Productivity

Employee Free Choice Act Could Be Biggest Reform Since New Deal

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 10.02.2008 | Business

Read More: John McCain, Labor, Labor Day, Employee Free Choice Act, Union Organizing, Wages, Organized Labor, Unions, Labor Unions, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Productivity, Business News
Mark Weisbrot

One of the most important problems that our economy has faced for the last 30 years has been stagnating real wages.

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The Future of Email: Evolve or Die?

Megan Berry | Posted 07.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Email, Google, Work, Microsoft, 4-Hour-Workweek, Business, Technology, Future of Email, Productivity, Gmail, Business News
Megan Berry

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.

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9 Tips For Boosting Personal Productivity

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 07.24.2008 | Living

Read More: The Balanced Life, Productivity, Organizational Tips, To Do Lists, How to Be More Productive, Living News
Gretchen Rubin

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 ...

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The Work/Life Balance Calculator: What's Your Score?

CNN | Posted 06.13.2008 | Living

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How Boredom Can Be Good For You

Lifehack.org | Posted 06.10.2008 | Living

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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 ...

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Control Or Spontaneity: The Paradox

David Allen | Posted 05.27.2008 | Living

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David Allen

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 ...

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Resolve It, Then Dissolve It

David Allen | Posted 05.06.2008 | Living

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David Allen

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."

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How Boring Jobs Make Us Dumber (And How To Stop That From Happening)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.01.2008 | Living

Read More: Bored at Work, Productivity, Procrastination, Living News

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...

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The Warmth Of The Radically Mechanical

David Allen | Posted 04.01.2008 | Living

Read More: The Balanced Life, David Allen Company, Getting Things Done, Productivity, Living News
David Allen

Many business and personal relationships could warm up if they were more mechanical.

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To The Tune Of Too Much To Do

David Allen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

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David Allen

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.

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Bigger Computer Monitors = More Productivity

Wall Street Journal | Ben Worthen | Posted 03.28.2008 | 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...

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What's Your Standard For 'Stuff'?

David Allen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Getting Things Done, The Balanced Life, David Allen, Organization, Productivity, Living News
David Allen

Your definition or standard of "stuff" is a very powerful unconscious driver of your behavior and permitted experience.

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The Process Is Personal

David Allen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Stress Management, The Balanced Life, Productivity, Living News
David Allen

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.

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How To Change Old Habits

Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Work-Life Balance, The Balanced Life, Productivity, Careerbuilder, Home News

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...

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The Corporate Freshman: Workday Interrupted

Alexandra Levit | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

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Alexandra Levit

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.

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The Delights Of "Dummy Work"

David Allen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

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David Allen

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" ...

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Let's Talk About Prioritizing

David Allen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

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David Allen

"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 ...

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Passion Is Not Enough

David Allen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

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David Allen

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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The Task Of Defining Our Work

David Allen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

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David Allen

More and more these days I find that among people in my seminars the importance of defining our work is a topic that truly resonates. The challenge ma...

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Later, 2007: How To Make 2008 Your Most Productive Year Ever

David Allen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

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David Allen

It's time to purge. The end of a year is a great metaphorical event to use to enhance a critical aspect of your constructive creativity -- get rid o...

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Priorities, Priorities, Priorities

David Allen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

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David Allen

A core issue of life and work is this: At any point in time, are you appropriately putting the right amount of attention on the right thing? Are you d...

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Three Cheers For Sloth, Indolence, And Procrastination!

David Allen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: How to Not Procrastinate, Work-Life Balance, The Balanced Life, Procrastination Tips, Productivity, Living News
David Allen

Few people have many good reference points for self-forgiveness and a sense of humor in this world of increasingly too much to do.

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Love Your Job? That Doesn't Mean You're Better At It

Freakonomics Blog | Melissa Lafsky | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Employee Morale, Love Your Job, Big Five Personality Traits, Hate Your Job, Nathan Bowling, Productivity, Business News

The conventional employer wisdom has always been that a happy employee is a more productive employee. Countless dollars are spent every year on initia...

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Staying In The Groove (When There Isn't One)

David Allen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: The Full Life, Life Coaching, Productivity, How to Be Happy, Work Life Balance, Technology and Producivity, Stress-Free Work Habits, Working With Less Stress, Techniques for Less Stress, How to Be Less Stressed, Living News
David Allen

I'm often asked "Are we really living in a different world than the 'old days?'" Is there something uniquely stressful about the world as we're experi...

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