Did you ever wish that you could have a visual indicator to tell people when you were busy at work? It’s worse now that we’re all working from home. Enter Luxafor flags.
What To Do When You’re Overwhelmed
It’s one thing to make deliberate choices when the choices are easy. But what can you do when there are too many to choose from and they all need to be done yesterday? What do you do when you’re overwhelmed?
Overwhelm is a common problem and can stop people from doing anything. After all, why even start if you can’t possibly finish?
I’m looking at a perfect storm of a week: meetings Tuesday through Friday, along with a full task list. Here are the steps I took to make this week do-able.
Podcast Episode 40: The Way to Pick What to Do Next
In Chapter 2 of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity , David Allen spells out the four criteria model for choosing the next thing to do. He says that you choose what to do next based on (in this order) context, time available, energy and priority. In today’s podcast, I will explore ways to maximize the criteria so that you always have the most possibility of getting something done.
Freedom…The App That Has Given Me My Life Back
For many years I have been on a media fast. I started about 8 years ago, when I realized that I was shouting at the radio on my way to work, and my anger and stress levels were constantly elevated.
So I took a break. I didn’t listen to the news, I didn’t watch the news, I didn’t read the newspaper (except for the comics), and I didn’t surf for the news.
But recently that changed.
Early January saw me breaking a long media fast. I descended quickly into doomscrolling and was desperate to get my life back. Enter Freedom.
Podcast Episode 39: Yak Shaving, Overthinking and Getting Back On Track
Yak shaving is an extreme form of distraction, as well as procrastination. So is overthinking. We talk about both of these today, as well as how to get back on track.
The Secret To Getting Things Done
There is only one thing you need to do to get things done, no matter what the time frame or task. It’s very simple, yet profound. And still many people won’t do it.
Want to know this secret?
Today we’ll look at the secret and why most people don’t do it.
Podcast Episode 38: 20 Life Skills You Should Have…Or Teach
Today I’m going to talk about the skills I think everyone should be able to do to be self-sufficient – and why.
A Practical Time Blocking Example
Time blocking is a great way to get things done efficiently. Today I show you how I do time blocking, including pictures of an actual day’s result.
Podcast Episode 37: Happy Holidays
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My Favorite Tools
One of the things people constantly ask me is what tools I use. It’s like they expect I have some magic set of tools that makes productivity easy for me.
Nope. I use some easily accessible tools, and most of them are free.
So today I will talk about my favorite tools.