Common ecological practices include the three R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. They also include clean and renewable sources of energy such as solar, wind, geothermal and others. So in terms of our internal environment and harnessing our personal energy towards effective…
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Mental Ecology – Part 2
Tagged with: action, alignment, cog sci, cycle of completion, de-clutter, Ease, environment, feedback, flexibility, focus, goals, health, limiting beliefs, mental ecology, Practice, productivity, projects, resistance, self management, wellness
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The tools are not the practice
I love gadgets and gear. I love leather notebooks, specialized note pads and calendars. I love aluminum and matte black metal and every form of iThing ever conceived. I took my first really impactful time management course in 1988. Part…
Tagged with: action, Apple Newton, apps, de-clutter, focus, goals, iPad, OmniFocus, Outlook, Palm Pilot, personal coaching, Practice, productivity, productivity methods, projects, self management, software, technology, Time Design, time management, tools
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Google Journal and 100DS
I found the above and was intrigued. Run yourself through the slide show. I am not sure I agree with the methodology, but I am going to challenge myself to try it out and report on my experience here on…
Tagged with: action, cycle of completion, focus, goals, mind map, Preparation, productivity, projects, Purpose, self management, tools
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Quote of the Day
In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision. – the Dalai Lama Action follows thought. Remember my earlier posts about vectors and influence. Our vision is the guidance system for our actions. But it’s not…
Tagged with: action, alignment, focus, goals, inspiration, productivity, self management, vision
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The win at all costs culture
Performance enhancement. It’s all over the sports pages, it dominated the business news during the credit default crisis, it fills your email spam folder. So we could take the conversation in a lot of directions. Is it a predominantly male…
Tagged with: alignment, dovetailed outcomes, flexibility, goals, leadership, Practice, Preparation, productivity, projects, Purpose, self management
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Posted in Leadership, personal productivity
Productivity Podcast
Here is a link to an archived version of the conversation I had last Friday with Sam Liebowitz of the Conscious Consultant Hour radio show. It hits on some of the topics I wrote about last week, including clearing our…
Tagged with: cycle of completion, focus, Getting Things Done, goals, mental RAM, Practice, productivity, Purpose, radio, self management, vision
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Talismans
Do you have lots of clutter around your office or work area? What is it? Piles of papers? Envelopes and folders? Books? Boxes? I can see two easy explanations for your clutter. 1. You don’t have enough filling, storage and…
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