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Yesterday, I got an email from a new newsletter subscriber asking me how I spend my day. [Read more...]
Monday Must-Reads: Work-Life Alignment in a Struggling Economy
By 04/23/12
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In this unstable economic climate, employees are feeling the pressure more than ever to deliver at work. Accordingly, this week’s must-reads will help you work towards a sensible work-life alignment despite the economy. [Read more...]
Using Twitter as Email: Can It Boost Productivity?
By 04/12/12
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Lately, I’ve been experimenting with using Twitter as email to see whether it would streamline my digital communication efforts. [Read more...]
Will You Participate in the National Day of Unplugging?
By 03/22/12
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The National Day of Unplugging is a cause after my own heart that asks participants to take a “digital detox” between sunset on March 23 and sunset on March 24. [Read more...]
Ripping Off the Band-Aid for Productivity
By 03/15/12
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Some people do well with gradual changes when it comes to cranking up productivity, but when that fails, I recommend ripping off the Band-Aid to make changes all at once. [Read more...]
3 Time-Saving Tricks That Added Over 6 Hours to My Week
By 03/10/12
On the weekdays, I typically focus on work productivity, but since it’s the weekend, I couldn’t resist sharing three time-saving tricks that gave me over six hours back this week. [Read more...]
Unroll.me Consolidates Mailing Lists for Inbox Zen
By 03/1/12
Unroll.me is a startup with a mission to declutter your inbox by consolidating mailing lists or newsletters you like into one daily digest, called a Rollup, and making it simple for you to unsubscribe from mailing lists you’d rather not be on. [Read more...]
3 Ways to Gamify Your Day
By 01/14/12
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Cutting-edge offices around the world are gamifying work to boost employee productivity; leverage their strategies at home to gamify your day and boost personal productivity. [Read more...]
Shorten Your Workday With Non-Resolutions
By 01/2/12
To make resolutions you'll actually keep, make non-resolutions. (CC) Kate Ter Haar/Flickr
An article I read today shared a surprising strategy for making New Year’s resolutions, one that also translates to productivity: non-resolutions. [Read more...]
Top 10 Resolutions for Productivity
By 12/28/11
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‘Tis the season of New Year’s resolutions, and these top 10 resolutions for productivity will help you start 2012 off the right way. [Read more...]
Embrace Downtime to Preserve Productivity
By 12/22/11
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To preserve productivity in the holiday season and beyond, you must embrace downtime. [Read more...]
How I Boost Productivity With Exercise
By 12/9/11
It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of health and fitness: I boost my own productivity with exercise. [Read more...]
5 Ways to Boost Efficiency and Reclaim Your Weekend
By 12/2/11
Save your weekend for relaxation, not leftover work from the week. (CC) Vinoth Chandar/Flickr
You might be tempted to take your work home with you on your days off, but before you succumb to this Ridiculously Efficient sin, try these ways to boost productivity and reclaim your weekend. [Read more...]
5 Must-Reads on Productivity Planning
By 11/28/11
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To be Ridiculously Efficient, you must set yourself up for success, and these must-reads on productivity planning will help you do just that. [Read more...]
5 Ways to Make Parkinson’s Law Work for You
By 11/23/11
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Parkinson’s Law may have first appeared in print as part of a humorous essay, but this real-life phenomenon is a core principle of the Ridiculously Efficient workflow. Learn how to make Parkinson’s Law work for you. [Read more...]
