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Productivity

Change Your Schedule to Increase Productivity

Change Your Schedule to Increase Productivity

May 26, 2009

Accidents happen. The accidental things in life are sometimes the moments you should be paying the most attention to.
I can tell you without hesitation that I am a night person. I love the late-night clickity clack on the keyboard as my mind races towards the next project. I love sleeping in until [...]

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Develop Better Social Media Habits

Develop Better Social Media Habits

February 6, 2009

Most of us spend too much unproductive time in front of social media during the day. Like Alec Baldwin’s alien character in the recent Hulu Super Bowl commercial says, “What are you going to do, turn off your TV and your computer? Ha!”
It’s sadly true. Television is one of the most unproductive habits [...]

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The Moleskine Volant Mini – Should You Be a Paper Person?

The Moleskine Volant Mini – Should You Be a Paper Person?

February 1, 2009

I love paper.  There’s something about the silky-smooth pages of a Moleskine notebook and a high-quality pen that give me a warm and fuzzy feeling.  The Moleskine Volant mini is a relatively new (re)addition to the popular family of notebooks, and well-worth a look.
If you find yourself out and about and needing to make a [...]

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If You are Unproductive, Stop Reading Mashable

If You are Unproductive, Stop Reading Mashable

January 20, 2009

Are you following me on Twitter?
You might ask yourself how a guy who eats and sleeps everything web-related could say “stop reading Mashable” in the title of an article.  Mashable is actually one of my favorite sites and I think after you’re done with this post, you’ll simply read Mashable differently – not stop altogether.
I [...]

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3 Steps Before Thinking About Productivity

January 15, 2009

I tend to keep lists in my head – I have to force myself to get them on paper, which is why I’ve fallen in love with all things Moleskine. When these lists start to build up, they cause a cloud in my head that not only is unproductive, but kills all hope of the [...]

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The Keys to a Happy Retirement

January 5, 2009

Retirement is something that most people look forward to. The chance to take a break, to have all the time for yourself, to enjoy life after many years of hard work is indeed a very inviting prospect. However, financial instability makes the future of retirement a little bleak.
The Bleak Reality of Retirement
For many retirees, having [...]

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Breaking the Procrastination Habit

January 5, 2009

We all procrastinate sometimes. The danger is letting it become a habit because all that stuff piles up and has to get done sometime. It causes stress and unmet deadlines. People will consider you to be unreliable and your achievements will be few. It doesn’t feel good to be stressed out and [...]

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5 Ways to Stop Wasting Time with Email

December 13, 2008

Being part of the world as we know it sometimes forces one into certain habits.  Our grandfathers would be ashamed, our great-grandfathers would wonder, “wtf is email?”  And yet, many of us – including myself – allow ourselves to be sucked into the trap of email UNproductivity.
I’d like to cover 5 methods I’m using successfully [...]

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The Best Productivity Workflow (for Me)

October 13, 2008

When it comes to productivity, one-size definitely does not fit all.  But I’ve worked hard over the past several months trying to narrow down and perfect a workflow that works for me.  Take a look, use it or parts of it, but try to get the information flow in your life forced through deliberate channels [...]

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How To Deal With Conflict

May 19, 2008

Conflict resolution is a skill that can be useful in all aspects of living. In the office, on the streets and in the malls, conflict will find you. But it’s how you deal with conflict that can make it less of a painful experience to go through.
Here are some quick tips to deal with conflict [...]

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