Archives for the 'The Examined Life' Category
Your Sense of Accomplishment [Productivity in Context]
Today’s post is from Kris Rowlands at Words Within:
It’s tough. It’s hard to be able to keep focused on your goals, Getting Things Done, and feel a sense of accomplishment. If anyone tells you otherwise, they have not walked in your shoes.
Goals are good things to have: they keep us focused, give us something to [...]
Lessons on Life from a Sea Captain [Productivity in Context]
John Konrad writes at gCaptain.com — resources for maritime professionals. The full post can be read at Anywired -
Blogging From the High Seas
Today, at age 30, I’m a licensed ship’s captain working on the world’s largest drillship. I’ve circumnavigated the globe, write a successful blog about ships, have seen more countries than I can [...]
2 Men, 2 Perspectives [Productivity in Context]
I keep running into this story in my research lately, so I thought it must be important enough to share with you. I do not know the original source, it’s all over the place.
A life half-full, or half-empty?
The businessman was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just [...]
Shooting for the Stars [Productivity in Context]
Early last year I wrote a post about getting a grip on “the total reality of your job“. At the time my life was very different from what it is now!
My wife and I have moved across the country since then, and both of us have new jobs. Coming to grips with this situation was [...]
Don’t Know if this is True… [Productivity in Context]
If I Had My Life to Live Over
I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren’t there for the day.
I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.
I would have talked less and [...]
Sharpen the Saw - The 7th Habit of Highly Effective People [HD BizBlog- The Podcast: Productivity in Context]
Welcome to the next-to-last installment of the series on how to implement the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in a Getting Things Done-style system. This series of posts will guide you through the stages of personal implementation over several weeks. This will give you a chance to focus on each new habit in your [...]
The Business (and Context) of Meaning [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]
I just came across this little tidbit, that you should go read.
Are You In Business To Make Meaning? › Dawud Miracle @ dmiracle.com
It was mild Sunday afternoon and John was sanding the deck off the back of his house when he heard two of his neighbors taking. As he went over to say hi [...]
Today’s Activities [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]
I have re-negotiated my day. Work and Research will have to wait until this evening when it is dark and cold. Instead I decided to go Kayaking!
The link will take you to the Adventure Journal blog, where I will be posting weekly on my outdoorsy activities in Maine.
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Habit 3: Put First Things First, Part II [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]
Take Control of Your Schedule
Last week we learned about the different ways that our time and effort is spent or invested. This week we will focus on how to establish your personal Roles and how to use them to plan your week.
Before we begin, please download this 7 Habits Weekly Planner in PDF.
This template will [...]
Habit 3: Put First Things First, Part I [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]
Welcome to part four of the series on how to implement the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in a Getting Things Done-style system. Because this is a fairly intensive plan to implement, I am writing a series of posts that will guide you through the stages of implementation over seven (or so) weeks. This [...]