It's a natural question that I get asked every day: "How can I be more efficient?" To become ridiculously efficient, though, the word you must fixate on isn't "how," but "why." Sure, I can recommend work productivity strategies and cutting-edge...
To be Ridiculously Efficient, you must set yourself up for success, and these must-reads on productivity planning will help you do just that. * A set of downloadable planners, from a productivity heat map to a blog post planner and a productivity jumpstarter. Fun stuff. (Productive Flourishing) * Ken Haigh suggests a...
I've used Things ($49.99, Mac App Store) as my No. 1 to-do application since 2009 and see no reason to stop. Quick Entry keys let me open a new to-do on the fly, while the Autofill feature automatically inserts a hyperlink to the document, email, photo or...
Do you have productivity places? In the 1996 film "Happy Gilmore," Adam Sandler's character goes to his happy place to relax and get in the zone. To pump up your performance, do important work in locations that promote flow states and intense concentration. I use a...
A core tenet of Ridiculously Efficient productivity is systematically hacking your workday for maximum effectiveness using what I'm calling the Track, Hack and Attack method. Phase 1: Track You cannot improve what you cannot measure. Track every aspect of your workday for a week -- work periods, breaks,...
Although I live and breathe productivity, I'm hoping that this Thanksgiving, you'll be able to let go and really embrace the second half of the Ridiculously Efficient mantra by playing hard. Enjoy your time with friends, family, food and football, recharge all weekend and return to...
