Archives for the 'workflow' Category
5 tips to accomplish low priority tasks [Hack Your Day]
If you have a long list of tasks, chances are that you have many that are low priority, labeled as “future”, or simply regarded as “whenever” items. Chances are also hight that these items will never get done, but will keep on mounting. Since many of us have a constant flow of urgent and short [...]
Productivity Metrics - Yes or No? [Productivity in Context]
Michael and Jason from Black Belt Productivity have asked a few productivity writers to weigh in on a comment that was posted at BBP a short while back. The commenter was looking for advice on how to measure the effectiveness of a productivity program:
Hi! My name is Mayra. I work as a Black Belt in [...]
5 Things You Already Knew, But Don’t Do [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]
This is a guest post from Heather Johnson, a contributor at Bootstrapper. She has some good tips for basic practices, something that we could all use a reminder about once in a while.
Everyone knows different ways to be productive. You ask someone what one ought to do to be more productive and they’ll rattle [...]
More About Visual Thinking [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]
This book by Dan Roam is fantastic. I highly recommend that you watch this video, then go out and buy this book. (Amazon Affiliate link:The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures)
In his book, The Back Of The Napkin, author Dan Roam asserts that that everyone is born with a talent [...]
Visual Thinking [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]
This book has grabbed my attention. I am going to stop and pick it up while I am out today.
Used properly, a humble napkin is more powerful than Excel or Powerpoint. It can help you crystallize your ideas, think outside the box, and communicate more powerfully than any traditional business presentation.
Consultant and lecturer Dan Roam [...]
capture everything revisited: jott [Creativityist]
This is part six of a five(!) part series on capturing everything. Previous entries:
capture everything: buckets
capture everything: tasks
capture everything: ideas
capture everything: out and about
capture everything: the incubator
Jott is a handy little service that lets you call a toll-free number and speak a message. Jott will transcribe and deliver that message to someone else via [...]
5 steps to managing a blog writer’s workflow [Hack Your Day]
If you blog a lot, especially if you do it professionally, a lot of your day will be spent writing and reading stories. An RSS feed is an integral part of this, both for finding stuff to write about and also to keep yourself up to date on news. I think Google Reader is an [...]
Happiness is…an Empty In-box [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]
I have been out of town quite a bit over the last 9 days, training for a new role as a recruiter/trainer for a marketing company, and my e-mail In-boxes have been neglected. That is to say, I handled the urgent and important items, but filed the rest away.
I spent two hours this morning getting [...]
capturing everything: out and about [Creativityist]
This is part 4 of a series on capturing everything. Previous entries: capture everything: buckets, capture everything: tasks and capture everything: ideas.
As I’ve disclosed my processes to capture every worthwhile thought, discerning readers (or Luddite sympathizers) might have noticed that it seems as if I sit at a computer all the time. That’s not entirely [...]
It’s Time to Break Up with Your Daily Routine [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]
I get a handful of e-mails every week with questions about how to get started with GTD or other productivity practices, so I thought I would just do a post on it, and improve productivity for two people at once!
When you realize that your level of organization and workflow just aren’t cutting it anymore, there [...]