\

Posts tagged as:

productivity

Top 5 Tips to Moving Stress Free

February 10, 2009

I just moved to Austin Texas.  I’ve moved a lot and the stress of moving used to be almost to much for me.  I hated the actual moving.  I loved the new place feeling and getting rid of old stuff I didn’t need anymore.
Having said that this move was the most stress one I’ve had.  [...]

Read the full article →

Decabling your life – getting your Entertainment for free on the Internet

January 6, 2009

Some of my relatives spend $1500 on cable tv a year.  I watch more DVDs than cable tv so spending that much seems crazy.  But, I understand that it’s nice to watch a nice show or movie at times.  I do it also.  I rarely turn on cable tv so much so that I have [...]

Read the full article →

Multiplying Output in Groups Plus

August 25, 2008

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 — [...]

Read the full article →

Yellow tape your office

July 23, 2008

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 [...]

Read the full article →

Evernote

July 1, 2008

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 [...]

Read the full article →

Email checklist

June 24, 2008

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 [...]

Read the full article →

The Importance of Pursuing Offline Interests

June 11, 2008

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 [...]

Read the full article →

Automating appointment making

June 9, 2008

I am now publicly offering free 30 minute consultations on website mastering and automation and delegation coaching.
I also am using TimeBridge to help schedule people’s appointment. Stop wasting time scheduling time! Use TimeBridge to schedule your next meeting — it’s fast and easy.
So far I love the service and it is reducing time me or [...]

Read the full article →

How to Us Parkinson’s Law to Your Advantage

June 5, 2008

Ever heard of Parkinson’s Law? The simple statement that work expands to fill the time available for its completion. Joel has an excellent article about Parkinson’s Law and some tips on how to use it to your advantage.
Parkinson’s Law – work expands to fill the time available for its completion – means that [...]

Read the full article →

Distractions

May 22, 2008

As I was waiting for my massage therapist get ready today I was looking at a magazine, I don’t remember the name.  But, it was entirely about relaxing and enjoying life.  One article was about a group trying to get the USA to have three week vacations as standard from employers.  I know my friends [...]

Read the full article →

Email Etiquette Pages Explain So You Don’t Have To

May 20, 2008

I use to send people a blog link of mine years ago to tell them about my dislike for forwarded emails.  Now people are using whole websites.  Cool.
A recent trend among email-overloaded web developers who don’t want to explain the basics of email etiquette to frequent senders is to set up a web page that [...]

Read the full article →

1-800-GOOG-411

May 8, 2008

I went a small two day trip. I’ve been trying out Google’s 411 service. Google’s new 411 service is free, fast and easy to use. Give it a try now and see how simple it is to find and connect with local businesses for free.
It’s amazing and I wanted to share it with everyone.

1-800-GOOG-411: [...]

Read the full article →

Perfection vs. Efficiency

May 6, 2008

Great graphic on perfection vs. efficiency. Their questions to ask yourself are fantastic.

If you achieve perfection without any control of the expense, you will end up with waste. This takes you out of the green excellence zone. If you only focus on keeping your costs down without any focus on perfection, you will produce [...]

Read the full article →

Exit Email Hell

May 5, 2008

My system is a almost like Mark’s. Great advice on how to handle email.
You’ll need one email box for personal friends and family. Give that one out to … you guessed it.
You’ll need one for general business contacts. You give this one out to potential contacts you meet via your business card, [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries