From the Web Tons of great articles in the past week: The Martini Method for Productivity – A great review of the difference between hard and soft deadlines. Plus a famous author’s method for being productive. Run Your Life Like a Fortune 500 Company – Ramit Sethi uses some great examples to point out the […]
Keeping To-Learn Lists
I’m sure most people are familiar with a to-do list. If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, hopefully you have at least one of these on the go, tracking your tasks on paper. But do you have a to-learn list? I recently decided my self-education system needed a bit of cleaning, […]
How to Start Projects You’ll Actually Finish
How often do you get that next “great idea”? How often do those “great ideas” result in something you can hold in your hands? It’s easy to have that work-in-progress sit in your basement or hard drive for months without ever being “quite ready”. It’s even easier to start projects that get pushed aside after […]
Steal an Extra Hour With a Morning Ritual
I just finished a 30 Day Trial to set up the habit of using a morning ritual. After using the habit for over a month I’ve been able to gain an extra hour each day. Because using a morning ritual has also given me greater control over how my time is spent, I’ve been able […]
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