Productivity Mistake Number 10. Assuming production will go through without any hitches. It’s a fact of life. Things happen. Things break, schedules and/or deliveries are late and missed, people have changes of heart. Respect and be aware of this fact from the start...
Ever set out to work on a project or task with a certain endpoint or direction in mind, work long and hard at it, but find yourself someplace completely different than where you thought you’d end up? Sure, you can be productive doing things in the now for the sake of...
Here’s some food for thought: are you more productive at completing certain tasks on paper than on the computer screen? When it comes to increasing productivity, one might think that only using or incorporating technology in the name of productivity is always the way...
Do you sometimes have a monkey mind?A monkey mind is when you have an overactive, over-stimulated, or distracted mind…
Ever work on a project at where things are almost complete…yet you end up waiting on one last item? Here’s some ideas to help you make the most of your time: Set up a tickler list. Make notes for yourself in your to-dos or on your calendar to follow-up on your...
Here’s a little puzzle for you to think about. Let’s say there are 200 pairs of shoes that need to be polished for a background display for a photo shoot for an image in a magazine. The requirements are that the shoes not be dull, that’s it. You have 3 hours to polish...
Nowadays we tend to rely on cellphones, smartphones and other digital devices to “remember” information for us. Such reliance can sabotage the best of intentions when it comes to being productive, especially when you cannot retrieve information if you lost or...
Lots of times when we are interested in becoming more productive, we can tend to glaze over the fact that while we are so excited and anxious about producing “something,” we have little idea as to where we are going exactly. For example, if someone were to ask you,...
What’s one great way to be more productive in your daily life? Why, to get more rest, of course. By rest, I mean sleep. I know, I know, we’ve all heard this plenty of times, but how many of us really get the full amount of sleep that we need daily? When’s the last...
Ever sit and read a book in one day? Or perhaps you stood and filed away a gigantic stack of papers? While you might have enjoyed reading the book and congratulated yourself at finally getting the filing done, how did you feel afterward? Most likely drained; either...