Tag: productivity
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Bed-Rotting as a Productivity Hack
Discover how the counterintuitive practice of bed-rotting can significantly enhance your productivity. Bed-rotting is not something I ever would have considered as a productivity hack. I wasn’t even aware of the term until this past year. Maybe it’s counterintuitive. Maybe it’s because it’s been drilled into me since I was a child that staying in…
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Improve Your Quality of Life with Time Management, Not Busy Work
Photo credit by Ali Nassiri; creative commons license 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 do all the things you must do, but finding time to be all the things you want to be. I still…
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The Backlash of Going with the Flow of Energy
Another fabulous photo from alicepopkorn; creative commons license. 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…
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"I Never Have Enough Time"–and 9 Ways to Fix It
Making time for live music in my home, courtesy of houseguests, Brian and Amy. Photo by Shannon Bailey. 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…
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Morning Strategy Sessions with the Universe
Photo by MaddieDigital   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…