Today, I’m going to outline the current progress in the pursuit of increasing knowledge work productivity. I’ll have some suggestions about how you can improve...Continue reading
Digital Moderation and How To Decline a Technology – DBR 084
I’m going to dive into the logic of the debate around technology. Purpose: To earn a stronger hearing for honest critiques of technology: We’ll discuss a common...Continue reading
DBR 083: How to Process Incoming Information
Most people don't know how to process incoming information. This is a core part of personal information management, which (particularly for knowledge workers) is absolutely...Continue reading
DBR 082: Don’t ‘Manage Time’; Time Is the Constraint
I was answering a question: “How do I manage my time?” and I was thinking of it in terms of scheduling. Then it occurred to...Continue reading
DBR 081: WFH: Don’t Fall For The Hidden Challenge
WFH: Don't Fall For the Hidden Challenge Most everybody I hear wants to work from home. I’ve posted previously that most employees see WFH as...Continue reading
DBR 080: Information Overload Is Simpler Than You Think
Eradicating information overload. The goal of personal information management is to put processes and tools around our information so we can “manage” it – that...Continue reading
DBR 079: Work-life Balance Is Nothing (… but an Attention Management Problem)
This episode is about the outcomes you can achieve with the information and coaching I am able to give. This is important, because it's gonna...Continue reading
DBR 078: Watch Out For The Three ‘Micro’ Wastes of Productivity
I want to describe calm productivity. And I want to contrast the results of attention management to the results of efforts to do time management....Continue reading
DBR 077: Over-allocated Attention and the Associated Stress
Our attention is over-allocated by a nexus of events. This episode is what to do about that. I'm gonna acknowledge something that I'm not a...Continue reading
DBR 076: Yes! You CAN Be Happy At Work
The happiness at work episode. Yay. I’m happy to be at work. Last time we talked about pessimism versus optimism. A closely related subject is...Continue reading