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Time management is a waste of your time - do this instead
Time management is a billion-dollar industry. From books to seminars and workshops, apps and other tech, we spend a lot of money on time management. Just one problem—it doesn’t work! Not anymore. It is an outdated concept…
Activity or Productivity
Most things we do don't matter! Harsh? Yes I know, but true nonetheless. At least if we are being honest. The reality is that there are usually only a handful of activities that really make a difference in helping us achieve our goals. But what is the difference between activity and true productivity?
Transform your life with one vital question
Can a single question truly transform your life? Let me answer that with a short story.
The Power of Deciding in Advance I
Decisions determine everything. Commonly, when we relate to decisions we think about them as an attachment to something. That is, we decide to do something. What we often don't consider is that, in doing that thing, we have cut off from doing a lot of other things
Data, Noise and Doo-Doo: An interesting life-lesson from a conversation with a Data Analyst
It is amazing the things we can learn when we just talk with other people. Especially when they are smart people. It is even more interesting when others help you see something completely new, or see something you knew in a different and powerful way.
Are noise-cancelling headphones the answer?
You too can harness the power of music in making you more effective. And that is immensely useful regardless of what you trying to achieve – a brilliant report, a book chapter, an article, a dissertation or an outstanding presentation
My dangerous work experiment - and what it taught me about productivity
It is not always easy to know what is adding value in our work. For me, it took a rather risky experiment to discover it. But I'm glad I did because it taught me something valuable
How a tomato changed my life
Three upgrades you might not have thought about that will help you achieve your goals in the new year
A new year is upon us – 2019. Many have set goals, others have made resolutions. New Year, new you right? Well, not really…
Productivity Principles from Japan II - ShuHaRi
This is the second post in my 2-part series on productivity principles from Japan. I share the Japanese principle of ShuHaRi - a martial arts concept that presents the student’s journey to mastery in an elegant 3-step framework – Shu-Ha-Ri.