∞ How Procrastination Can Make You More Productive

Kelly Wat­son: If you really don’t want to work, it won’t mat­ter if your inter­net is unplugged. You’ll find other ways to procrastinate. So true. via Dumb Lit­tle Man.  Read More

∞ 12 Tips for Avoiding Burnout as a Freelancer

Steven Snell: While you can­not elim­i­nate dead­lines alto­gether, you can be more con­scious to only accept dead­lines that are rea­son­able and real­is­tic. If you have a poten­tial client that wants to hire you but with an unre­al­is­tic dead­line, don’t just accept the job so that you can get some work. You’ll prob­a­bly regret it later. Instead, take the time to explain to them why it is not real­is­tic and how it can hurt the qual­ity of your work,... Read More

Productivity, Knowledge and Skill

This past week – on more than one occa­sion – peo­ple have told me that they are amazed at how much the youth can get done in a week in com­par­i­son to them. I usu­ally laugh it off, not really giv­ing it much thought until today. Sit­ting here con­tem­plat­ing why older peo­ple feel this way about youth­ful indi­vid­u­als I had a real­iza­tion that it has to do with knowl­edge and skill sets. I am not about to make the arro­gant procla­ma­tion that... Read More

∞ 10 More Uncluttering Things to Do Every Day

Sherri for Unclutterer: When you’re done with some­thing, put it away. Right away. Clut­ter arises when we take some­thing out, use it for awhile and neglect to return it to its proper home. Remem­ber the Unclutterer’s gospel, “A place for every­thing, and every­thing in its place.” I can­not tell you how amaz­ing this tip is. I was always in awe when I walked into peo­ples homes and they looked immac­u­late. Sure they could have just straight­ened up before... Read More

∞ Tachi Yamada and the Importance of Undivided Attention

Tachi Yamada: So, for exam­ple, I don’t have a mobile phone turned on because I’m talk­ing to you. I don’t want the out­side world to impinge on the con­ver­sa­tion we’re hav­ing. I don’t carry a Black­Berry. I do my e-mails reg­u­larly, but I do it when I have the time on a com­puter. I don’t want to be sit­ting here think­ing that I’ve got an e-mail mes­sage com­ing here and I’d bet­ter look at that while I’m talk­ing to you. Every moment... Read More

∞ Work Better and Faster by Exploring Your Tools

Brett Kelly: Take some time today to really get acquainted with one spe­cific tool that you use fre­quently. Poke around the menus and help files, search Google for “<appli­ca­tion name> tricks” and see what comes up. I think you’ll be sur­prised by what you find. Excel­lent advice. via Brett Kelly Dot Org.  Read More

∞ I Don’t Feel Like It

Seth Godin: Why do you need to feel like some­thing in order to do the work? They call it work because it’s dif­fi­cult, not because it’s some­thing you need to feel like. Very short and excel­lent post. via Seth’s Blog.  Read More

∞ Why Are You Apologizing?

Seth Godin: If you’re sorry to inter­rupt me with that spam, don’t send it. I could not agree more with every word in this post. via Seth’s Blog.  Read More

∞ Free Advice: Show Up Early

Zeld­man: Don’t be so quick to excuse your­self. If 80% of suc­cess is just show­ing up, 90% is show­ing up early. It’s hard for the client to sym­pa­thize with your late­ness when she, who had far­ther to travel, man­aged to make the meet­ing on time. Some of the best advice for any­one who works in any kind of job. via Jef­frey Zeld­man Presents The Daily Report.  Read More

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