The way we are working isn’t working anymore, and hasn’t been for some time. Checking email in bed the moment we awake, chugging too much coffee, hour-long commutes twice each day…they all take a toll on the quality of our work and our lives. Not to mention that when we get to the office, many of us…
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They say quitters never prosper, but the truth is… it really depends on what you’re quitting and why. Cigarettes, for example, are great to quit. So, what about quitting a volunteer position, professional commitment or even a friendship? The sad fact is that all sorts of obligations can linger past the point where the activity…
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All of our efforts to be more productive backfire – and only make us feel even busier and more stressed. The eternal human struggle to live meaningfully in the face of inevitable death entered its newest phase one Monday in the summer of 2007, when employees of Google gathered to hear a talk by a…
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Is time management an idea that’s been oversold? Oliver Burkeman recently wrote an article in The Guardian entitled “Why time management is ruining our lives,” which raised a number of interesting points. Burkeman doesn’t seem to be writing about all time management strategies, but rather the obsession with productivity and getting as much done as possible in…
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Some things are fairly easy to get rid of: broken items that will never get repaired, excess food storage containers that are missing their lids, etc. But other items are harder to deal with and might delay your uncluttering project, including the following: Inherited stuff You don’t need to keep something just because it belonged…
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I recently read an article in The Onion that, while satire, seemed very close to reality. The whole thing is worth a read, but the following is an excerpt: Local man Marshall Platt, 34, came tantalizingly close to kicking back and having a good time while attending a friend’s barbeque last night before remembering each and every…
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While I know multitasking’s bad, the holiday season really brings it out in me. I’ll be in the middle of planning out a program for work and suddenly think, “Oh! I bet my mom would love that hamburger-shaped bicycle bell I saw for Christmas this year.” And then I’ll stop what I’m doing, search for it, compare prices,…
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Can you remember the last time your to-do list was short enough to be, well, doable? How about the last time you looked at your list and actually wanted to do everything on it? Earlier this spring, I started getting loads of requests for help managing too-long lists, and so I published a process for organizing them….
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Before you make a single resolution, you need to reflect—and move beyond— what happened in 2015. Here’s how. When the New Year arrives, you may be trying to break free from the holiday fog of parties, gift giving, visiting guests, and a hefty credit card bill. And like many of us, you might decide to…
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