Fear is something that we all understand. Whether it’s giant hairy spiders, confined spaces or ghastly ghoulies we all have something that strikes ice into our hearts and fills us with dread from head to toe. But there are other,…
So you’re sat at your desk one day, staring at 30–50 unprocessed emails, trying to remember that action you agreed to yesterday and wondering when on earth you last did a daily or weekly review… Sound familiar? The irritating thing…
I’m not naturally a mornings person. I could happily lay in bed and hide from the world for the whole morning, given the chance. But with a long commute on weekdays, and two small kids to deal with on weekends,…
It might seem a bit odd to read a productivity blog that seems to have more posts about failing to be productive than actually being productive, but I’m hoping that there are those out there for whom hearing how I’ve…
The observant among you will have noticed that I’m not sketchnoting my blog posts any more, so I thought I’d talk a little bit about why – and how I’m using sketchnotes now. But first and foremost: I still love…
This train of thought started as I stood in the changing room at the gym, showered and ready to get dressed for work. “How could I be so stupid?.” Staring at a gym bag that contains NO clean underwear, and…
The benefits of productivity might seem obvious, even to those relatively new to what some might call “the movement.” There’s: Increased output Reduced time-wasting Improved efficiency Better organisation But the stand-out benefit for me, and the thing that has taken…
It’s been some time since I wrote my counterpoint to Bojan’s article on quitting GTD, and in that time I’ve come to know him a great deal better, to respect his opinion, and I consider him a friend. However when…
I’m on holiday from work this week, so it’s an opportunity to spend time with the family and get stuff done around the house. To be GTD-nerdy about it, it’s time to ditch the “work” context and hit the “home”…
Are you delivering outcomes, or just outputs? Last week was a particularly busy one, as I tried desparately to clear my pile of work down ahead of a week’s holiday. As I found myself shedding my morning gym visit to…
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