So much of productivity is the mental game, and to improve time management, we must optimize how we think about time. Take a moment and try this thought experiment. Rank the following scenarios according to how energized or excited you feel while imagining them: * Analyzing or reflecting on what's worked...
It's easy to win at time management when you have a road map. Here are 10 things to try today (and every day) to crank up your efficiency. 1. Take 30 minutes at the start of the day to map out your day. Include regular responsibilities, meetings, commitments and mission-critical...
I've written about the old adage that you cannot improve what you cannot measure, and the Angry Productive Birds app helps you visualize how your time is spent on projects and other work. Michal Migurski is the creative mind behind the app, which essentially turns time-tracking sheets into a graph...
David Allen is an author and productivity consultant who founded the Getting Things Done method of time management, commonly shortened to GTD. His Wikipedia page mentions Allen's claim that he had 35 professions before age 35, and like me, one of his many former jobs was in the restaurant business....
