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Posted on November 10, 2008 by LJ
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Posted on June 23, 2008 by LJ
A couple of weeks ago I read two articles that really struck me. I wrote about them in Aids for Genuine Productivity and Simplifying Productivity, and I formed a resolution to focus on the whys and hows of productivity and simplification; in fact, simplification of productivity can itself be [...]
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Posted on April 29, 2008 by LJ
Simplifying is often times about getting down to basics. I am reminded of an essay in All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (aff) that Robert Fulghum wrote where he said that he would pit his elderly chopping bowl and knife against a new-fangled food processor. Often [...]
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Posted on April 28, 2008 by LJ
I was reading an article over at Lifehack.org called “The Trouble with Productivity”, whose title caught my eye. The article made me think. Author Lisa Gates says,
“I feel that much of what passes for productivity is simply ubercybersonic doingness dressed up in happy faces.”.
I have felt that at times. I [...]
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Posted on March 11, 2008 by LJ
Earlier this year I was struggling with my schedule. I found myself in survival mode because of a family health crisis, and realized that many of the things I do every day are not essential to keeping life going. I examined my schedule and found that I was doing a [...]
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Posted on September 28, 2007 by LJ
I have long been interested in simplifying things. As my life becomes more hectic, the only thing I can do to stay on top is to simplify. As I read through the blogging world, I see that many people are also heading in that direction. Recently, Leo over at Zen [...]
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