Month: February 2011
Dayrunner Hacks: 6 Ways to Optimize Your Day Runner
In your journey to become a more productive and organized individual you have probably purchased a Day Runner personal organizer. These Day Runners can be pretty convenient for keeping track of appointments, contacts, and to-do lists. However, in order to get the most from owning a personal organizer you needRead More
How to Deal With an Obsessive Compulsive Co-worker
Oh boy! It turns out I have something in common with one of my favorite authors, David Sedaris: he too was an obsessive-compulsive child. I would rather have in common with him a list of successful books but (for now) I’ll live with this. As humorous as I find Sedaris’sRead More
When Goals Become Counterproductive (And What To Do About It)
Goals, goals, goals. They are the cornerstone of most methods of productivity, and for good reason. They can be great motivators, and they give you a sense of achievement when you reach them. There is a problem that many people unknowingly experience, though, when goals start to get in theRead More
Awesome Links #34: Pomodoro Technique, Changing Habits
This week’s Awesome Links offers insights on The Pomodoro Technique, successfully changing habits and how to work in multiple time zones without missing a beat. Managing Money, Time, Energy, and Information: Five Powerful Tactics from My Own Recent Experience In this article, Trent from the acclaimed The Simple Dollar blogRead More
What Relationships Can Teach Us About the World of Work
It’s been said that those who fail to learn from the past are destined to repeat it. For some of us that means a paradigm shift for 2011. If you’re seeking ways to work smarter, enhance your work experience, increase your value to your organization, and move forward in yourRead More
How to Choose a Search Friendly Domain Name
Choosing a domain name should never be allowed to become a stumbling block for launching your blog or business. While it’s easy to go wrong with domain name selection, a bad choice is almost never catastrophic, unlike failure to take action. As with most things in life, making a decisionRead More
Team Player Vs. Self-Starter
Most of us fit into one of two productivity camps—team players and independent workers or “self-starters”. Some of us thrive on the camaraderie and brainstorming that occurs when a high-functioning workplace team gets together to work on a project, while others prefer the solitude and focus that working solo provides.Read More