I did a back-of-the-envelope calculation of how much time I have during the week, how much time my base commitments take up out of that time (including sleep, work, meals, grooming/showering/prep, exercise etc.) and then how many hours I have left for free time and going after my personal goals. I ended up with 37 […] Read more…
Posts Tagged ‘Productivity’
Unlearning Multitasking
As someone who has spent the last few years working in the communications industry, multitasking has not just been an essential part of my job, but something seen as a badge of honor by my peers. I remember when I was first looking for a job in the field and I strategically placed multitasking at […] Read more…
Becoming a Lone Wolf
The more I work on simplifying and honing in on my key goals, the more I realize how little time I have and how precious a resource it is. With that in mind, I’ve decided I need to go into hiding for a little while. It’s time to be a lone wolf. I’m in a […] Read more…
Pros and Cons of Audio Books
After a positive experience with a few audio books that a friend gave me, I decided to sign up for Amazon-owned Audible and see if it would help me get focused on my reading goals for the year. Reading is incredibly important to me – I think it’s a vital mechanism for broadening my mind […] Read more…
Zite: Only the Good Stuff
It’s always been an incredibly difficult task to simplify my web life. Ideas, articles, blogs, tweets, and other information enter my mind at breakneck speed online, and it is hard to process all the information to get to what I really want: the cream of the crop, the really interesting articles that speak to my […] Read more…