Tag: productivity
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Improve Your Quality of Life with Time Management, Not Busy Work
Time management techniques improve both your productivity and—if you’re willing to change your point of view—your quality of life. It’s not really about finding time to be all the things you must do, but finding time to be all the things you want to be. I still recall standing in the public library one evening…
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The Backlash of Going with the Flow of Energy
For the past year, I’ve used “going with the flow of energy” as a guideline for making the most of my efforts. On a very tiny scale, this principle was as simple as having a sudden urge to clean the house from top to bottom—and doing it while I felt the urge rather than reminding…
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“I Never Have Enough Time”–and 9 Ways to Fix It
I am The Poster Girl for Productivity, yet until this summer, I’ve felt that I wasn’t productive enough. I stressed myself so terribly much, too. I would finish a list of 200 things in a weekend and fall in bed exhausted on Sunday night and say aloud, “I didn’t get everything done that I planned–I’m…
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Morning Strategy Sessions with the Universe
On my way to work in the mornings, in the dark without a lot of traffic on the road, there seems to be much more time to think. It’s a quieter spot in the day, even though there’s really no obvious difference in driving to work 2 hours later. Yet, the energy of the early…
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The To-Don’t List
Since I was old enough to write, I’ve kept a to-do list. It’s a necessary tool in my daily living and I don’t apologize for it. I acknowledge and honor it. I’ve started a different kind of list, a totally “selfish” list that’s designed to keep me from letting my time get sucked up by…
