Choose Wisely, Leader
Everywhere we look, there are tumultuous events on the surface and a calmer, wiser, stronger force sitting quietly behind the hoopla. We see it in …
productivity
Pump
Destructive leadership rations energy. Productive leadership pumps energy into everyone freely. To share so much, we first have to find and tap for ourselves a …
To Do What’s Easier
Which is easier? Trying to keep track in your head of the ever-increasing pile of stuff to do or learning to write it all down …
One Wee Step
Sometimes all we need is a teeny win. Committing to taking a step in the right direction–even a step that is not in the wrong direction–does …
re: Never Mind the Pile
A large pile of tasks can make us feel anxious, annoyed, or apoplectic. We think that these feelings are a reaction to the pile–a call to buckle …
Productivity Boost From NOT Improving Your Productivity System
A productivity system helps us capture, organize, and plan things to do. Whether we use an electronic or paper-based system, we want it to be …
Getting Unpleasant Stuff Done
What’s the best way to get something unpleasant done? We can use various techniques to push ourselves to do it. Or we can find ways …
Task Systems Too Full
Have you ever started using a new productivity system (app, list, notebook, cards, etc.) then abandoned it? This usually happens because we let our systems …
An Unusual Productivity Boost
Here is a rather unusual productivity boost that takes just 2 minutes per day: set simple, quiet bedtime and waking up buzz-raising routines. Each night …
Drawing Your Way Out of Procrastination
One of the main causes of procrastination is confusion about what to do next. When we do not know the best next, small, discreet step …