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Tim Ferris’ latest blog post is awesome. So much content. I love that.
The video is excellent on showing how employees can be more productive not just CEO and entreprenuers. And the worksheet is going out to all my team.
There is a misconception that lifestyle design is just for entrepreneurs or CEOs.
In reality, the principles — borrowed from economics and behavioral psychology — can be applied within organizations and groups with even more dramatic effects.
I’ve gone thru simplifying my life. I’ve turned off my mobile phone ringer, muted my computer, put Skype and GTalk on do not disturb a vast majority of the day, filtered my email (newsletter get archived and labeled ‘Read’ for later), unsubscribed from some newsletters that I just don’t have time to read ever and I’ve gotten more done.
Not everyone can do this to the level I have, but you still can.
Employees at Target are allowed to put yellow tape around their office to signal to everyone that they wish not to be disturbed.
You can that or wear a hat that tells everyone not to talk to you.
Some companies in Japan allow employees to wear red sashes that easily let everyone know that they are thinking and being productive.
My partner and I have work usually in the same room when traveling. So, we just tell each other when we are about to go into deep think mode. I also usually put on some think music on my iPod Nano and jack in. Unless the building is on fire I’m out of touch.
So wear a hat or a sash or even yellow tape your office off. Get productive and enjoy your life.
I’ve had a personal, private blog for many years now. I would blog website, notes, things I’ve learned and anything I want to remember. Easy to search my blog and find out the answers.
Well, a very nice web applications has come out that may change how I remember things. Evernote allows you to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platform you find most convenient, and makes this information accessible and searchable at any time, from anywhere.
I’ve only used it a few times but I’m impressed. You can record from your computer, web browser, mobile phone camera, and it is so easy. Indexing the words off of pictures so they are searchable is really amazing.
Check it out.
Here is a great checklist before you send out that email. Here is just a few. Click the link at the bottom for the full articles.
1. Is it going to just one person? (If yes, jump to #10)
2. Since it’s going to a group, have I thought about who is on my list?
3. Are they blind copied?
4. Did every person on the list really and truly opt in? Not like sort of, but really ask for it?
5. So that means that if I didn’t send it to them, they’d complain about not getting it?
6. See #5. If they wouldn’t complain, take them off!
If you don’t get out and socialize and see things then how do you expect to come up with new material? This excellent article gives you many reasons to get “offline” and in the real world.
One of the benefits of taking up new activities is that they give us new material to work with. This is especially useful for web workers in creative fields such as designers and writers. Being exposed to images, sounds, and people that we don’t encounter on our daily routines can give us a fresh perspective we never would’ve gotten otherwise.
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