In my previous blog post I mentioned some things I do to increase productivity. Of all of them the one that might be most easily picked up by others is making use of what might otherwise seem like wasted time. Just because you’re stuck in line at the DMV or airport, waiting to pick someone(…)
Productivity
Tips for a Productive Day
So I’m waiting in line at the NC DMV (actually I was…but now I’m not) to get my drivers license transferred from NY (where I haven’t lived for 2 years) to NC (where I’ve been living for a year). Everyone had told me that the NC DMVs were bad for wait times and they weren’t(…)
A Much Needed Refresh
As I mentioned in my last post I had been working for 7 days a week for the past couple weeks and it had been wearing on me. Yesterday I took an early day off (I just had one training session in the morning to coach) and went to the beach with my family .(…)
The 2 Minute Rule
The 2 minute rule is a self-imposed rule that I’ve found useful for increasing productivity. It works like this- if a new task comes up, I immediately ask myself if it can be finished in two minutes. If it can, I do it right then and there. On the spot so to speak. This strategy(…)
Getting Things Done
If you’re anything like me, the two sticking points of a project are getting started and getting finished. I know, I know, you’re probably saying “what’s left? that’s everything!” it’s not my intention to be witty here. What I mean to say is that the hardest parts of any project are taking the leap to(…)