Did you know, keeping a small plant on your work desk can increase your productivity by 15%!? šŖ“ Plants have calming powers, and they allow for more creative and flexible thinking. Also did you know…? children engage in significantly more creative play when they are in courtyards with abundant greenery š³āļø shrubs and trees in Read more about Productivity Hack: Get a desk plant! š±[…]
Sometimes I’m a scatterbrain. My thoughts are all over the place, like this: When thoughts are scattered it’s unproductive, stressful, and there’s no room for more thoughts! But someone taught me a trick once to organize all the thoughts… It’s called compartmentalization. Basically, you divide all your thoughts into similar categories, and put them in Read more about Organize your thoughts –> Rooms[…]
A reader sent this below,Ā in response to helping breakĀ multi-tasking. “I had this same horrible habit at work, and what worked for me was starting a squirrel list (for those tasks that threaten to distract you like a dog after a squirrel). When I’m working on something, and think of something else I need to do, Read more about Squirrel List šæ[…]
I have a bad habit of multi-tasking. While Iām working on 1 project, I come up with 3 ideas for other things. Then I start working on those, leaving the first project forgotten and unfinished. This happens daily, so I slowly collect a bunch of unfinished work and to-do items throughout the week. By the Read more about Stop Starting and Start Finishing[…]
Hereās aĀ cool messageĀ I keep in my notebook and refer back to on days when I feel scattered… āTo my sweet Joelā¦ šĀ these are the four things I do when I’m feeling overwhelmed… šĀ I do the next right thingā¦ šĀ I Finish what I startā¦š Ā I Use what I haveā¦š Ā And I do what Read more about 4 quick tips – for when you feel overwhelmed[…]
Are you busy? Got a lot of stuff to do? Me too. But when I take a step back and look at my tasks, only a handful of them are actually important and contribute significantly towards my goals. So today, my plan is to: Slow down, and focus on the right tasks. – Being “busy” Read more about “busy” is a decision[…]
Yesterday I read a cool article about productivity. It started with this line: “Being more productive is usually about what you do less of, not more of.” Thats refreshing! Sounds like we don’t need to learn 100 new awesome skill sets or build up superhuman habits in order to better our day… Instead, Read more about Cut the crap[…]
Not-To-Do Lists… After yesterday’s note on being busy vs. productive, a number of people asked questionsĀ about the “not-to-do” list. So here’s a bit more information: What is it, exactly? It’s just a list of things *not* to do during that day. For me, it’s usually 3-4Ā things, andĀ I put them right next to my real to-do Read more about The “Not-To-Do” List[…]
I used to think that staying busy and having a full calendar made me a āgood workerā. But then full days or even entire weeks would drift by without me being any closer to my goals. I may have been busy and working hard, but with little to show for it. Iām now trying to Read more about Busy vs Productive[…]