Rethinking my task list – why do I want to do more?
There is so much I want to achieve that for years I’ve been working on becoming more productive. I’ve focused on do more, do more, do more. However, after several tired weeks when I …
There is so much I want to achieve that for years I’ve been working on becoming more productive. I’ve focused on do more, do more, do more. However, after several tired weeks when I …
March was a disappointment for me as I wrote just one blog post, so I’ve been thinking why, what happened? And I’ve realised it comes down to one thing – habit interruption, …
I’ve spent most of the last two weeks finding and deleting duplicate files. A rather tedious task and one that worries me as I think I may delete a non duplicate file by mistake. I have to admit …
I continue to work on becoming a morning person as I believe it would improve how I feel and how much I achieve, so I’ve been reading a lot on the topic as well as habits; the next step is to …
Three mornings a week we aim to have all four of us out of the house as close to 7:20 as we can. But we like to maximise our sleep time (by hitting the snooze button a few times). We got tired of …
Technology advances every month offering new products and, through technology convergence we’re offered products that combine more and more features into one product. However do these advanced …
Tasks, there are lots of them; ones we want to do, ones we do for other people and the ones we feel we should do. I’ve worked on improving my productivity for years and used a variety of systems …
Chicken and cashew nuts is our favourite slow cooker recipe and it goes down well with the whole family, plus because it only needs to cook for four hours you don’t need to remember to put it on …
Can you only call it a success if you complete the plan? My plan for the weekend was to clean the house using a process I’d found through Pinterest. My checklist suggests I didn’t get very …
Repeating tasks are the key to achievement; either by making sure things run smoothly or by encouraging the little and often approach to completion. It is over five years since I had the revelation of …
Writer’s block is a known phenomenon and as my last post was in August 2012 it could be assumed that is what I’ve been suffering from. But it isn’t. In fact I wrote the next post …
Email has become an ongoing issue for most people and despite being able to access it just about anywhere any time the problem doesn’t appear to be reducing. It is estimated almost 300 billion …
Through Pinterest I recently found a new blog that is so where I am at the moment I want to share it. Get on with it already! is written by Stacey-Lee and she describes herself as a perfectionist and …
As I get older I’m more aware that I have the same 24 hours in a day as everyone else, so what I achieve comes down to how well I use that time. My initial introduction to efficiency was from my …
Finding the perfect productivity system is a goal for many people, including myself. I’ve been searching for the system for many years, as shown by the second post on this blog and think I may …
In my inbox this morning was an email from Mark Forster with the details of his latest time management system, called Final Version (because it is the last one he is developing). I’ve been a fan …
It is important to complete your tasks because it helps you feel better, helps you identify what you should be working on and you complete more tasks.
My personality means I like to learn and make improvements, this means I usually have an interest in new things (although I consider if they offer worthwhile improvements to my current methods or …
Sometimes you stumble across an item or idea that increases your productivity. Recently for me, it was a gift I was given for Christmas that I understood would be useful, but did not appreciate how it …
There are times when you feel overwhelmed with tasks; everything is urgent. So what do you do? How do you choose what task to work on? You could choose the task with the nearest deadline, the one you …
Over a year ago I asked for advice on how to keep a daily log and I used a lot of the suggestions when I started my own log. I kept my log from August to October 2008, a few days before I left work on …
I admit I like processes; in fact I’ll go as far as to say I love processes. There are so many wonderful things about processes, here are a few: help explain what needs to be done ensures every …
It’s easy to identify an action or goal; sometimes it’s easy to complete them and cross them off your list. However, it is the maintenance actions that really make a difference. For …
I’ve had a few problems recently. The most noticeable being the loss of my computer. The battery stopped charging and only occasionally registered the power supply. One theory is this may have …
Are you ready to unlock your full potential and embark on a journey of personal growth and self-discovery?
Are you ready to unlock your full potential and embark on a journey of personal growth and self-discovery?