time management 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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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: Refocus Edition

Another week has passed.  I’ve really struggled to get articles up this week, with so much going on.  To write this, I’ve just dragged myself up out of bed at some unearthly hour on a Sunday morning…. not good! I’ve been contemplating the way this site is structured a lot these last few days.  Whilst [&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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Parkinson’s Law: Squeeze more from your day

“Work expands to fill the time available for it’s completion” Parkinson’s Law This rule is commonly referred to as Parkinson’s Law, attributed to the British historian and author, Cyril Northcote Parkinson.  He first used it in an article for The Economist, and later wrote an entire book on it, entitled “Parkinson’s Law: The Pursuit of [&hellip

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Getting Things Done – An Introduction to GTD

GTD is a productivity method.  It was born out of the bestselling book by David Allen, entitled Getting Things Done.  This post aims to summarise some of the key points in the method so you could get started straight away if you want.  I highly recommend purchasing the book, though, if you want to get [&hellip

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