Archives for the 'habits' Category
Results of 1 Year of GTD [Getting Things Done]
After consistently applying GTD for close to one year now, I can safely conclude that valuable and lasting productivity habits have formed in my life.
Like many other people, I have studied and used several productivity systems. I picked up various useful principles and techniques from them, but none of them seemed to fully apply to [...]
Join the Zen Habits October Challenge! [zen habits]
It’s a day late, but I’ve started the October Challenge on the Zen Habits forums. The purpose of these monthly challenges is to form a new habit in 30 days by doing them daily and reporting to the group of fellow challengers.
If you report daily, it actually works. I can attest to it, as can [...]
6 Rules for Dealing With Habits vs. Tasks [zen habits]
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Every Monday is Productivity & Organization Day at Zen Habits.
If you’ve been working on a simplified to-do list, you may have your tasks whittled down to the essential. But what about the daily and weekly things you need to do every day: exercise, cleaning, errands, making a to-do list … as those are [...]
4 Simple Steps to Start the Exercise Habit [zen habits]
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Every Friday is Health Tip Day at Zen Habits.
I have to admit that I have my ups and downs with the exercise habit.
So I know that it’s not the easiest habit for most people, and most people’s experiences consist of starting and stopping and starting again. Which is fine — don’t beat yourself [...]
Wow . . . What a Great Post! [Tech Rest]
Leo at zen habits has done the best post I’ve seen in months. And that’s saying something because I read about 600 posts / week.
He goes into detail about how to really create lasting change in your life. I read every word. I dugg it. I commented on it. I love it!
The post really jives [...]
Engineer Life: Set Up Habit Changes So It’s Hard to Fail [zen habits]
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In his excellent ebook about changing habits, blogging friend Scott Young described the process of forming habits as walking home through fresh snow. The first person to go through the snow has to forge a path through the snow, and it’s difficult … but others will follow in that path and it gets [...]
A strategy to change your habits for the better [How to be an Original]
I was tagged recently by Jenny and Erin who are on a quest for understanding. They are running a contest asking bloggers to post about habits. Since this fits my blog perfectly, I accepted the challenge. The questions they ask are:
How big of a role do habits play in your daily life?
Do your habits typically [...]
A dozen small ways to get productivity improvements to stick in an organization [Matt's Idea Blog]
As I continue to work with organizations at the individual “key talent” level, I’ve had some opportunities to expand the impact of the work to the next level up - the team. As I’ve said earlier [1], I’m very committed to getting the work I teach to stick at - a real challenge - and [...]
Five Productivity Ideas I’m Not Buying: My Take [Organize IT]
A little over a week ago Lifehack.org had a very interesting article looking at five productivity ideas the author, Dustin Wax, was not yet buying into. I found it to be a very well written, intriguing read that encouraged a lot of thought. Here’s my opinions on the five ideas.
Mind mapping
I’ve tried mind mapping in [...]
Simple Systems: Clean Your House as You Go (with an added burst) [zen habits]
Every Wednesday is Simplicity Day on Zen Habits.
Who among us has the time or energy for housework?
Sure, we often make the time, if we don’t like living in a pig sty. But too often our homes fall into disorder, just because we are too tired or too busy to do a bunch of cleaning in [...]