The Holy Grail of Deliberate Practice
Following a particularly busy productive week, I am hugely struck by something that is probably screamingly obvious to a large section of the population. Those who: 1. Do not consider that they have...
View ArticleTime Management Progress in Action
I was prompted by a comment on one of my posts from June (J7T was just 19 days old) about how hard time management was. It made me stand back and evaluate how far I’ve come in just over three months...
View ArticleThe Value of Vision and Goal Setting
Optometry by S Nada I read something fascinating at the weekend that really made me think. In David Allen’s book ‘Ready for Anything’, he entitles chapter 26 ‘The value of a future goal is the present...
View ArticleSeven Simple Rules for Personal Productivity
An interesting shift has again taken place over the last few holiday weeks. The need for, and value of, the inputs for my self improvement remain fairly suspended. I am still in a consolidation and...
View ArticleWhy the 20 Minute Rule and Ignoring Yourself Increase Productivity
Thinking a lot about the apparent contradiction in the following: Is the best way of being truly mindful, creative and in the ‘here and now’ to be continually running a slot management and priority...
View ArticleCreate Structures That Work
Building on my last post, I came upon the following from the master, David Allen, in his GTD follow-up ‘Ready for Anything': ‘I don’t need discipline. I need a disciplined approach. The creative,...
View ArticleThings Get Done When You Do Less
As a member of the human species, you are hard wired to achieve. You may not feel like that if you’re sat there: brain diffused from multitasking, web-thread-chasing and information channel hopping....
View ArticleThe Secret to Ensuring Follow-Through – Peter Bregman – Harvard Business Review
“handoff checklist” — questions that the person handing off work must ask the person taking accountability for delivery: Handoff Checklist What do you understand the priorities to be? What concerns or...
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