Posted on April 23, 2009 by LJ Earnest
Last fall I was asked why I was so busy. And as a consequence I cut back — radically — on my extra-curricular activities. This week a question passed through my email: “Are you getting energy from your volunteering? It’s a good indicator of whether you are volunteering in the [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on April 22, 2009 by LJ Earnest
Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog. Someone stopped me the other day and said, “I don’t get it. What do simplicity and productivity have to do with each other?” It’s a simple answer: no waste. Is Productivity Effectiveness or Efficiency? Productivity boils down to two parts: effectiveness and efficiency. [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on April 21, 2009 by LJ Earnest
Tuesdays are open loop at SimpleProductivity blog. In “3 Tools to Test Run your AntiVirus/Spyware Program“, MakeUseOf brought up a good point. We have these protections installed, but how do we know they work? The article shows you ways to test your security. “Ruthless Simplicity: How to ward off doing [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on April 20, 2009 by LJ Earnest
Mondays are productivity days at SimpleProductivity blog. Someone challenged me recently, in response to a comment I made about not really knowing anything about productivity, to write a list of 30 things I know about productivity. Here it is: 1. Productivity Is About Not Wasting Your Resources When it comes [...]
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Posted on April 18, 2009 by LJ Earnest
Announcing the first giveaway contest on SimpleProductivityBlog! Prize: a set of two File It Boxes, as reviewed on File It Box Review. Number of Winners: One How To Enter: Leave a comment on this post about something you would like to see covered on SimpleProductivityBlog. Make sure to leave a [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on April 17, 2009 by LJ Earnest
Fridays are tip days at SimpleProductivity blog. In the past few weeks several people have asked me for organizational advice. My super-organized mother instilled it in my upbringing, making it almost second nature to me. But one of my friends complained that she hadn’t been trained as I had, and [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on April 16, 2009 by LJ Earnest
We have a lot of music in our household. Our tastes span everything from jazz, classical, doo-wop, 80s and current music. I like to keep all my music with me; after all, what good is an MP3 player if you have to keep changing out music? I might as well [...]
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Posted on April 15, 2009 by LJ Earnest
Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog. Disclaimer: I received a sample of this product with a request that I review it for my blog. I have no connection with the company outside of this. A few weeks ago I was asked to review a product called the FileIt box. [...]
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