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It’s about self-management. — Productivity, time management, and organization are hot topics; I’ve written about them and taught them in my workshops. There’s a lot of advice out there from using the Eisenhower Matrix and the Pareto Principle to following programs like those espoused by Steven Covey and David Allen. But one thing I’ve…

James Altucher teaches us how to succeed quicker — You don’t necessarily need 10,000 hours to succeed at something. Contrary to popular belief that you need to work 10,000 hours to master a skill, James Altucher, in his wonderful book, Skip the line, presented us with the 10,000 experiments rule. The rule is simple, “If you want to succeed…

Lists are power tools —

It isn’t how much time we have; it’s how we use it that matters — You’ve heard the old cliche, “Time is money,” and like most cliches, it’s true, especially now when it seems as if we have less time than we ever had. The workday ends before we know it, and we’re scratching our heads wondering where the time went. Just as we can…

How to recognize and defeat them — no stakes required — You know what this is like: You’re on a roll, pumping out work, maximizing productivity, checking off items on your to-do list, then suddenly, you’re fried. Done. Your energy has tanked. It takes effort to just close your laptop. Nothing more is going to get done that day. What happened…

Non-techie ways to boost the effectiveness of your phone and tablet — For most of us, phones and tablets have become our primary tools for handling work-related matters, especially when we’re away from our offices as many of us are now. According to GeoMarketing, the average person spends more than 3 hours a day using mobile apps — and that number is…