My task list just keeps getting longer and longer; what do I do? There are a couple of things. #1 If you’re constantly having to ask yourself “what do I need to do now or today”, you can count on your brain to come up with some things. Whether or not they’re the right things is pretty […]
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This is one of a set of posts on common misconceptions about productivity and work. I call them Lies About Productivity. I’ll address some ‘lie’ and suggest a new mindset that is helpful toward being effective, not exhausted – Do Busy Right. The Lie: It’s human nature to understand how to be productive, select your
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This is one of a set of posts on common misconceptions about productivity and work. I call them Lies About Productivity. I’ll address some ‘lie’ and suggest a new mindset that is helpful toward being effective, not exhausted – Do Busy Right. Productivity and managing tasks for employees and self-employed individuals. Employees may falsely believe
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If you want to be a pro, get a coach. In this episode, I’ll discuss how you can get better at what you do by describing what I do and why you might be interested. Just like everyone else, when I meet people they ask me what I do. Because it’s pretty unique, I’m still
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Does it matter how we feel about tasks? This episode is heavily influenced by a book called The Experience Machine by Andy Clark Our brains’ predictions about things powerfully affect our experiences. I’m going to argue that our thoughts about doing tasks powerfully affects both: our willingness/tendency to actually do them (vs. procrastinating) our experience while we are
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I discuss a definition of Knowledge Work and illustrate it with four (plus one) categories of Knowledge Work. I also talk about the implications of AI on each category. Knowledge Work is using your brain/attention to produce new or altered information Four categories Factual knowledge is stored facts that can be recalled and used. Google
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Just because your phone is mobile doesn’t mean your calls should be. The challenges of mobile calls: Distinguish between using a cell phone and having a mobile call. The specific challenge of using a mobile phone. We are tempted to try to gather information when we’re not prepared to do so Back in the day,
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