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Getting Back Time: Empowering Independence
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Getting Back Time: Empowering Independence

One of the things that can suck up a lot of our time is doing things for others. This is particularly apparent if you have kids that still live at home. If you can empower others’ independence, you can get a lot of time back for yourself.

Through various family circumstances I was placed in charge of running a household at the age of 14. While I would never wish my particular circumstances on anyone else, the sense of being independent – and more competent than my peers at “adulting” – never left me. I have tried to give my daughter the same competency, although with a guiding hand rather than the sink-or-swim method I experienced. Yes, she started young, but her knowledge gives her independence and responsibility – and gives me time.

by Laura Earnest•
Getting The Most Out of Batching
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Getting The Most Out of Batching

The two-minute rule says that if you can deal with it in under 2 minutes, do it right then. In some cases, I think this is a good rule. But in others, I think batching is a better way to go.

Batching is grouping like tasks together and getting them done. They don’t all have to be the same task – you can batch by location or equipment. For instance, you could update your calendar, pay for your pet licenses, and process your email in a batch, because you can do all these things on your computer.

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20 Essential Productivity Tips For Daily Life
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20 Essential Productivity Tips For Daily Life

Productivity is not simply just about how you do your work. Peak productivity takes into account your physical state, distraction level, energy, and organization. Today we will look at 20 essential productivity tips for your daily life.

I used to be a person who would make a list and just plow through it, regardless of how I felt, what was going on, or any other consideration. I hated the phrase “work smarter, not harder” because it seemed a wimpy way out. But there is a lot to be gained from working smarter, and that means I have to take into account all of the areas of my life in order to hit peak productivity with minimal effort. Here are the 20 areas that go into my strategy for getting the most done with the least amount of effort.

by Laura Earnest•
30 Day Challenge: A Website A Day
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30 Day Challenge: A Website A Day

Sometimes I feel that when I declutter my information intake, I get stuck in a bubble of my own making. But in order to keep growing, I need additional inputs. So the 30 day challenge for this month is to search out a new website each day. This month’s challenge is to seek out a new website each day.

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Making a Dream Board with Canva
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Making a Dream Board with Canva

It has been said that a picture is worth 1,000 words. Since we can distill complex thoughts into single images, it makes sense that we can use images to represent our desires. Dream boards, which are collections of things you want, are a collage of images and words that we can look at to remind us of what we are seeking.

Today we will learn how to make a dream board with Canva.

by Laura Earnest•

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