Anytime you talk about task management, you talk about actually doing things. It’s one thing to know you have something to do. It’s another thing...Continue reading
Category: Podcast
If you want to be more effective in your work and in your life, and you’d like to have more confidence that you’re meeting your intentions, this is where it begins.
Welcome to Do Busy Right, helping you organize your information and manage your attention so that they work for you, not against you.
We educate you and encourage you by discussing ways to be more effective, not more exhausted.
Let’s Do Busy Right.
Smart Glasses, Book Notes, and a Memex – DBR059
I got this question from one of the participants in the current Attention Compass group training – “What should I be recording/capturing?” I had mentioned that...Continue reading
No 60-0-60 Thanksgiving – DBR 058
The 0 – 60 – 0 model of vacation and time off It’s pervasive in the Knowledge Work culture. I haven’t decided what to advise for...
Protecting Ourselves with a Model of Attention – DBR 057
Our attention is our primary productive asset. Therefore, we need to protect it. Today, we’ll talk about how to do that in the face of...Continue reading
Say “No” List – DBR 056
We’re looking at burnout, overwork, these kinds of things. They are a clear indication that we’re doing busy wrong and I don’t like that. I’m...Continue reading
Interruption, office hours, and tech-driven chatter – DBR 055
We had group class yesterday. It was our second of eight group meetings to implement attention compass. Nick is in the class, and he was talking...Continue reading
Where Should I Keep My Stuff? – DBR054
I talk about the tool set for the kind of information and attention management that Attention Compass provides. I get a lot of questions about: I...Continue reading
Fable: Your Tasks Are Easy to List – DBR 053
Fable: It’s quick and easy to figure out what I should do, or I just know what I should do. It shouldn’t take much effort. Corollary:...Continue reading
Principles, Philosophy, and Mindset – DBR 052
Do Busy Right – philosophy and some basic mindsets I’ll start out with a client story. Her name’s Kelly, and we were talking about attention compass....Continue reading
What Do You Mean? I’m Not Doing Busy Wrong – DBR 051
What do you mean? I don’t think I’m doing busy wrong. I don’t really get this one directly, but it’s a consistent subtext when I talk...Continue reading