Archive for the Productivity Category

Sometimes you just need to throw in the towel…

Posted on February 18, 2010 by LJ

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Software Review: Breevy Auto Text Replacer and More!

Posted on February 15, 2010 by LJ

Mondays are productivity days at SimpleProductivity blog.

I dislike wasted effort. And since I spend most of my days (and nights) on a computer, typing the same thing over and over again is wasted effort.
I’ve had long experience with text replacers over the past five years. I started with ShortKeys, tinkered [...]

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How I found time for NaNoWriMo

Posted on February 1, 2010 by LJ

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I have tackled and completed the challenge of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) the past two Novembers. It had always been a dream of mine to try writing [...]

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iPhone/iPod Touch Productivity With Google Applications

Posted on January 28, 2010 by LJ

I’m now a few months into the Grand iPod Touch experiment, and I’m settling into my new system. I’ve discovered workable solutions (for me) to the fundamentals of a productivity system. Here is what I’m using to date:
Calendar
I’ve set up the Touch to sync with my Google Calendar. Since I [...]

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How To Work At Home…With Kids

Posted on January 25, 2010 by LJ

Mondays are productivity days at SimpleProductivity blog.

Since the end of our school semester is this week, and my daughter has four “adjusted dismissal days” (read: half-days), I decided now would be a good time to share how I work from home while my daughter is there.
Note: I normally do my [...]

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The Mental RAM Dump — And Why It Is Important to Productivity

Posted on January 18, 2010 by LJ

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 to get [...]

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