Tag Archives: productivity
10 Life-Changing Benefits of the Internet Age
It is hard to imagine life without the internet. Actually, I am old enough to do just that. But it is amazing the effect that the internet has had on our lives. Believe it or not, there are still many people who don’t even own a PC – but that number is dwindling each year. [...]
- Wednesday, July 21st, 2010,
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Do You Have Low Frustration Tolerance?
Psychologist Albert Ellis developed the concept of “Low Frustration Tolerance” (LFT) as part of a greater theory on procrastination as it relates to cognitive behavior. Low Frustration Tolerance (LFT) Seeking immediate pleasure or avoidance of pain at the cost of long-term stress and defeatism. Short-term psychological hedonism. (Albert Ellis also jokingly called it “can’t-stand-it-itis,” as [...]
- Friday, July 16th, 2010,
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What Wedding Planning Taught Me About Project Management
I’m getting married. Yes, I’m thrilled. It’s going to be a small wedding on the shore of the lake. Beautiful spot for a beautiful day. I’m pretty busy with the wedding planning. Even though it’s going to be small, we still have almost all the elements and decisions that come with a big wedding. Perhaps [...]
- Friday, July 16th, 2010,
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Music at Work: Necessity or Nuisance?
It’s a quiet day at the office. The sounds of the keyboards a clicking away and you can hear the hum of appliances and the buzzing of fluorescent lighting throughout the room. It’s kind of nice, but also kind of eerie. Then a voice is heard that cuts the silence like a knife. “Do you [...]
- Thursday, July 15th, 2010,
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Do You Get More Done Working Alone or Around Others?
The idea of working all alone seems pretty tempting: nothing to distract your thinking process, no stress from the jerk on the cell phone. Just quiet. Too quiet. Sometimes my mind gets distracted by the silence – I find myself wondering where everyone is. So, like some other people who work from home I put [...]
- Thursday, July 8th, 2010,
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Are You Truly Being Productive?
When you’re a productivity hound, you’re nearly considered a hero. You’re praised for your ability to do a ton of work in a day, and your productivity is exalted. There’s a problem with being productive, though. Productivity is quantity-based, not quality-based. This means its purpose is simply to get things done – doesn’t matter what. [...]
- Thursday, July 8th, 2010,
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Awesome Links #4: Personal Empowerment, Smartphones, Location-Based Services
5 Strategies for Personal Empowerment in Difficult Situations How do you empower yourself when there’s negativity all around? Lifehack has an interesting article that explores how to survive, even flourish, in such situations. 3 Productivity Tips for the Corporate Web Worker Are you one of those fortunate ones whose boss has agreed to let you work [...]
- Sunday, July 4th, 2010,
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Fast Cooking: Boost Your Kitchen Productivity
Increasing your productivity in the kitchen is something we can all use, especially if we have a family to feed. A boost in productivity will especially be helpful to working mothers who cook for their families, due to the scarcity of time that they have allotted to preparing dinner each night. Even stay-at-home Dads or freelancing [...]
- Saturday, July 3rd, 2010,
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Working Like A Deep Sea Diver
Deep sea divers strain to survive in the depths of their work environment. There’s a lot to be won in those deep waters, but they need a long, meticulous preparation ritual to ward themselves from the intense pressure of their workplace. After the job is done, it takes a long time to “decompress” from their [...]
- Thursday, July 1st, 2010,
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The Only Way to Overcome Procrastination
If you can do it now…then do it now. You know it, right? Yet we still we continue to procrastinate everyday saying, “I will do it in future.” The old adage of “why put off until tomorrow what you can do today” often turns into a far more humorous – yet far less effective one: [...]
- Wednesday, June 30th, 2010,
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