Tag: Productivity

Ask One Question Every Morning

Lifehacker writes:

We often find ourselves trying to figure out ways to be successful; initiating ideas that could be stepping stones towards the goals we set out. Sadly, certain obstacles may set us back in our tracks, and what started off as a plan of action may turn into something we wish we could have done. Little did we know that success comes in different forms—it could happen overnight or it could take months, or even years. The fact remains that what we’re able to accomplish every single day contributes to the likeliness that success is just a few steps ahead.

Continue reading “Ask One Question Every Morning” →

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How to be Super Productive in Less Than 2 Minutes

More Brian Johnson. This time on the topic of productivity:

Are you starting the week with a pile of tasks you’ve been avoiding which are looming over your head?

Perhaps you’re mentally prepping yourself to tackle a lengthy list of emails, or finally taking those clothes that have been gathering dust since you cleared out your closet last spring (we won’t remind you that we’re approaching the end of winter!) to the charity shop.

Whatever’s lingering at the bottom of your to-do list, you’d be surprised just how quickly you can cross these tasks off if you have a system in place. Which is why when we saw this video by Brian Johnson, the author of the Philosopher’s Notes, we thought his method was the perfect way to ensure a super-productive week.

The video is less than 4-minutes long, and his 2-minute technique is sure to help turn your procrastination into efficiency in no time!

via How to be Super Productive in Less Than 2 Minutes.

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How to Create, Keep, and Grow More Time

“Time, why do you punish me? Like a wave crashing into the shore, you wash away my dreams.” Hootie and the Blowfish

I remember listening to this song for the first time, circa 1995, and thinking to myself, “What garbage.”  Wasted time, at least for me as an undergrad, didn’t really mean that much at the time.  I don’t really know the exact moment that time became precious, but it seemed to happen overnight.  In one instant, that which was plenty all of a sudden became scarce.  Work, family, friends, and that little selfish individual inside were all conveniently requesting a share.  In a second, I was left with just an empty pie tray and no pie. Hootie’s words came ringing in my ear, “An hour only lasts for one second, one second”…damn them!!!  I decided that I will respect time and make it a friend.  After much thought and meditation, I began exploring all things productivity. Continue reading “How to Create, Keep, and Grow More Time” →

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Good stuff, David. I’m doing a series on Getting Things Done [GTD] on the internet. Coincidentally, I wrote about Email last week here: http://e1evation.com/2012/10/05/getting-things-done-gtd-in-email/

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PrintI’m productive. Efficient. I’ve been told by many – obsessively productive and efficient.  I chew up tasks and spit them out.  Yet, one can always be more productive, right?  I’ve been in a life long search for the Holy Grail of a Zero Email Box solution at the end of each day.  A search for the best To-Do program.  A hunt for a better way to manage projects. A race to squeeze more into each day.  I believe being more productive is possible. Within reach.  Just within the ends of my fingertips.

So, when I came across Robin Sharma’s post titled “Become The Most Productive Person You Know”, I was like Zeke on his bone – on it.   When Sharma opened his post by stating: “I want to help you create explosive productivity so you get big things done (and make your life matter)…”, I was giddy. …

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This is what inbox zero looks like…

Having a system or process for any ‘easy to empty’ inbox makes me feel good and ready to take on other creative activities…

I work with my clients to help them reach inbox Nirvana as often as they’d like by applying David Allen’s Getting Things Done [GTD] principles to ‘personal news aggregation’ using Gmail and Google Reader…

If you’d like to experience more of the peace and productivity that comes from effectively handling email, please connect with me using the form below…

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Getting Things Done [GTD] with Gmail and Google Apps

Gmail featured used in this video…

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I do offer personal digital coaching via GoToMeeting on applying these principles to your e-mail system. Here’s what one happy student said:

Carrie Klassen (client)
Carrie hired you as a Business Consultant in 2011
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert
“I spent two hours with Todd that will save me at least a gazillion hours. His patient coaching and time-saving processes helped me get to an inbox of zero (!!) that same day. Highly, highly recommend e1evation for any consultants and thought leaders looking to manage personal and professional information overload.” October 11, 2011

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How to do an Ultimate GTD Weekly Review

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Lifehacker is offering courses online; today they tackle the Getting Things Done weekly review:

You are only as good as your GTD system.

In the Getting Things Done system, without a solid weekly review, your productivity will not be at an optimum level. The weekly review is one of the most overlooked aspect of GTD, mostly because it seems to take too much time or may seem “overboard”. The fact is the GTD weekly review is essential to get more done with relaxed control.

In this Lifehack Lesson you will learn how to do one of the most thorough weekly reviews that will boost your productivity and get you one step closer to having a “mind like water”. Get the course here: How to do an Ultimate GTD Weekly Review.

If you’re not familiar with David Allen’s classic work on ‘Getting Things Done’ I strongly encourage you to look into his system!

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ParadoxicalProductivity: The Director’s Cut, the first 17

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Nicholas Bate offers these tips:

1: Send Less E-Mail. Get less e-mail.

2: Tidy Up. Gain clarity.

3: Fewer People. Faster, focused and easier.

4: Use A Wall Planner Not Your Phone To Plan. The future, not just today.

5: You KNOW the problem: (1) Wake Up (2) Look Up (3) Get Real

6: Stand Up. Gain determination.

7: You Don’t Need To Be Nice. Polite, loyal and on time definitely. But this ain’t kindergarten.

8: Put the work in at the start. For an easy life later on.

9: Take A Break. It activates higher brain where the best work is always done.

10: Start at the end. Start with the result you want and work backwards.

11: Work Hard To Maintain The Relationship. Productive business needs trusting relationships.

12: Make Small, Big. And Big, Small. Get perspective/get a plan.

13: Know Your Rhythm. Follow your rhythm rather than just the Siren’s call of pure urgency.

14: Re-claim your unique advantage. Stop & Think.

15: Hands & Heart. Engage both.

16: Be Here Now. Once you have decided, give it 110%

17: Love Mondays. It sets the tone for the week.

The detail here.

Bonus 1:  Professionalism 101

Bonus 2: How To Be Brilliant

Bonus 3: How To Be Brilliant at Business

via ParadoxicalProductivity: The Director’s Cut, the first 17.

Sadly, no mention of exercise and healthy eating. Perhaps those things are so obvious that Nicholas didn’t think it was necessary to put on this list. So, call me ‘master of the obvious’, but you’ll not likely be able to even touch this list if you aren’t eating healthily and exercising every day. Reference this post from yesterday…

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Intelligence Follows the Wheel

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I ran across some interesting research the other day that I wanted to take a few moments to share here. For years scientists have known that giving mice “enriched” environments makes the mice smarter. They would put in colorful toys, tunnels, exercise wheels, etc. and mice who lived in the “enriched” environments performed better on tests than the mice in the non-enriched cages. Finally some scientists started trying to figure out exactly what it was in the enriched environment’s was making the mice smart.

It turned out it wasn’t the colorful balls or toys. it all came down to the exercise wheel. Even though the mice loved the toys the thing that made them smart was running on the wheel. The intelligence followed the exercise wheel–not the toys.

This has some interesting implications for people who want to perform at their peak mental capabilities. Maybe exercise is the one of the best ways to invest your time in getting smarter.” via Intelligence Follows the Wheel | Productivity501.

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How to Drink More Water (and Why You Should)

“Water is the driving force of all nature” Leonardo da Vinci

Do you want a really simple way to improve your health and productivity? Here’s a free and easy way to stay healthy and get more done which doesn’t involve apps or planners, gyms or diets.

Drink more water.

They say our bodies are made up of 70% water, so it goes without saying that we need to drink enough water to maintain a healthy balance. Most of us know we should drink more water — but do you remember the reasons why? Here are reminders of some of the many benefits of drinking water and how we can easily create the habit of consuming more water on a daily basis.” Get more here: How to Drink More Water (and Why You Should).

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ParadoxicalProductivity: The First 14

 

Nicholas Bate writes…

“1: Send Less E-Mail. Get less e-mail.

2: Tidy Up. Gain clarity.

3: Fewer People. Faster, focused and easier.

4: Use A Wall Planner Not Your Phone To Plan. The future, not just today.

5: You KNOW the problem: (1) Wake Up (2) Look Up (3) Get Real

6: Stand Up. Gain determination.

7: You Don’t Need To Be Nice. Polite, loyal and on time definitely. But this ain’t kindergarten.

8: Put the work in at the start. For an easy life later on.

9: Take A Break. It activates higher brain where the best work is always done.

10: Start at the end. Start with the result you want and work backwards.

11: Work Hard To Maintain The Relationship. Productive business needs trusting relationships.

12: Make Small, Big. And Big, Small. Get perspective/get a plan.

13: Know Your Rhythm. Follow your rhythm rather than just the Siren’s call of pure urgency.

14: Re-claim your unique advantage. Stop & Think.

The detail here.

Bonus 1:  Professionalism 101

Bonus 2: How To Be Brilliant

Bonus 3: How To Be Brilliant at Business” via ParadoxicalProductivity, Director’s Cut: The First 14.

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Just in case you missed this for 6/2/2012

  1. “All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own.”

    – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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    Don’t give up the ship; today in history… http://bit.ly/Mf0yhg

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    Don’t think about it… http://bit.ly/LS6ElA

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    Happen to things… http://bit.ly/JDUOMg

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    New Story http://sfy.co/12Lw #storify

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    Just in case you missed this for 6/1/2012 http://bit.ly/KDCfYb

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    How Your Phone Could Help You Lead A Healthier Lifestyle http://bit.ly/JX5thR

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    Fri, Jun 01 2012 13:00:59

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    ““Internet Home Improvement” with Todd ‘The Toolman’ Lohenry” http://bit.ly/JyKQaa Live at 15:00 CDST GMT-6 today!!!

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    Fri, Jun 01 2012 12:59:17

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    You can’t satisfy everyone… http://bit.ly/Mew2Eg

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    One Rule http://bit.ly/KQyJYL

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    American Students Need to Copy Canada’s Tuition Protests http://bit.ly/Ki4ddI

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    Fri, Jun 01 2012 12:30:30

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    Married People Are Happier—Maybe Because We Shun Singles http://bit.ly/KQyJrF

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    Fri, Jun 01 2012 12:20:05

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    Designing Good Habits http://bit.ly/KQyFrL

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    Fri, Jun 01 2012 12:10:16

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    How Your Phone Could Help You Lead A Healthier Lifestyle http://huff.to/Ki4b5A

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    Fri, Jun 01 2012 12:01:17

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    Organizations http://bit.ly/Ldv4Do

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    Fri, Jun 01 2012 11:50:16

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    Keen Green http://bit.ly/Ki1O2A

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    Fri, Jun 01 2012 11:40:02

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    I wondered what her secret was… http://bit.ly/Ldv1aR

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    The video games you play with your mind http://bit.ly/LduSnI

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    Fri, Jun 01 2012 11:20:06

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    Ultimate Way to Blend Travel and Lifestyle: Soneva Gili Resort http://bit.ly/Ki1D7x

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Just in case you missed this for 5/31/2012

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    Is It Time for the Next Chapter in Your Life? http://bit.ly/Li8oBy

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    Thu, May 31 2012 06:50:08

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    9.5 Ways to Ensure That You Fail Every Time http://bit.ly/Li8ola

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    Thu, May 31 2012 06:40:04

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    May Redux 15 http://bit.ly/LMjz8v

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    Thu, May 31 2012 06:30:11

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    Response ability…… http://bit.ly/LMjvWl

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    Thu, May 31 2012 06:20:02

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    Do You Fall into This Happiness Trap? The False Choice. http://bit.ly/Ke0qxa

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    Wed, May 30 2012 19:00:47

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    “The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.” http://bit.ly/JuTzdE

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    Wed, May 30 2012 18:50:07

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    I want to lose weight… http://bit.ly/KdtgP5

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    Wed, May 30 2012 18:10:05

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    Einstein’s Razor http://bit.ly/Kdq0TU

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    Wed, May 30 2012 17:50:07

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    Marilyn said… http://bit.ly/JWaUvC

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    Wed, May 30 2012 17:40:02

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    Father’s Day 2012 Gift Guide – Netted http://twy.la/JNE0Uh

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    Wed, May 30 2012 16:52:26

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    DOWNLOAD Buying Laptop Computers: Your 2012 Guide to Finding Laptop Deals http://twy.la/KJ2PgO

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    Wed, May 30 2012 16:50:16

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    Vintage CIA Training Videos Teach You To Stalk Like A Pro [Video] http://bit.ly/KIHfJv

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    Wed, May 30 2012 16:10:04

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    Cruising through the cycles of life [comic] http://bit.ly/KIHd4r

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    Wed, May 30 2012 16:00:28

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    San Francisco takes a page from Portland in Catlandia http://bit.ly/KIHcNF

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    Wed, May 30 2012 15:50:03

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    Unfriend http://bit.ly/MYm1u8

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    Wed, May 30 2012 15:40:07

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    Some people need a push… http://bit.ly/JVxYud

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    Wed, May 30 2012 15:30:32

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    Happiness Tip http://bit.ly/MYm0GE

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    Wed, May 30 2012 15:20:03

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    AGING http://chzb.gr/L5US4e

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    Wed, May 30 2012 15:10:14

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    1 In 5 Americans Use Pool As Bathroom, Study Finds http://huff.to/KddItV

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    Wed, May 30 2012 15:00:17

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    Birthday Card http://bit.ly/KddK4U

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Just in case you missed this for 5/30/2012

  1. Todd’s tweets…

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    Best Money Tips: Easy Ways to Save Money This Summer http://bit.ly/Kc3wlW

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    Wed, May 30 2012 08:20:05

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    May 30 http://bit.ly/L4Ifq7

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    Wed, May 30 2012 08:10:04

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    When Other People Won’t Change http://bit.ly/JUAQHV

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    Wed, May 30 2012 08:00:11

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    Are You Making Someone Else Your Higher Power? http://bit.ly/JPgotH

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    Wed, May 30 2012 07:50:04

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    San Francisco throws a party for Golden Gate Bridge’s 75th birthday http://fb.me/1G2hIbQdo

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    Wed, May 30 2012 07:47:18

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    Life Lessons from Solitaire http://bit.ly/JPebi8

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    Wed, May 30 2012 07:40:03

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    3 Simple Ways to Follow Your Bliss http://bit.ly/KbQMLu

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    Wed, May 30 2012 07:30:31

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    Is Fear of Success Limiting Your Productivity? http://bit.ly/JtzxjD

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    Wed, May 30 2012 07:20:06

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    Love Defines You! http://bit.ly/JtzwMC

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    Wed, May 30 2012 07:10:12

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    Keep It Glassy: Say Goodbye to Plastic http://bit.ly/JPc7Xt

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    Wed, May 30 2012 07:00:36

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    Stop Blaming Your Parents. Give It Up. Stop. Let It Go! http://bit.ly/LGYZX9

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    Wed, May 30 2012 06:50:08

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    Every Day Is A Rite Of Passage! http://bit.ly/LGYY5i

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    Wed, May 30 2012 06:40:03

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    “If You’re Happy and You Know It: 6 Ways to Grow Your Child’s Emotional Literacy” http://bit.ly/KbWsWy

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    Wed, May 30 2012 06:34:04

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    5 Life Lessons from Solitaire http://bit.ly/LGYYST

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    Wed, May 30 2012 06:30:18

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    8 Life Lessons From Yoga Workshop http://bit.ly/KbVt90 @jackiedumaine

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    Wed, May 30 2012 06:25:16

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    #014: Building Your Platform, Part 2 [Podcast] http://bit.ly/LFMjeX

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    Wed, May 30 2012 06:20:02

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    If you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree… http://bit.ly/JT6Bkz

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    Tue, May 29 2012 20:40:03

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    Facebook drop reaches 10%, below $29 http://cnnmon.ie/N8k5Nb

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    Tue, May 29 2012 20:30:10

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    I’m at Lakeside Community Church (Algoma, WI) http://4sq.com/M4iXNN

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    Tue, May 29 2012 20:29:51

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    Our World Needs More Whimsy, Part 2 http://bit.ly/N8k7Vq

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    Tue, May 29 2012 20:20:03

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    Irish Fest brings music to the marina http://bit.ly/N8k4bZ

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    Tue, May 29 2012 20:10:06

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    Donald Driver says he’s headed back to Packers – NFL News http://bit.ly/KatJBo

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    Tue, May 29 2012 20:00:05

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    What is Pillow Talk and How to Make It Better? http://bit.ly/KatGpr

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    Tue, May 29 2012 19:50:08

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    Rural Tourism is More Than Just Agritourism http://bit.ly/N8jTh5

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    Tue, May 29 2012 19:40:02

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    A wedding announcement guaranteed to make a white supremacist’s head explode. http://bit.ly/KatG8G

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    Tue, May 29 2012 19:30:24

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    Justin Bieber tops cheesiest celeb poll http://bit.ly/N8jOd9

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    Tue, May 29 2012 19:20:02

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    Tue, May 29 2012 19:10:05

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    Donald Driver Set To Restructure Deal, Re-Join Packers http://bit.ly/KatExD

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    Tue, May 29 2012 19:00:40

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    The wide open future of the art museum: Q&A with William Noel http://bit.ly/KatEhf

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    Tue, May 29 2012 18:50:06

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    The Chatter: Did Walker or Barrett Win Debate? http://bit.ly/KatBlD

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    Tue, May 29 2012 18:30:26

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    Power to the Pews: Internal Marketing http://bit.ly/KrIP3Y

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    Dry erase paint turns any wall into fun space http://bit.ly/LELTWa

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    Tue, May 29 2012 18:10:13

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    On being connected… http://bit.ly/JSU2FV

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    Tue, May 29 2012 18:00:12

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    What do I do… http://bit.ly/LEE0jD

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    Tue, May 29 2012 17:50:02

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    Tue, May 29 2012 17:44:44

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    The best time to start positively changing your life… http://bit.ly/KEIXM3

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    Tue, May 29 2012 17:40:04

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    Be faithful in small things http://bit.ly/LCZmlq

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    Tue, May 29 2012 17:30:25

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    The Tiny Guide to Creating the Flossing Habit http://bit.ly/K9a6Ji

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    Tue, May 29 2012 17:20:13

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    Pigeon of Discontent: “I Envy My Friends.” http://bit.ly/L1LgaN

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    Tue, May 29 2012 17:10:11

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Is Fear of Success Limiting Your Productivity?

English: Words associated with Fear

Most people will readily admit that they are afraid of failure.

But what about fear of success? Is it possible that you are afraid of success and it’s limiting what you want to do in life?

Do you often wonder why you are not as successful as you know you could be – or should be?

Do you blame it on circumstances? Time? Money? Or do you ever, gulp, blame it on yourself?

No way…right?

The truth is a lot of people are afraid of a lot of things. And there is lots of good advice out there to help you overcome many types of fears. But when it comes to success, most people who are afraid of it are not even aware of it.

So, how can you tell? How do you know if you’re one of those people who are afraid of success so you are unwittingly the one responsible for holding yourself back? CNN Money has a quiz you can take which includes the following questions:

  • Do you feel guilty about your own happiness if a friend tells you s/he is depressed?
  • Do you find yourself not telling others about your good luck so they won’t feel envious?
  • Do you have trouble saying no to people?
  • When you start a project do you suddenly find a bunch of others things you suddenly have to take care of?
  • Do you believe that people who look out for themselves are selfish?
  • Do you avoid asking for help because you’re afraid of bothering someone?

Did you answer “yes” to some of those questions? If you did, it’s entirely possible you’re afraid of success. But does it really matter? Is your fear really limiting you?

People who are afraid of achieving success can experience the following:

  • A noted lack of effort in achieving goals, personal, school, or financial
  • Self-destructive behavior
  • Inability to make decisions and choices
  • Lack of motivation
  • Underachievement
  • Belittling your achievements
  • Feeling guilty when you do succeed
  • Making the “wrong” choices to ensure you will not be happy and successful
  • General negativity

Clearly the answer is if you fear success then your life is less than it could be.

But what can you do? What can you do to overcome success-fear so you can get on with creating the life you want to live?” Get more here: Is Fear of Success Limiting Your Productivity?.

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Just in case you missed this for 5/22/2012

A daily roundup of interesting stuff that didn’t quite make it as a blog post on its own.

  1. Bizarrocomics
    Tue, May 22 2012 06:19:36
  2. A massive wagon train, made up of 1,000 settlers and 1,000 head of cattle, sets off down the Oregon Trail from Independence, Missouri. Known as the “Great Emigration,” the expedition came two years after the first modest party of settlers made the long, overland journey to Oregon.After leaving Independence, the giant wagon train followed the Sante Fe Trail for some 40 miles and then turned northwest to the Platte River, which it followed along its northern route to Fort Laramie, Wyoming. From there, it traveled on to the Rocky Mountains, which it passed through by way of the broad, level South Pass that led to the basin of the Colorado River. The travelers then went southwest to Fort Bridger, northwest across a divide to Fort Hall on the Snake River, and on to Fort Boise, where they gained supplies for the difficult journey over the Blue Mountains and into Oregon. The Great Emigration finally arrived in October, completing the 2,000-mile journey from Independence in five months.In the next year, four more wagon trains made the journey, and in 1845 the number of emigrants who used the Oregon Trail exceeded 3,000. Travel along the trail gradually declined with the advent of the railroads, and the route was finally abandoned in the 1870s.
    Great Emigration departs for Oregon —…
    Mon, May 21 2012 16:47:52
  3. The current season of Springtime and it varied holidays that have themes of new beginnings, new life, freedom from old bondages and the potential for resurected aspirations provide the external prompts for each of us to self-reflect and re-work our life plans.
    Envy as the Source of Anxiety and Dis…
    Sun, May 20 2012 13:06:16
  4. I’ve always found it easy to start my day healthy. Greek yogurt and fresh fruit are incredibly satisfying at 8 a.m., punctuated by a carefully crafted cup of black coffee that revs my brain. But by 8 p.m., everything changes. I’m a ravenous satyr, craving the flesh of fatty charred meats and the comforting toasty bite of calorie-laden IPAs. Melted cheese has a particular flare that would nauseate my 8-a.m. self, and the same could be said about anything fried or coated in buffalo sauce.
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    Sun, May 20 2012 13:02:29

  5. Top Tweets…

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Three Habits You Can Break or Create Today

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“When you woke up this morning, what did you do first? Did you hop in the shower, check your email, or grab a doughnut? What did you say to your kids on the way out the door? Salad or hamburger for lunch? When you got home, did you put on your sneakers and go for a run, or pour yourself a drink and eat dinner in front of the television?

Most of the choices we make each day may feel like the products of well-considered decision making, but they’re not. They’re habits. And though each habit means relatively little on its own, over time the meals we order, what we say to our kids each night, and how often we exercise have enormous impacts on our health, productivity, financial security, and happiness.

In the last decade, our understanding of the neurology of habit formation has been transformed. We’ve learned how habits form — and why they are so hard to break.

As a result, we now know how to create good habits and change bad ones like never before.

At the core of every habit is a neurological loop with three parts: a cue, a routine, and a reward.” Go to the source: Charles Duhigg: Three Habits You Can Break or Create Today. There’s valuable information on understanding cues, routines and rewards…

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Dont Wait 7

Good thoughts from Nicholas Bate on procrastination…

  1. For creativity. Start producing. Produce wildly. Write, paint, draw, construct, think, innovate, team, brainstorm, project. Something worthwhile, something creative will be produced.
  2. For the right time. Start now. Now is the perfect time. Things can only, things will only, get tougher. Start.
  3. For love. Start looking. Love is always out there. In the most surprising places.
  4. For a lucky break. Work hard, very hard. Then luck will come a-tumbling your way.
  5. For motivation. Haha. Start and then you will get motivated.
  6. For his/her call. They are either keen or they are not. Give them another chance, then move on.
  7. For productivity. Decide what needs to be done: now. Start.”

via Dont Wait 7.

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Google Tasks

I normally post my tech tips over at my business blog but this one will help with your personal productivity if you’re a Gmail — and you should be — user…Chrome Web Store – Google Tasks (by Google)

Easily add and manage your tasks from Chrome in one of three ways:

* Simply type “t Your new task” into the Chrome Omnibar to easily add a task from whatever web page you’re on.

* Click the Tasks icon to add a task, see your tasks and task lists and mark a task as completed

* Highlight text on any web page, right click and add that text to a new task.

Tasks are visible everywhere that you can see your Google Tasks – in Gmail, Calendar, iGoogle, Mobile and via the Google Tasks API.

This extension has been released as an example of the Google Tasks API, and can be viewed and contributed to at https://code.google.com/p/google-tasks-chrome-extension

Please note that if you sign into multiple Google accounts you should ensure that the first account you sign into is the account you wish to use when managing Tasks via this extension.

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Fifty ways to boost your productivity

Category:Educational research

Nicholas Bate shares his 50 ways to boost productivity…

  1. Don’t hold stuff in your head.
  2. Keep your head clear and use your head for thinking: decisive, critical, imaginative.
  3. Use paper/screen for ‘holding’ your list of what needs attention.
  4. Our greatest asset is where we place our attention.  Bear in mind we live in an exciting world where our attention is constantly ‘pulled’ to another place.
  5. To be productive is to maintain attention on what is important in the face of continuous distraction.
  6. And what needs attention is not just urgent, but what is important and thus often apparently not urgent e.g. health.
  7. Thus: ask what is important?
  8. Firstly by referencing the compass points of your life….
  9. Thus: your business/career
  10. Thus: your health
  11. Thus: your relationships
  12. Thus: your finances
  13. Capture these on you attention list.
  14. Secondly by stretching your planning horizon…
  15. Every day, ask what’s important tomorrow?
  16. Every week, ask what’s important next week?
  17. Every month, ask what’s important next month?
  18. Every quarter, ask what’s important next quarter?
  19. Every year, ask what’s important next year?
  20. Capture these to on your attention list.
  21. And finally anything which is burning and urgent; add these to your list.
  22. But the more you do 8 and 14 above…
  23. The fewer will be generated by  21.
  24. Every end-of-the-working-day review your list and decide what does need attention: create your daily list.
  25. Don’t try and do everything…

via Fifty Ways To Boost Your Productivity – Nicholas Bate.

Follow the ‘via’ link above if you’d like the remaining 25 ways. Before you go, however, I’d like to call your attention to a post and a couple of screencasts I’ve done on a tool called Evernote that I use in conjunction with a ‘philosophy’ called Getting Things Done [GTD] to help implement Nicholas’ first 6 ways…

http://youtu.be/_vaGNnCuc4s
http://youtu.be/Py-X0GIlRrU
http://youtu.be/e4ySRRUB_8I

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The Unpredictable Freedom and Sweetness of Chaos

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I’m going to share a productivity, planning and organizational hack that will change your life. It will yield some unpredictable results, but if you approach it the right way, it could bring some of the most amazing work of your life, along with freedom, joy, exhilaration.

What’s this miraculous hack?

It’s a simple one: let go. Let go of control and allow yourself to be swept away by the powerful currents of life. Let go of planning and embrace not know what will happen. Let go of productivity and be open to new ideas, new opportunities, spontaneous creativity.

via » The Unpredictable Freedom and Sweetness of Chaos :zenhabits.

Go to the source if you’d like the rest of Leo’s perspective on this. Me? I’m going to have to ponder this a little more…

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