The Pomodoro technique is a simple method for helping you keep your focus for a short period of time. It encourages short sprints of maximum focus followed by short breaks to keep your energy levels high. There are several different methods you can use to keep track of your focus sprints. The original method used […]
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So many people and companies start projects with great intentions inspired by so much creativity. It is not starting projects that are complicated. It is the ability to walk the project till the end that counts. That’s why so many companies have started the Agile Kanban System for better project management. I remember once working
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There are a variety of different methods created with the intention to help the user increase his productivity. This post focuses on David Allen’s Getting Things Done Methodology. Getting Things Done, or “GTD” as it’s more commonly known, is not only a productivity system but also started a movement. The concept was created by David
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You often hear people claim how busy they are. How many of those people are productive? In fact, “busy” should not be what you are aiming for. Racing to check off as many things off your to-do list is not a measure of productivity. Productivity is about being effective and utilizing time management techniques to
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When I used to have a large project that I needed to work on, I used to force myself to spend countless hours concentrating on the same task. I was naïve in thinking that the more hours I put in, the more productivity I would have. Since I have been using the Pomodoro Technique, I
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The quest to increase productivity is a goal that remains a priority for many. I have downloaded free and paid apps and software with the intent to improve my efficiency. I was hoping to find the magic formula that would increase the effectiveness of my task management. I never even stopped to think how my
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Three weeks ago, I started a 21 day Writing Challenge that was initiated when I listened to Omar Zenhom’s podcast, “The $100 MBA”. It has now been 3 weeks and while I did not succeed in meeting all the requirements, I did learn a few things. Here were the conditions of the 21-Day Writing
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It used to be popular to brag about how much little sleep you got. As science delved deeper into the importance of sleep, this mindset began to change. There are still two versions of this theory. On the one hand, you have the grinders who work hours on end and still remain productive. Just take
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How does email affect your productivity? Before you can answer that question, you need to ask yourself how much time you spend reading, composing and responding to email? I used to feel overwhelmed with the amount of email and responses that I used to receive. Mostly because those emails and in turn requests, were not
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In the beginning of this year, I started on a project to write a productivity book. Throughout the years, my responsibilities grew due to several restructurings. I often noticed a difference between me and my colleagues. Although they often felt overwhelmed, I quickly adapted to my new environment and remained productive. This is what prompted
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In this week’s #5MinMotivation the question I bring forth is, “do you need to be motivated in order to do something? If you don’t feel like it, is that a good reason for procrastinating? It only becomes procrastination when you have a specific intention and you push off accomplishing it. There are people who wait
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Procrastination is the gap between what we intend to accomplish and what we actually accomplish. Why do we procrastinate? If it is something that we “intend” to do, shouldn’t it mean that it is important enough to want to accomplish it? Yet, we procrastinate all the time. When the task has a deadline, we sometimes
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