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Working More Productively at Home
Back when it was a rarity, I was lucky enough to spend a major portion of my paid time doing what we now call “working…
Some Guidelines for Prioritizing
I’m not the only one; lots of people have told you to prioritize your tasks, projects, and goals, because it’s a direct, effective way to…
Weekly Prep and Clean-Up
If you’ve ever toiled in a workshop – or watched someone else do it – you know the many benefits that come with keeping an…
Defeat Your Stress Selectively
Stress is a killer. It’s a normal psychological and physiological reaction to difficulties, of course, that can be motivational and beneficial. But too much stress,…
Your Overconfidence Is Hurting Your Productivity
You’re far from perfect. Unless you are clinically “narcissistic,” you probably recognize this and easily admit it. But you may not realize that overconfidence may…
The Power of Personal Rapport
As I’ve said many times, unless you’re a hermit you cannot prudently ignore the impact of other people on your productivity and success. That’s why…
Avoiding Unnecessary Failures
I’ve previously mentioned how Edison rejected the idea that he’d ever failed to find a way to make an electric light bulb. Instead, he insisted…
Your Productivity Varies – Here’s Why
Even before I was first introduced to the idea of Biorythms, I recognized that my level of skills, intelligence, perception, and even physical strength would…
Utilize All Four of Your Sides
There’s more to you than meets the eye. Whether you know it or not, you possess a wide range of skills, talents, and capabilities you…
Pathways to Peak Productivity
Your “Basic Choice” is the name I’ve given to the simple act of choosing what you’re going to do next. You make this Basic Choice…
Signposts of Growth
I remember when I watched a young couple in a San Francisco park enjoy their two-year-old daughter’s ability to climb up a couple of stairs…
Make the Most of Yourself
It’s a basic assumption of mine that if you work to your maximum capabilities, and steadily seek to grow those capabilities, in the long run…