Ever run into a perpetual cycle of trying to remember tasks: “I’ve got to do A, B, and C, wait, but what was D? I think there was an E as well…what if I forget something?” It’s time to take time out so that you can tackle tasks. Why waste mental energy trying to not...
Several weeks ago I covered the word “tidy” in The Hidden Power of Words series here on the blog. (You can revisit the entry here, but I’ll quickly recap: the original definition of the word “tidy” meant “timely,” or “opportune.” It was only later on that the meaning...
Have you ever worked on a project, task or to-do where you try your absolute hardest to get it completed, but the more and more you try to complete it, the more difficult it is to accomplish? We take vacations to rest and recharge from work and school, so why not take...
There are times in life when we have to think, sit down and plan out a course of action. There are other times when it pays to not do so much focused thinking, planning or analysis. Consider taking a breaking from thinking and just do something! Huh? It’s pretty a...
Humans are creatures of habit. Once we learn how to do a task, we tend to repeat that task in a similar way, if not identical. Sometimes there can be easier, simpler, less challenging ways to complete or approach a task. It’s time to get out and explore how you go...
In today’s world multitasking is a generally accepted and often encouraged way to work. If we write an email, answer the phone, surf the net to check the news and balance our checkbooks, we’re billed as being productive. However, is this really the case? The more...
Time management requires the ability to mark the passage of time. Our ancestors marked the passage of time with sundials and hourglasses. Nowadays we keep time mostly with digital clocks and to a lesser extent analog clocks (those with a “face”). Today’s post includes...
Can you type the following phrase without looking at your keyboard?
The phrase includes…