal Productivity
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 07.16.2008 | Living
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I confess: I can't touch each piece of paper just one time. I can't return every email within 24 hours. I can't maintain a clear desk at all times. I ...
How Boredom Can Be Good For You
Lifehack.org | Posted 06.02.2008 | Living
There are a great many books, web sites, and training courses today more or less dedicated to the idea that being bored is a major sin, for which the ...
On Wasting Time: Are You Reading This at Work?
Laura Vanderkam | Posted 06.02.2008 | Living
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One of the great things about being a writer is having an excuse to interview fascinating people. For instance: Carol Fassbinder-Orth, a rising young biologist. She grew up on an apiary featuring 100 million bees.
Control Or Spontaneity: The Paradox
David Allen | Posted 05.19.2008 | Living
When people discover the level of personal organization I work within, they often ask, "Gee, does this guy ever have any fun?! He's so organized!" My ...
Resolve It, Then Dissolve It
David Allen | Posted 04.28.2008 | Living
Maybe this difficulty with letting go of things that we have outgrown stems from the admonition so many of us grew up with to "finish everything on your plate before you get dessert."
How Boring Jobs Make Us Dumber (And How To Stop That From Happening)
Huffington Post | Posted 04.23.2008 | Living
Are you bored at work right now? Perhaps the reason you're reading this is because you're bored at work right now. And if that's the case, there's go...
The Warmth Of The Radically Mechanical
David Allen | Posted 03.24.2008 | Living
Many business and personal relationships could warm up if they were more mechanical.
To The Tune Of Too Much To Do
David Allen | Posted 03.17.2008 | Living
There's an old Gestalt theorem: the way out is through. Defining what we could do, and what we are doing right now instead is a lot of what our work needs to be these days.
Bigger Computer Monitors = More Productivity
Wall Street Journal | Ben Worthen | Posted 03.10.2008 | Business
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Working late? Blame your computer screen. A new study finds that bigger monitors make people more productive. Researchers at the University of Utah t...
What's Your Standard For 'Stuff'?
David Allen | Posted 03.03.2008 | Living
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Your definition or standard of "stuff" is a very powerful unconscious driver of your behavior and permitted experience.
The Process Is Personal
David Allen | Posted 02.25.2008 | Living
Much of what plagues organizations these days has to do with their processes. And the processes have everything to do with the personal processes of the individuals involved.
How To Change Old Habits
Posted 02.21.2008 | Home
I've noticed that one of the hardest things for people to do is to change what they're doing to something better to be doing, when there's nothing rea...
The Corporate Freshman: Workday Interrupted
Alexandra Levit | Posted 02.14.2008 | Living
The truth is, the same tools that help us get a task done more quickly also prevent us from attending to that task in the first place. E-mail is the biggest culprit.
The Delights Of "Dummy Work"
David Allen | Posted 02.14.2008 | Living
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Often the most tactical thing to do with yourself is dummy work. And one of the best reasons to get organized is to take advantage of that. "Dummy" ...
Let's Talk About Prioritizing
David Allen | Posted 02.11.2008 | Living
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"How do I set priorities?" Because I hear that so frequently, I assume most people think they could and should be doing it better. I have a radical ...
Eleven internet tools to boost your happiness.
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 01.30.2008 | Home
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I've found several sites that provide great services that help boost happiness, in one way or another. I've used all of these myself and have found them extremely useful.
Passion Is Not Enough
David Allen | Posted 01.28.2008 | Living
I have been attempting to understand why it bugs me to hear professional motivators talk about the necessity for "passion" to be successful. Perhaps I...
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