Productivity Archive

The Myth About Batch Processing

There are plenty of articles out there on how batch processing can increase your productivity 10 fold.  Darren Rowse over at ProBlogger has covered it, Michael Hyatt has covered it.  Everybody tells you how batch processing is THE way to handle your tasks.  This isn’t always the case though. Krispy Kreme Portsmouth by Julia Manzerova [&hellip

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Rebooting My Personal Productivity System

I’ve done a lot of thinking lately about what works for keeping me productive in the workplace.  All seems to be working quite well.  I started capturing all my notes and actions in one place, At the end of each day I process that days notes and the first thing in the morning I decide [&hellip

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The Perfect To Do List Item

I’ve been struggling recently with my to do list.  I’ve tried GTD, and recently I discovered Leo Babauta’s essays on a modified approach to GTD. I much prefer this more laid back, simplistic approach to task list management. However, I’ve been struggling to knock items off my to do list. by Emily Raw One of [&hellip

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How to Build a Habit That You’ll Stick To

I’ve been discussing habits a lot recently. It’s become incredibly apparent to me that it is habits that have been the reason that my previous attempts at improving my personal productivity have floundered. I need to build some good habits, but what are the best ways to do that? I’ve dug into a lot of [&hellip

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First Stage of my Productivity Habit

Following on from last week’s post, I’ve done a lot of reading. I’ve been reading Leo Babauta’s book, Zen To Done.  I’ve been skimming back over David Allen’s book, Getting Things Done. The conclusion I came to last week is that in order for my organisation system to stick, I need to build solid habits. [&hellip

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My Experience with GTD

Now that I’ve set out my requirements for how I need to manage my information, I now need to settle on a system that meets these requirements.  In the past, I have always been drawn towards David Allen’s GTD methodology. I presented a brief introduction to it a few months ago. If you want to read more [&hellip

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Sunday Muse :: Muse No More Edition

What glorious weather we have been having this week!  Absolutely scorching.  It was so hot down our road that the tar melted.  However, I feel that was more down to the cheap job done on relaying it than on the temperatures.  Once heavy vehicles started driving down it, they started ripping up big chunks of [&hellip

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My Productivity Journey :: Requirements

I’ve been allowing myself to get disorganised again.  I’ve tried a few different ways of organising my life over the years.  Some have worked, but I’ve let myself fall of the wagon.  Some I’ve just resisted right from the offset.  At the end of the day, we are all different, so whilst, for example, GTD [&hellip

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Sunday Muse: Scorchio Edition

What an absolutely gorgeous weekend we are having here in the UK this weekend!  I’ve had my shorts on for what must be the first time in 2 years!  Its been a great chance to catch up on a few jobs outside too. Had a few tasks to do yesterday.  We went to go and [&hellip

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Improve your Time Management with a Time Log

Have you heard of a Time Log?  Its not how bears keep track of time in the woods.  We all strive for our ideal life.  But how many of us don’t achieve it because we end up getting bogged down with work and chores.  Wouldn’t it be great if we could get it all under [&hellip

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