Overwhelmed? I’m here to help! In this daily blog, I focus on solutions to common areas of overwhelm. I’ll explain how you can use systems to improve your productivity and eliminate overwhelm. I’ll also offer quick productivity tips that you can implement immediately. In addition, I’ll review popular productivity books, and suggest ways you can personalize productivity systems so they work for you.
Monday Morning Refresh
Walking Raises Productivity
This productivity “secret” was recommended by philosophers as diverse as Seneca, Nietzsche, and Kierkegaard. Dickens and Hemingway credit it for their prolific prose. Tesla and Darwin used it, and tech superstars Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg even incorporated it into meetings. The secret is simply this — walking.
Create a Get-To-Do List
Here’s a quick mental readjustment that will change your relationship with your to-do list from obligation to inspiration. Learn how you can create a get-to-do list, filled with inspirational actions, to replace your to-do list filled with onerous drudgery.
Behind the Scenes
Face Your Fears
This past weekend, a friend and I (and her absolutely fearless 10 year old son) did a ropes course challenge. They've been cropping up at all the miniature golf courses around town this spring. For those of you who are unfamiliar with them, they are two-story steel...
How to Be a Good Buddy
I had the opportunity the other day to act as a ROAR Buddy for someone. He didn’t even know that’s what I was doing. He thought I was just being a “good listener”. But once you know how to be a good buddy for the ROAR process, you can be a good buddy in any stressful circumstance. Here are some tips.
Eliminate My Overwhelm
Eliminate Overwhelm When Caring For an Aging Parent
Today’s blog is a guest blog by Karen Owen-Lee, a gerontologist and expert in senior care. In 2013, up to 40 million Americans adults attended a senior, while 19 million full-time workers are now in the role (Gallup Poll/14870). The pressure can be staggering when trying to balance the thousands of tasks required.
Eliminate Burnout Overwhelm
Burnout is more than simple exhaustion. You mentally distance yourself and take a cynical view of your chances of success. You feel you can’t possibly succeed, don’t want to even try, and just thinking about working on it makes you need a nap.The good news is, there is an easy way to eliminate burnout overwhelm.
Personalized Productivity
The Perfect Computer Replacement
This past Tuesday, my laptop suffered a tragic accident. Since it was 4 1/2 years old, the cost of fixing it was more than the laptop was worth. So…shopping trip! I needed to find the perfect computer replacement. But how to decide what to get?
Productive News Sources
You need to be aware of what’s going on in your field, and the world in general, in order to find opportunity. However, too much focus on news is counter-productive, and can even lead to PTSD. Here’s how you can find productive news sources that will improve your work, rather than downgrade your health.
Compare and Contrast
Leadership and Self-Deception versus ROAR
If you haven’t already, read Leadership and Self-Deception. Immediately. It was already changing my life after just a few hours. It is also very applicable to the ROAR process. Specifically, the book elaborated on and enhanced how to perform the second step of ROAR, Accept the Truth.
Time Management from the Inside Out versus ROAR
Time Management from the Inside Out, by organizational guru Julie Morgenstern, is an older productivity book that focuses on organizing your time and tasks. We looked to her for help last week when organizing our work spaces. Her system works well to optimize the Relax (planning) stage of ROAR.
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