Updated July 15, 2020 “Stop procrastinating by using the ‘2 minute rule’ of time management.” This is a popular refrain I hear over and over from productivity experts. The problem is that often this “2 minute rule” isn’t used correctly. It makes me imagine...
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How to Stop Procrastinating and Improve Productivity
Note: This post was updated on January 3, 2020. Have you been struggling with how to stop procrastinating? If so, you're far from alone. Up to 20% of people may be chronic procrastinators. And almost all of us struggle with procrastination at one time or another. ...
To-Do List Tips – My ‘Sales For Nerds’ Interview
Is your to-do list making it easier or harder for you to complete tasks and move toward your goals? Some simple tweaks can make your list a whole lot more effective. I talked about better ways to create and manage your to-do list, along with other productivity topics,...
Why Spending Money to Save Time Pays Off
If someone gave you $40, would you spend it on stuff or on a service that helps you save time? One of those purchases will make you happier than the other one, a new study has found. And it's not the one you might think. Researchers assigned the study participants to...
Todoist Productivity App Review
How do you keep track of everything that's on your plate? Are you searching for a good productivity app for task lists? I've been looking forward to sharing my review of the productivity app Todoist. I've been using it for the past several months, and I really love...
Productivity Improvement Techniques to Help You Work Fewer Hours
Does working only 40 hours (or less!) per week seem like an impossible dream? Are you convinced that your career will suffer if you don't work "all the time?" Limiting your hours so that you can have a balanced life is actually very possible, if you use the right...
Personal Productivity and Your To-Do List
Does your to-do list help you stay on top of your daily tasks and make progress toward your big goals? If not, it's time for a list makeover. I talked with Fast Company magazine about how your to-do list can boost your personal productivity. One problem with to-do...
Productivity Tips to Maximize Every Minute
What can you accomplish in 15 minutes? Quite a bit! I shared some productivity tips with writer Lisa Rabasca Roepe for her recent Fast Company article, "Got 15 Spare Minutes? Here's How to Make It Count." This article focuses on how to use those stray pockets of time...
Why Project Management Tools Must Change
Personal productivity tools make managing your own workload easier. And project management tools help with wrangling group work. But there's a big gap between the two, and that's a problem. Think about all the tasks on your plate for the next week or so. Some of those...
Give Your To-Do List a Boost with These Tips
When your to-do list feels out of control, try thinking small. That's one of my strategies featured in the article "The 12 Secrets of Productive Entrepreneurs" on the blog for the e-learning site Daily Bits Of. The article's author, Mickey Gast, noticed how much...
