I had a really rough August into September. Two days after we took my only child to college and became empty nesters, my mother passed away. My husband and I made the drive to Wisconsin. I came away with some profound lessons. These are things that I am trying to incorporate into my life.
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Perfectionism is a deadly enemy of productivity. Whether it is self-imposed, or imposed by others, the quest to get things absolutely right is a waste of energy and time.
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Managing our energy is one task that working parents face daily. Given the demands on us from both the office and home, we can quickly become drained. An old article over at Lifehack.Org got me thinking about energy sinkholes. I thought I would expand on these for working people.
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It’s always a big temptation to take shortcuts. Imagine where we would be if Columbus didn’t think it would be shorter to go east instead of west to reach India? But just as Columbus’s shortcut went horribly wrong on so many levels, other shortcuts can also go wrong. And so today we are going to take on the case against…
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I love sticky notes. I love that they can be moved around. I like using them for quick task lists and reminders of routine items. I don’t love rewriting things. I thought, “wouldn’t it be nice if I could print on them?” I figured out how to print on sticky notes, and today I’ll talk about how I do it.
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When I was first studying music, one teacher told me that music was what happened in the spaces between the notes. It was just as important to be creating space as it was to hit the perfect pitch, tone and expression. This thought changed the way I looked at the music, giving the spaces as much importance as the notes…
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Life rarely comes at us in neat little chunks. And when life is chaotic, it can breed even more chaos as we are forced to be constantly on our toes and ready to pivot. This episode is number 67, Living with Chaos.
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There are times when thinking can feel like a slog through molasses. And then there are times when thinking is like careening off walls and bouncing everywhere. This is pinball brain and it may feel more productive, but the rapid-fire chain of thoughts is moving too fast to truly engage with. You can take steps in conquering pinball brain, though,…
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I have been using Launchy for many years. It's a great little application and saves me time every single time I use my computer.
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Productivity doesn’t happen consistently by itself. Consistent productivity is about applying techniques that can be learned and knowing yourself. Today we will talk about these. This is Episode 66 - My Top 10 Productivity Methods.
