Archive Archive for the 'Productivity' Category

Wednesday Tip: Use Blocking and Themes to Streamline Your Schedule

Posted on May 8th, 2013 | Posted in Productivity

If you feel like you’re constantly jumping from task to task and always behind schedule (if you even have a schedule), try time blocking or theme days to feel more in control. Studies have shown how ineffective multitasking is, but we still persist in ping-ponging about our day. Try one or both of these strategies and see if it helps you: Time Blocking: If you have a regular, fairly uniform schedule, try time blocking. Make a list of your recurring …

Wednesday Tip: Add 2 Weeks to Your Year

Posted on November 28th, 2012 | Posted in Motivation, Productivity

The average American loses 1 hour every day looking for misplaced stuff.  That’s 2 weeks every year!  Make a list of what you would do with 2 extra weeks every year; that’s your organizing motivation.  Maybe it’s a trip you want to take, more time to spend with friends and family, a hobby you’re neglecting, or just relaxing.  Whenever you want to drop something in a place it doesn’t belong or wrestle with your too-stuffed closet, remember what you’ll gain …

The Standing Desk

Posted on February 9th, 2012 | Posted in Productivity

  I started half-heartedly researching standing desks a while ago, but it wasn’t until recently that I got serious about finding out if a standing desk could help me. I wasn’t thrilled with sitting at my desk or table for hours on end. My back hurt and I felt like a generally lumpy waste of space. I would start to work and then get distracted, my mind and my browser wandering to completely unhelpful and unproductive places. I read a bunch …