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In this segment of “The Whys of Productivity”, we will look at why productivity systems all want us to keep things together in one place.
Minimizing Places to Put Stuff: Part of Every System
Every system out there, particularly those that are dependent on a specific format and/or planner, advocate putting everything in one place. Some systems [...]

In this segment of “The Whys of Productivity”, we will be looking at the gathering or collecting of information into its proper place.
What Is Gathering?
The secret to any organizational system is that like items should be stored together, be it by type or by purpose. But in order to see what needs to be [...]

In this part of “The Whys of Productivity” we will look at a fundamental concept that goes through every system out there: writing things down.
Writing Things Down: Part of Every System
It doesn’t matter which system you look at: Daytimer, Filofax, 7 Habits, GTD, Do It Tomorrow…every system insists that you write things down. Each system [...]

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 considered a “how”!
As I was [...]

I suffer from a nasty case of perfectionism. Learned and strengthened by a number of circumstances growing up, it is a full scale awfulness I fight every day. But I also realize that perfectionism will drive me crazy and suck up major amounts of energy that I simply don’t want to give up.
But perfectionism means [...]

This past weekend had something very odd about it.
I had nothing scheduled.
And while I should have welcomed it as an opportunity to work on projects without deadlines, the truth is I wandered aimlessly around the house, feeling very uncomfortable with my unscheduled time.
This worries me a little bit. I have always thought that the purpose [...]

Priorities are how you spend time
It’s been said to me that setting your priorities is often frustrating, because things don’t work out as we plan. In fact, in one recent conversation I had it was pointed out that how you actually spend your time is what your priorities actually are; anything else is wishful thinking. [...]

Two articles in one week, both shaking my thinking up a bit. The first talked about productivity software Aids for Genuine Productivity. This one caught my eye because of its title: “Are You Lifehacking Too Much?” But the article is not just about lifehacking…it is about the failures of the productivity industry.

“The productivity industry succeeds [...]