Living a deliberate life can be difficult at first because many of us are used to taking things as they come. Realizing that there are choices, and deciding what to do can often make us victim to mind traps. Today we will look at five of those mind traps, how to recognize them, and how to combat them as you…
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When I first approached deliberate living, I knew that I was going to have to make changes. My life wasn't anywhere close to what I wanted it to be. But I also realized that to a certain extent, I could design my life. Obviously, since I work outside the home for someone else, I don't have much choice in how…
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Most of us have a whole lot of techniques for ways to get things done. Roles, goals, next action lists, someday/maybe lists, closed lists, timers, distraction blockers and most-important-tasks are some examples of these. These techniques fill a toolbox, and often times people will bicker about which tool is best. There are some basics points that should be considered:
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Gathering everything you need to give attention to is crucial to productivity; however, until you actually give it attention, your stuff won't be anything more than a pile crying out to you. GTD addresses this during the weekly review and the clearing of the inboxes. Seven Habits doesn't address it, but the underlying assumption is that you are aware of…
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It doesn't matter which system you look at: Daytimer, Filofax, 7 Habits, GTD, Do It Tomorrow, Bullet Journal...every system insists that you write things down. Each system differs on how and where you should write them down, but they all want you to get it down on paper (or electrons).
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Have you ever forgotten to thaw the turkey? Get gifts? Mail something on time? Holiday tasks can get out of hand, and missing a deadline can be hard. Enter the Holiday Task Helper
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I was listening to a friend assess the earlier part of the year the other day, and I felt obliged to stop her. You see, her conversation was peppered with "I should".
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Just having a fancy kitchen doesn't make you a good cook. Likewise just having productivity tools doesn't make you productive. Today we look at ending the quest for the "perfect tool" and using what suits you best.
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Every system out there, particularly those that are dependent on a specific format and/or planner, advocate putting everything in one place. Some systems insist that the only place to put things is in their product; GTD advocates a more realistic approach: minimizing how many places you put stuff. Looking at this from a practical standpoint, it makes sense that the…
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Recently I looked at the pros of batching, where you lump activities that require the same tools together to do at the same time. Today I will look at the disadvantages of batching.
