Entries Tagged 'Simplification' ↓

6 Ways to Water Your Garden…Without Waste

Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog.

With the heat of summer comes the wilting of plants in my garden. I am by no means a good, or even adequate gardener, but I do my best to make sure that my plants have a shot at survival. One of the things I have discovered is that [...]

Simplifying Breakfasts

Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog.

There is no doubt in my mind of the importance of breakfast. If I eat well in the morning, I have high concentration, energy and I’m not focused on food. If I eat poorly, I inevitably have a sugar crash, get tired, grumpy and all I can think about [...]

The Essential Simplicity Reading List

Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog.

A friend recently asked me where to start with simplifying her life. I thought I would throw together a list of recommended books that I found helpful:

Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence: Revised and Updated for the 21st [...]

Organizing Without Breaking the Bank

Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog.

Getting organized doesn’t mean having to go out and buy a fancy organization system, or bunches of containers and a labeler. You can organize quickly and efficiently by using things you probably already have around your home, or with some inexpensive items found at dollar stores.
Look around at what [...]

Simplifying Keeping Track of Contacts

Mondays are productivity days at SimpleProductivity blog.

Nothing is more frustrating to me than having to research contact information more than once for someone. Yet I found myself having to do this repeatedly because I wasn’t doing a good job of keeping track of my contacts. Here are some strategies that you can implement to help [...]

Applying Depression Cooking To Today

Last month a slew of blog articles highlighted Clara, the grandmother who had put out a series of Depression Cooking videos on YouTube (see YouTube – Depression Cooking\). It took me a while to get around to watching them, but it made me stop and think about how I do things and why.

Back in the [...]

The Joy of Doing It Yourself

Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog.

I’ll admit, the ideas put forth in The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich are intriguing. After all, working only four hours a week and living a fabulous lifestyle? Who wouldn’t want that? And a main component of this success is because of outsourcing.
Regardless [...]

16 Ways To Find More Time For Yourself

Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog.

One of the keys to having a productive life is finding enough time to recharge. Here are 16 ways that I find more time for my projects and relaxation.
 
 

Unplug the computer. I waste many hours on the computer, checking email, reading articles and surfing. While some of this activity [...]