A personal productivity tool that integrates seamlessly with your way of working but gets out of the way when you need to get into the zone remains the Philosopher's Stone of personal management. We aspire to that optimisation by adopting tools which aim to help us manage our multiple to do's across our responsibilities. The … Continue reading The ultimate to do app
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Your tools are not your problem. You are
Sometimes I need to make a point. And on occasion, I want to make that point quite clearly, because I see quite a few people making the same mistake I have made. This is one of those times. Now, there is nothing in this post that is likely to be new to you. Most of … Continue reading Your tools are not your problem. You are
Productivity budgeting: the missing personal productivity component
Limitatons of personal productivity tools Modern productivity methods and tools go a long way towards optimizing our focus on areas and things that really matter to us. GTD, for example, provides us with an elaborate basis for identifying what we need to do next, depending on our context but also on our overall priorities, expressed … Continue reading Productivity budgeting: the missing personal productivity component
5 simple steps to remaining on target
It's been too long since I've posted a blog entry. Between work and adapting the curriculum of a venerable training program in my new role as academic director, there were not too many words left in my head or fingers. The juggling of multiple projects and responsibilities has made me more aware of the challenges … Continue reading 5 simple steps to remaining on target
Switch off to switch on
Work related stress is an integral aspect of most of our lives. I know it had been one of mine. It led me to bad eating habits, to overweight, to lack of sleep, lack of focus and in general lack of enjoyment of my life. My life was wasting away in front of me, and … Continue reading Switch off to switch on
On encountering the resistance
Encountering the resistanceThere’s in inherent fear in most, if not all of us. I used to define it as laziness, but I understand now that’s not what it is. It’s fear. Sometimes hidden, sometimes very barely concealed, freezing fear. Sometimes it beacons you to walk away from an endeavor. Sometimes it will make you run, … Continue reading On encountering the resistance
Exploring The Black Box 