Tag Archives: productivity
Working with what works
I’ve been paying very close attention to they way I work best. The time of day I get the most done is the morning. By around 2pm my brain is done, and sadly it doesn’t matter if I got started around 7am or 11am. I generally get a little spurt of energy in the early [...]
Paper and pencil
I’ve tried so many tools and methods to get and stay organized I’ve lost track of them all. Generally, I get all my crap set up just the way I like… then I get distracted an forget about it, or realize I’ve gone and made things much more complicated than they need to be. Last [...]
Personal promises made public
I’m notorious for not keeping promises to myself. I keep promises to other people just fine, in fact I can be fanatical about it, not ever wanting to let others down. Why I don’t include myself in that fanaticism I have no idea, but that’s the way it’s always been. Not every personal promise is [...]
A quick post while the computer does its thing.
Since I returned from my vacation my butt has been practically glued to my chair (which reminds me that now that I’m no longer swiveling between two computers I should switch back to the exercise ball!) I’ve been working on a few different projects, and while I complain about it I’m actually glad the weather’s [...]
Defaulting to “yes”
I saw a post today called “Are you a YES man (or woman)” on the productivity blog Dumb Little Man (funny name, great blog!). I thought it was a good companion to my post “Productivity Hint? NO!” from a few weeks ago. In that post I wrote, …the tip that’s made the most difference in [...]
Productivity Hint? NO!
Ben Yoskovitz at Instigator Blog has initiated a project called The Ultimate Guide to Productivity and Twitter-pal Connie Reece has tagged me to play along. Back at the beginning of 2006 I decided to make some changes. There was so much I wanted to get done, including some projects I’ve dreamed of completing for over [...]
Losing sleep and ideas
Last night as I was attempting to get to sleep early for once, my brain switched into overdrive. All kinds of wonderful, easily implemented ideas came flooding in. I lay there both wanting desperately to fall asleep because I was just exhausted, and wanting to leap out of bed and scribble down all these ideas [...]
So, why… ?
Well, I’m back. Still thinking. Why am I posting about my day? Because I like reading about other people who are trying to do what I’m trying to do, that is, accomplish a few goals and not let the time waste away. So I figure maybe someone else will want to read about how it [...]
Where went the plan?
I have about 20 minutes left to myself, before I’m obligated to shift into mom mode. Things most definitely didn’t go as planned today, and I’m trying to figure out why. I woke up dragging, didn’t feel refreshed at all. I considered dropping back into bed for an hour after my sons left for school, [...]
I was so not a morning person…