Not just an En Vogue song. This is another area where Yoga and Productivity practices intersect. Sometimes one of the hardest poses in yoga practice is the one that usually closes the practice called Savasana or Corpse Pose. (it was…
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Pressure Cooker v. Crock Pot
I can’t tell you the physics behind these cooking methods but I find the results similar in many ways. I used to have a crock pot or slow cooker in my college dorm room. We made a lot of soups…
Tagged with: flexibility, goals, leadership, personality styles, productivity, self management, team work
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Posted in Leadership, personal productivity
Ideation
My uncle Al told me that he would sit in a favorite chair and have an original idea every day. My productivity mentor David Allen once told a class I was in about having a list of $1Million ideas. People…
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Posted in creativity, personal productivity
Flowing Energy = Ease
Which of these two people looks more relaxed and at ease? Which looks like they are exerting more energy? We know from the physical law of inertia that an object in motion stays in motion. We know from the Wizard…
Tagged with: Ease, flowing, health, isometrics, Joy, law of inertia, mental-health, natural flow, Practice, productivity, wellness, Yoga
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Getting Stuff From eMail To OmniFocus For iPad
I am presenting a link here to a valuable article with a tip on quickly making an email inbox item available in your OmniFocus inbox. iOS Productivity: Getting Stuff From Mail To OmniFocus For iPad. I have been using the email to…
Tagged with: de-clutter, email, email inbox, iPad, OmniFocus, productivity, self management, software, technology, tools
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Occam’s Razor and Applesauce
As I was cutting apples for applesauce this morning I was thinking about simplicity. Here’s my recipe: Apples Cinnamon Cut apples, sprinkle with cinnamon, cook in pressure cooker on low heat until done. Simple. Occam’s Razor is the name of…
Tagged with: cycle of completion, feedback, focus, occam's razor, Preparation, productivity, Purpose, self management
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Posted in personal productivity
Moving from Outlook to OmniFocus
As I mentioned in another post, I had all my productivity systems for calendar, tasks, contacts, projects built around my company’s in-house Microsoft Outlook platform (with the addition of the Getting Things Done add-on from the David Allen Company). In…
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Drishti, Shtira, Focus, Stabilty
When I first started thinking about the connection between the practice of yoga and the practice of productivity I was, appropriately, in a yoga class. Ultimately there are many points of synergy. Two really came out as primary. Drishti, the act of…
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Mind Map Art
I recently posted on using mind maps for meeting notes. I also use them for speakers notes when I have a presentation, brainstorming new projects and for generally clearing out my mind. Today I want to share another use. Word…
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Posted in creativity, personal productivity
Two Calendar Solution
My advise has always been keep one productivity system. Regardless of whether an appointment or contact or task is personal or work related, you are one person living a dynamic interconnected life and bifurcating your organizational process leads to dropped items, inefficiency and in the…
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The Practice of Productivity 