Tag: Time Management
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Managing Projects and Notes Digitally
In the second segment of our series on creating and using a digital productivity system, we look at how best to track projects and notes following the GTD/Getting Things Done methodology.
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Productivity Tips from Dave Edwards
Usually, Dave Edwards interviews people who have expertise in productivity and leadership, but on this special edition, the tables are turned. This time Dave is interviewed about his productivity methods.
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Never Be Late Again
Do you sometimes run late for important meetings or appointments? Here’s some advice on how to be on time.
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Year-End Clean Up of Evernote
As we near the end of the year, it’s a good time to clean up your Evernote files and getting your system ready for the new year. Here are some tips.
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Increase Your Productivity By Tracking How You Spend Your Time
It’s easy to lose track of how you spend your time, especially when you have a bush day. Time tracking is a good way of looking for opportunities to increase your productivity.
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What’s Going On With GTD’s David Allen?
From a new book to a new car, today David Allen the author of GTD /Getting Things Done shares some of the things he is working on.
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Increasing Your Productivity At Home
For a lot of people productivity is something we associate with work, but what about our personal life? Are we as productive as we should be at home?
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Do You Have Too Many Email Accounts?
We have enough to process and keep track of in our lives including the multiple email accounts we must manage. David Allen, the author of GTD/Getting Things Done, has a simple solution.
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5 Tips To Maximize The Power of Your Calendar
Effectively managing your calendar is one of the most important elements of productivity. Here are 5 tips to maximize the power of your calendar.
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Improving Your Time Management Skills
Time management is the key to your productivity. Here are top 10 tips to improve your skills.
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Declare A “No Meeting” Day
If you aren’t careful, your calendar can fill up quickly leaving you little time to get real work done. But if you struggle to carve out enough time to get your work done, there is a trick that will boost your productivity. It is to declare a no-meeting work day.
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Would You Be As Productive With A 4 Day Work Week?
A study looks at the impact of a 4-day work week.
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Getting Things Done: Defining A Project
The GTD/Getting Things Done methodology defines a project as anything that requires more than one action to complete. Some people believe that creates too many projects for your list. The author of GTD, David Allen, has some thoughts.
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The Most Important Productivity Tip
You can do many things to improve your productivity, but the best tip is the one that is most easily ignored.
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Can GTD Work With A Bullet Journal?
GTD or “Getting Things Done” and the “Bullet Journal” are two different systems that promise increased productivity and organization. But can they be used together?
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The GTD Natural Planning Model
If you are familiar with GTD/Getting Things Done methodology you are aware of the natural planning method. If not, it might help with your process of completing your tasks.
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Where to Keep Client Notes in Evernote
Evernote is a great place to keep all of your client notes. But, it will only work if you know how to take the notes and are able to find them when you need them.
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5 Keys to Better Time Management
Today a recording from a presentation Dave Edwards has made on “5 Keys to Time Management and Minimize Overwhelm.”
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Here’s A Look Inside My Productivity System
If you combine the principles of GTD/Getting Things Done with Evernote you get a powerful productivity system. Here’s another way of managing your work with this system.
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It’s Time To Give Your Brain A Rest
An article in the Harvard Business Review talked about optimizing the functions of our brain. The authors wrote, “We now know that focus is important in improving how we think, but for optimal brain training, we need both focus and unfocus. So, build unfocus times into your day.” David Allen, the author of GTD/Getting Things…
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Are You Wasting Time On The Job?
Recent government statistics show a trend that employees are spending more time on non-work activities while on the job. Let’s look at the problem.
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GTD: How A Weekly Review Will Boost Your Productivity
If you are not doing a weekly review of all of your tasks and activities you are missing an opportunity to help yourself be the most productive you can be. It’s also a key component of David Allen’s Getting Things Done methodology.
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An Investment of 30 Minutes Will Make You More Productive
One of the easiest and best things to do in order to stay in control of the work you need to get done is to do a regular review of everything that you have pending.
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Creating Interval Tasks In Evernote
The task feature in Evernote has been of great help to lots of people. They’ve added a small update to tasks that might make it more useful to people who have tasks that need to be done on specific intervals rather on specific dates.
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When There’s Too Much To Do: 5 Steps To Regain Control
It’s common for most of us to feel overwhelmed by the amount of work we have to do. Here’s how to get more control in 5 easy steps.
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Maybe I Was Wrong About Email
Some people spend all day checking their emails. That’s an inefficient strategy and hurts your ability to get a lot done. I’ve recommended processing your email only once a day, at the end of the day. I think I’ve changed my mind.
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Focus on “Goals” Not “Tasks”
Where is your life headed? Do you have personal or professional goals, or is your life being driven by the items on your to-do list? You can be more productive by setting goals.
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6 Tips To Get More Control Of Your Time
If you are stressed with an ever-growing to-do list, it might be tempting to throw up your hands and surrender to the demands of your work. Some simple time management tools could help you deal with your many tasks.
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Six Tips to Get More Control of Your Time
Managing your time more efficiently doesn’t require lots of expensive software. Here are 6 simple tips that will help you manage your time better so you feel less overhelmed.
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Are You A Procrastinator?
Do you procrastinate? Here are five steps that will help you get control over what you need to do.
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Productivity Tips
Dave Edwards was interviewed about how he stays productive for a segment on “GTD Connect”, the website which helps individuals be more productive using David Allen’s Getting Things Done methodology.
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Managing Your Email So It Doesn’t Manage You
“One of the greatest consumers of your time is processing your email. A research report showed that email is the second-most time-consuming activity next to ‘role-specific tasks.”
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