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Unmotivated? Get It Done, Part 1 of 3

Has this ever happened to you? You have a project, but you can’t seem to get going. In this and the next two posts, we’ll explore three ways that this can happen, including: 1 – A lack of motivation. (discussed in this post) 2 – An inability to figure out the next steps. 3 – […]

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Saving Time by Scanning Smarter

This short video illustrates, among other things, how assumptions can keep you from doing things more easily. In it, I describe how a task that could take as long as an hour gets knocked down to 10-15 minutes. If you’ve been using old technology because you think “it’s good enough” (and not because you can’t […]

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Information Triage

I was drowning in tsunami after tsunami of information. New waves crashed upon the shores of my consciousness daily – sometimes hourly. I wasn’t even treading water. Then a hard drive crashed. Then my computer died altogether. And an opportunity was born. An opportunity for information triage. Video #1 – Drowning in Information Video #2 […]

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A Simple 3-Line Post

Go read this blog post by Lynn Terry. Time Management and Increasing Productivity Your welcome.

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Life Design Theater

“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts…” – William Shakespeare A week or so ago, my much better half, Donna and I went to the Village Theater in Issaquah to see Mel Brooks’ […]

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Going Paperless? Thoughts – #1 of 2

I have been very reluctant to go paperless. Despite the convenience of it, I just don’t trust electronics. And two recent hard drive failures make me even warier. However, with some decent precautions, going at least partially paperless can be very helpful. And while I may be a bit late to this party, perhaps there are […]

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Some Criteria For Keeping Stuff

I’m continuing the theme begun in the last entry, that I want to travel through life more lightly; not be a librarian – or worse, , a museum curator. I therefore must jettison a lot of the stuff that I’ve accumulated over the years. However, much as I want to travel lightly, I can’t just […]

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How to plan backwards

When I am at my most productive, it is because I have planned backwards. That is, I have a goal in mind and then I think through what it takes to get there. You CAN do this thought exercise by goring forward in time – from where you are right now to where you want […]

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New Directive: Travel Through Life Lightly

When I travel to a different city, I prefer to travel light. That means not carrying a bunch of extra stuff just because “I might need it.” This is the complete opposite of how I have lived my life generally. I have lived it as if I live here, and “here” is a permanent location, […]

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Using Nanogoals

Do you sometimes find your motivation lacking relative to making your day worthwhile? Do you find it difficult ot focus on goals for the day or even for an hour? Here’s a trick that has helped me on more than one occasion: nanogoals. What are nanogoals? Just like what nano sounds like: goals that are […]

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