You know the saying “You have to spend money to make money?” That doesn’t just apply to things like equipment for your business, or a loan. It can also apply to simpler things that help you stay productive. Here are purchases that can boost productivity.
(Entrepreneur) — To follow productivity expert Stevers Robbins’ advice for getting things done, you don’t have to cram an entire work week into four hours, manage in a minute or regularly purge your e-mail inbox down to zero. You do have to decide what you want out of work and then take steps so that […]
(Social Media Today) — Is social media wearing you out and getting in the way of your real work? It’s not bad enough that you have to keep up with a blog, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Friendfeed, Youtube and maybe Plaxo, but every day I’m being asked to join yet another social network. Read More…
(New York Times) —Messaging, commenting, blogging, sharing and “liking” now fill up 22 percent of all time spent online each month, according to Nielsen, a market research firm. Nielsen published statistics on Tuesday saying that people spend one in every four and a half minutes of their online time on a social network or blog. In the […]
(Fast Company) — When it comes to productivity tools, next to your to-do list, your calendar is your best friend. You already use it to track meetings, appointments, and events with other people, but you should also organize and schedule your own work. Ever wind up with a full day of meetings and barely a […]
(Entreprenuer) –For the office-bound, working from home sounds like a dream come true. After all, there are no demanding bosses, office politics or snooze-inducing meetings in your living room. You can wear your sweat pants, give the old Prius a rest and even hit that midday yoga class. Last year, 18.4 million Americans were living that fantasy. According to […]
(Fast Company) — Coming up with good ideas is a major part of your job, so you want to have the right tools on hand to generate as many ideas as possible during a brainstorming session. Here are some tools and techniques for doing just that. When you want to do free-form thinking and gather […]
Hearings about the oil spill and stock market meltdown will provide ground to take shots at capitalism's role in the evolution of non-human systems.
(Entrepreneur.com) — Many entrepreneurs think working from a homeoffice will be a dream come true– until they give it a try. The reality of working from home, however exciting the prospect, can be a shock to the system. It’s not all about fuzzy bunny slippers and skipping the day’s shave. A disciplined and focused person can […]
How I first learned about the effectiveness and the efficiency that can come from Pareto’s and Parkinson’s Law.