Posted on April 6, 2009 by LJ
Mondays are productivity days at SimpleProductivity blog. I recently had cause to go back and look something up in my copy of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. I have pretty much rejected the whole GTD theory for my personal life because of the way I work. Yet [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on March 30, 2009 by LJ
Mondays are productivity days at SimpleProductivity blog. Productivity is about being effective and efficient. That is, doing the right things in the right way. I’ve been trying to apply these concepts not just to managing my work load, but also various side projects in my life. With spring upon us, [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on March 27, 2009 by LJ
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 February 23, 2009 by LJ
Mondays are productivity days at SimpleProductivity blog. I ran across an article over at Stepcase Lifehack: “Your Guide to Apps that Eliminate Distractions“. Always distractable, I look out for things like this. — particularly the first two, which lend themselves to distraction-free writing. Major Writing Distractions To me, the two [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on February 11, 2009 by LJ
Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog. Most of us spend a lot of time at our computers. Switching back and forth between keyboard and mouse causes us to lose time. While you may not think it significant, think about your typing speed and think about how many keystrokes you [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on February 11, 2009 by LJ
I am big into the idea of menu planning. Besides allowing me to limit my shopping time, it takes off the afternoon pressure of trying to figure out what we will have for dinner. However, there are days when the planned menu just doesn’t work. It could be because we [...]
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