Pareto Principle Illustrated

The goal of productivity is to use the amount of free time available to us to achieve the results we desire. Focus on results and beware the Time Wasters which can easily take over.

Time Management Questions

February – Mental – Week Four – Activity: Plan weekly and daily 10 Minutes 10 Questions for Productivity What projects will accomplish goals? What actions will accomplish projects? What are your repeating work tasks? What are your repeating home tasks? What are your favorite menu plans? What are your favorite recreational activities? Which actions are [...]

Two New Free Tools to Plan & Measure Goal Progress

I added two new tools to the Daily PlanIt Free Tools page: 1) a foldable weekly and daily plan form (doc), and 2) a new and improved Annual chart for weekly goals (doc)  This form is for measuring progress toward a SMART goal like this one: I will [do what] plan weekly [how] with a [...]

Discovery of the Day

Check out 365 Thought Provoking Questions to Ask Yourself This Year at Marc and Angel Hack Life: Practical Tips for Productive Living. They also have many articles about Productivity.

Goal Skills – Determination

Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek. -Mario Andretti Read more: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/determination.html#ixzz1n7xxv0pD We must expect to encounter obstacles in our path as we reach for goals. Do you [...]

Time Management Skills

The Skills and Competencies category at Contemporary Management includes a 70 page Handbook on Time Management Skills (pdf) from the Centre for Good Governance.  

Increase Productivity

February – Mental – Week Three – Activity: Increase Productivity   Start with the Top Ten Ways to Improve Productivity. Learn more with Time Management 101. Master Productivity with Productivity Levels (pdf based on posts at The 2Time Mgt Blog)

Top Ten Ways to Improve Productivity

Choose a system to manage your calendar, tasks, and lists that works well for you. Set priorities. Use your system to Plan weekly, Plan daily, schedule, add and delete tasks. Eliminate clutter and unnecessary stuff. Break large tasks down. Remind yourself of tasks with timers, alarms, and/or a tickler system. Organize the information you need in [...]

Set Goals

February – Mental – Week Two – Activity: Set Goals Select a goal plan that will increase the level of value in life areas that are low. Keep it SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time Sensitive) with wording created using this formula: I will [do what] lose weight [how much] ____ lbs by doing [what] aerobic [...]

Android apps for productivity

I’ve been exploring apps for my Android cellphone to increase my productivity. Here are the three apps I’ve added that look like they’ll work well for me: Business calendar Any.do Note Everything Update 3/10/12: Once I learned Google Docs has mobile apps, it blows any other note-taking app out of the water. I still really [...]