One of the great riddles of the world is how to be productive when you are procrastinating. Here are 10 ways to help you be productive, five tips related to the work you are supposed to be doing (haha!) and five tips that are unrelated to work at hand: Number 10. Make...
Cyber Monday, the online cousin of Black Friday, is just two days away! Here’s a few tips to help you shop productively for those online sales and discounts. Set aside a specific time for shopping. Instead of interrupting your day with numerous shopping breaks, make a...
When you hear the word ‘productivity’ do you think of processing emails in an inbox in a flash, breaking a new personal record running errands, or working quickly on a project at the office? In today’s world, we tend to gauge our productivity levels by the rapid...
Grocery shopping might seem like a simple and routine task (go to the store, pick up some items, pay and leave) but there’s lots of distractions: products to sample, demonstrations to watch, new products, and weekly special after weekly special. Read on for some tips...
Now, this post is not about eating (well, at least not directly) but rather how to manage and make the best use of your internal fuel gauge when doing work—any type of work—be it at the office, home, school or play. That’s right, paying attention to how you work in...
Today’s post is the third and last installment in a mini-series about being productive while on vacation. In case you missed them, check out the first and second posts from earlier this week. Picture this…you’re on vacation! There’s lots that you want to...
Today’s post is the second installment in a mini-series about being productive while on vacation. In case you missed it, you can check out the first post here. Last post, I discussed the essence of a vacation and asked folks what being productive on vacation means to...
Today’s post is the first installment in a three-part series about being productive…on vacation (gasp!). When you think of productivity, what do you think about? Work, household chores, errands and routine tasks? But what about being productive in your personal or...
Getting settled in and finishing up during the first and last hours of the workday are more crucial to a schedule than you may think. These bookend hours set the rhythm of each work day, week, month and year. How does one make the most of these hours and still be...
Here’s a list of 10 productivity truths to counter the post of 10 Productivity Mistakes from a few weeks ago. While these truths are not so warm and fuzzy, they are real and well, truthful! Knowing is half the battle, right? Productivity Truth Number 10. There will...