Posted on January 20, 2010 by LJ Earnest
Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog. An acquaintance of mine was eager to talk. It could have been out of a sitcom: a woman walks into a house, laden with bags. She announces: “I’m going to get organized. Look at all the containers I bought!” Stop. All that pretty [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on January 19, 2010 by LJ Earnest
Tuesdays are open loop at SimpleProductivity blog. I have three alarm clocks: a sunrise simulator, my iPod Touch, and an alarm clock in the bathroom. Some mornings it takes all three to get me out of bed. Dumb Little Man had an article on alarm clocks at “Wake Up! Five [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on January 18, 2010 by LJ Earnest
Mondays are productivity days at SimpleProductivity blog. Have you ever had the experience of knowing you forgot something, but can’t remember what it was you forgot? (I know, if you remembered, you wouldn’t have forgotten…) And then perhaps something jogged your memory so that you remembered? Many experts recommend techniques [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on January 15, 2010 by LJ Earnest
Fridays are tip days at SimpleProductivity blog. I love digital photos. You can see them right after printing, print what you want, and send them all over the place with a click of a mouse. What I don’t love is organizing them. I have taken the simple tactic of making [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on January 14, 2010 by LJ Earnest
I don’t consider myself a good cook. I can follow instructions well, which makes cooking easy, for what is a recipe but instructions? Still, I don’t have the ability to put things together and create. Kitchen Creativity Scares Me In fact, creativity in the kitchen is scary. I never [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on January 13, 2010 by LJ Earnest
Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog. I’m a musician, both by training, and often by how I think. My life has a soundtrack, both of music and non-music, and there are a lot of things that I find in music that apply to everyday living. One of those things [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on January 12, 2010 by LJ Earnest
Tuesdays are open loop at SimpleProductivity blog. The graphic on 43 Folder’s “Enough” pulled me up short. It’s a sign that says this: If you are checking email every 5 minutes, you’re checking for email 24,000 times per year. YIKES! I don’t like checking for email that much! It’s made [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on January 11, 2010 by LJ Earnest
Mondays are productivity days at SimpleProductivity blog. When I really need to get things done, I find that any distraction seems amplified and irritations seem ten times worse. By creating a productivity sanctuary for myself, I find that I can get back on track very quickly. What is a Productivity [...]
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