Productivity
Productivity Addiction
“I’m sorry if I got you hooked on productivity stuff. I think I was good at what I did. I think 43 Folders was a very good site and most of what I posted was pretty good. With that said, I did know that it was addictive. The exact
A Free Mini Scheduling Course
> "As soon as I have a schedule, I can fail." Amen. This is the best reason/admission I've ever heard from someone scared about scheduling. It's also the best reason I've ever heard to make scheduling a part of your life.
In the Unlikely Event of Whitespace
I'm learning to schedule better. One of the things I've learned is to build in enough space to compete a task and then add a little padding. I should almost never be surprised by something taking longer than I thought, and often be surprised by something
Schedule Your Creativity
Author/entrepreneur Joanna Penn [https://overcast.fm/+PM0kwT6M/37:02] on scheduling: > "When people ask me how I get everything done my answer always involves scheduling. I schedule my time way in advance, and that includes my writing time as well as business meetings, social events, holidays and
Chris Hardwick on Scheduling and Note Taking
The Evernote podcast [https://blog.evernote.com/blog/2017/11/14/how-chris-hardwick-keeps-life-nerdy-and-funny-with-evernote/] recently interviewed Chris Hardwick about his productivity habits. How did he go from unknown stand-up comic to the guy who seems to be the go-to nerd representative on TV? First, he puts a priority on scheduling and organizing
David DuChemin on Productivity
Photographer and Publisher David DuChemin describes his process [http://davidduchemin.com/2017/11/how-to-get-sht-done/] and it sounds familiar: > “On a smaller scale my productivity has gone way up as I’ve transitioned from keeping a TO DO list to just putting stuff – even the smaller tasks – straight on the
Ignorance is Bliss
Having an "external brain" in the form of a smartphone appears to be making us stupider: > "Scientists have begun exploring that question — and what they’re discovering is both fascinating and troubling. Not only do our phones shape our thoughts in deep and complicated ways, but
How to Balance Creativity and Productivity
A post over at Kottke.org [https://kottke.org/17/11/the-tension-between-creativity-and-productivity] about the struggle between creativity and productivity is getting a lot of attention today. I don't usually link to trendy articles, but this is right up my alley: > "I get more done in less
An Inbox for Your Time
This week's dive into using scheduling instead of task management (see previous [https://www.cjchilvers.com/kill-your-to-do-list/] articles [https://www.cjchilvers.com/inspiration-is-scheduled/] here [https://www.cjchilvers.com/chris-ducker-on-time-management/]), involves the step I get the most questions about: how do you track all the actionable stuff in your
Why You Should Work in Silence
I read this a while ago in The Atlantic [https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/12/the-best-music-for-productivity-silence/509948/] and didn't want to believe it: > "Studies show that for most types of cognitively demanding tasks, anything but quiet hurts performance.” The whole article is good, but