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How constantly reacting can screw your time and energy management
This quarter I’m researching COVID-19’s impact on time management at the workplace, and I bumped into this quote by Jeff Weiner, Executive Chairman at LinkedIn. Part of the key to time management is carving out time to think instead of constantly reacting. And during that thinking time, you’re not only thinking strategically, thinking proactively, thinking…
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What are you gonna do with those 1,000 minutes?
I bumped into Kevin Kruse’s book on productivity while perusing Amazon the other day. A highly rated book with hundreds of 4.5 stars and above reviews! I surely wasn’t going to miss this one, so I bought the book and tore through it. Honestly, it’s chockfull of elementary stuff that most people don’t care to…
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Think organically, implement linearly
As much as I despise advice on productivity, I appreciate that it is a topic that has a universal appeal. Some of the most-read posts on this blog are on productivity. Even though I avoid the topic like the plague, please don’t ask me why. I probably have had too much of it over the…
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Your inbox is the enemy of time-management!
There are two kinds of working professionals: The good old employee The entrepreneur/business owner/freelancer The employee is almost always at the mercy of other people’s agenda. There are tasks to be done, emails to be responded to, and meetings to be had. There’s just no way around it. And then they wonder where the heck…
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I don’t have the time to…
Write. Work on your side hustle. Read. Exercise. Or any other activity that directly contributes to your growth as a person, professional or an entrepreneur. I’ve heard it all. Everyone wants to do the hard stuff but nobody has the time to do. Here’s a secret that everyone knows — make the time to do…
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Copying a routine wouldn’t magically make you productive
Some of your know that I’ve come to despise talking about productivity on this blog. We’ve got more than plenty of blogs and forums focusing on this little aspect of life and I don’t wish contribute to another growing statistic. But then the question of “how to be more productive” keeps coming up. Irrespective of…
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15 productivity lessons from successful founders (and how to apply them)
Just bumped into this while going through my feeds (the fresh ones I was talking about in my previous post this morning) and I couldn’t help but share this further. Hope you’ll like it. Hat tip to the great folks at Resume.IO (no, I’m not looking for a new job right now) for carrying out…
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Wake up early — write, read and train
I’ve started to do it again! This week (starting Tuesday), after almost 12 years, I woke up early to write instead of meditating, journaling and reading. It’s been a refreshing change. Probably because by the time I actually go to write, I was already worn out and frustrated. It wasn’t a great experience despite how…
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What do you want your days to look like?
If each of us were to “begin with the end in mind,” I think that’s the second most important question to ask. After “what’s the legacy I want to leave behind?” Austin Kleon (from whom I stole the title) nailed it when he said: “What do you want your days to look like?” forces you…
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Simplify to remove constraints
What could you do to make this (whatever your challenge is) easier? It’s one heck of a powerful question, one that has not only helped me remove unnecessary distractions but also become more thoughtful about the choices I’m making. No matter the initiative, if it demands your time and attention, will always be at the…