Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

16) Do I know and use my cycle of most and least productive times through the day? You may want to consider making some changes to your everyday routine in order to maximize your time and be more productive. Being aware of your areas of weakness allows you to focus your systems and practices on strengthening the weaknesses.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 28, 2010

Just over the course of a single academic term, procrastinating college students had such evidence of compromised immune systems as more colds and flu, more gastrointestinal problems. Use the buddy system – Having someone who will remind me –and my wife has licence to be that someone– motivates me to meet my commitments. Health is one.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

For example, Dr. William Harvey made medical history by explaining how the circulatory system worked: He likened the heart to a pump and gave himself a new frame of reference—and from that he understood blood vessels as part of a unified pumping system. (2)

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 25, 2010

Tighten up current household systems. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action! How would you characterize school mornings in your home; crazy and chaotic or calm and cheerful? Plan your morning routines the evening before.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Blogging Here and There By The Professional Assistant on Friday, December 28, 2007 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity A s you may have noticed, I havent been blogging on a daily basis for about 2 weeks now. I also want to wish everyone Happy Holidays and a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 16, 2010

There are 5 key advantages to maintaining a to-do list: 1) A to-do list doesn’t forget Your brain is not the most efficient memory tool and will only trust systems that it knows works. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 2, 2010

One other observation: the better you’re maintaining your system day-to-day, the smaller the impact of unexpected absences. Generally, with a planned absence, I have put systems in place to catch, reroute, defer, etc. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 21, 2010

It is important to integrate your whole life into your time management system. Productivity Did you enjoy this post? Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action! Each of those six areas are necessary parts of the whole you.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 9, 2010

Once you’ve thrown away as much as possible, file everything else into an effective retrieval system or a hard-paper filing system.Sort your files into the following groups according to how often you need them: Action Files: store in a desk drawer, desk-top file box or anywhere else that’s easy to reach.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Once you’ve spent some time with this system, you can refine the way it works. If you’re not eating properly, or your muscles are tight from too much time in one position, or your stress level is rising, your productivity will decrease. Get into the habit of scheduling fixed time slots for your tasks. Take a break. Comments Hey Ian!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 7, 2010

com) Related Posts: Top Five Posts for March 2007 8 common time wasters 10 Tips to Help You Stay Organized Productivity Did you enjoy this post? Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 18, 2010

This can be compared to receiving flyers or junk mail via the snail mail system. Related articles by Zemanta 30 reviews of E-mailing (rateitall.com) Related Posts: Bits and Pieces November 9 Hacking Email: 99 Email Security and Productivity Tips links for 2006-07-25 Communication Did you enjoy this post? Comments No comments yet.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The following is an excerpt from the book The Milkshake Moment: Overcoming Stupid Systems, Pointless Policies and Muddled Management to Realize Real Growth by Steven S. “Our product is the best.&# “Our team is superior.&# “Our customers love us.&# “Our cause is more important than any other.&#

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 9, 2010

Do you keep reminding yourself to do things that you think you “should do” but don’t really need or want to do – like arranging your vacation photos into a photo album, alphabetizing your bookshelf, sending out holiday cards? Released Time Management Tip Productivity Did you enjoy this post? Do yourself a favour – delete them.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

To be more productive, allocate 15 minutes each week. Add dated or calendar items to a tickler file system or a diary as soon as they arrive. It doesn’t take much “neglect&# for your workspace to fill up with things that eat at your productivity. Schedule filing time at least once per week. Just a suggestion.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 23, 2010

Get Support – One of the best ways to combat stress is to develop and rely on a support system. Develop a reasonable schedule, which includes both productive activity and fun or relaxing activities, can significantly reduce stress. Seek out humorous books, TV shows, movies or life situations that will bring humor into your life.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 10, 2010

Better for you ergonomically as well. I must admit that it helps that I learnt to use a computer on the old DOS system and shortcut keys were the only option, but even those who normally use a mouse can transition over quite easily. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Excellent material!

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