That little blog network I co-started last week has another collaborative post on the topic of “How to Work Like the Masters“. In short, there are 24 tips that help you work more efficiently. My favorite aspect about this post is that there are tips from many different aspects of life that affect work, like: ...
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The Theory of Constraints blog has an interesting article on the damaging effects of multi-tasking. In a project setting, it’s easy to get distracted and try and complete multiple tasks instead of just working on one. This article argues that multi-tasking is not only a bad mindset to have, but it can actually make projects ...
Office workers, (or anyone who has a chair-ridden job), need a lot of movement. Why? Because moving around is good for you. Plain and simple. But there’s a problem with this: it requires getting up and moving around. Don’t you wish there was a lazier way to exercise? Fortunately, Yoga Instructor Extraordinare Marcia Langenberg gives ...
I love nostalgic paintings. Ones with scenes of whitewash fences, farmers plowing fields, children playing outside a one-room schoolhouse… basically any throwback to America around the 1920′s-1930′s. Unfortunately, this time period is now scoffed at. What most Americans learned from watching The Simple Life (with Paris Hilton and that other chick) is that living a ...
Web Worker Daily has an interesting piece on how Facebook could be a killer app for working professionals. I gotta say, I agree wholeheartedly. With my own experience, Facebook is becoming my defacto way of keeping in touch with literally almost everyone I know. They have an elegant site that without much imagination (and especially ...
Now here’s something a little different than what you might normally hear concerning productivity and task lists. The David constantly states that during the GTD sweep, it’s imperative that we throw away our crusty old tasks, projects, and even contexts once they’re spent. The guys at Behance have a different idea. Instead of tossing away ...
There is a post on Found | Read that chronicles an entrepreneur who is so busy he doesn’t even make time for lunch. His idea of a vacation is to do a round-the-world conference circuit so he can actually get out of the office. This guy sounds like a go-getter on steroids. It’s this “work ...
I was reading a seemingly harmless post by Tim Ferriss about his latest TV appearances (remember that guy?), and at the end of the post he asks a very hard question. What’s the worst thing that could happen if you arranged to take Thursday and/or Friday off? Typically, most people’s Fridays aren’t that productive (mine ...
Many times people have decided to squeeze the most physical activity out of their workday, with little success. Their failure typically stems from the fact that our work environments aren’t built for the easy movement required in a solid aerobic workout. Not to mention the fact that we look rather silly as well (see above ...
