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- thegoldenavatar, on 10/12/2007, -4/+83Don't waste time browsing through Digg while you're supposed to be working would probably be the best advice for quite a few people around here, myself included.
- DiggDawgg, on 10/12/2007, -1/+59#1 - Get off Digg and get to work!
- Bahimiron, on 10/12/2007, -5/+24Here's a hint:
If you're on Digg, you aren't improving your productivity. - cbrunet, on 10/12/2007, -3/+17Step 1: Block Digg
Step 2: ....
Step 3: Productivity - RickySan65, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9"Steve's passionate pursuit of personal growth began in January 1991 while sitting in a jail cell. Arrested for felony grand theft"
At least he's someone we can trust then eh..
/sarcasm - aplardi, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7#1 - Don't read this article on common sense concepts.
- Coffeedemon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Unfortunately its usually the planning for and the actual gathering of the information that is required to make the decision that takes the time and effort. If you can somehow get all of the accurate, authoritative and relevant information needed for the decision the end decision is easy.
- jwaggs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Good advice except for the early bird, working on important things at 5 am would not be wise for someone like me who doesn't think clearly until about 11 am.
- crashflow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Last time I tried Sheryl Crow's one square idea, the result was very messy.
- tanto, on 10/12/2007, -0/+410 TIME TRAPS
1.Too many poorly organised meetings. Everyone attending should know the purpose of the meeting and be prepared to help achieve its aim.
2.Telephone interruptions. Learn to control conversations and bring them to an end. Set a time limit.
3.Unscheduled visitors. Don't let them waste your time. Keep unexpected meetings short and sharp, or politely let the visitor know you cannot talk to them today.
4.A cluttered desk, disorganised household or general untidiness. These mean you can't find the things you need to get on with your tasks.
5.Being unable to delegate or network. Some women try to do everything themselves, often because they don't have enough confidence or good enough relationships to pass work on.
6..Attending to trivial tasks while neglecting the important ones.
7.Agreeing to do too many jobs with conflicting deadlines.
8.Poor communication: not knowing exactly what you're meant to be doing, and wasting time trying to bluff your way through.
9.Inefficient work areas and tools.
10.Confusion over responsibility: who is doing what?
"Organise Your Time"
http://orangtuamurid.info/blog/?p=250 - SuperJimmyJimbo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3buried as inaccurate:
don't assume that Steve Pavlina is my favorite "online personal development guru"
www.43folders.com - truspark, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This guy is the ultimate huckster. He has repackaged these 33 tips every which way til Sunday to drive traffic to his site. If you've read one post you've read them all.
- michaeldillon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The irony is, while reading this, I wasn't getting anything done.
- psg188, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5Agreed
Rule #1 should be:
"Get off digg."
Especially when you have a Calc 2 exam in 2 hours you should be studying for. - checksumz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I find the best way to be productive is to step away from the computer for a bit and do something else. While I'm doing whatever it is I'm doing I'll concentrate on my work and believe it or not the ideas start flowing in. When I get back to the computer I just go ahead and record everything.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Hehe, dude, um... just hanging out, dude.
- amazingdroilini, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Steve Pavlina is awesome.. but the number one rule for me is to get off Digg.. it's too addictive. =/
- diggB, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I seem to have an employee who practices rule # 28 "Insanely Bad" with an uncanny consistency ... unfortunately, that's the only rule he seems to know ...
- RickySan65, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1#34 stop reading this crap and just get on with it
- RavagesOfTime, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'm not trying to be productive right now.
For all of you who have and will post "Get off digg. Isn't that clever? I'm so clever!" here, what are you still doing here? - dakke, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4Keep outlook closed until you are actually ready to take care of your email. The "you have mail" balloon is almost impossible to ignore and rips away from what you were doing before. Interruptions are costly, and email is the worst offender. I've also found that this technique leads to a much cleaner inbox
- newstart, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I have had it with web 2.0 news sites like digg and reddit. They only waste my time. And I have found out that only 3% of the stories are actually important to me and I can get them from other sources as well. I realized that I was wasting a large amount of time reading ubuntu news, ipod hacks and watching beautiful watterfalls. So I am thinking of moving away from this web 2.0 news sites thingy. The bubble had to burst
- SwankRock3000, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The guy has some good points, but still, I find it hard to take anyone who uses words like "relaxify" seriously.
- spargett, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper/details.php?id=1223
- Kitt3n, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1everyone who read this is being unproductive by sitting on their ass at work digging away....
me included - Dolomite, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1yes caluen, you douchebag.
- deesnutz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2My question is ...
How is "everyone's favorite online personal development guru, Steve Pavlina", getting away with having both Google Adsense and Kontera’s ContentLink text link ads on the same page?
I thought it was against Google's TOS to have another text based advertiser placed on the same page with Google's Adsense ads.
Inquiring minds want to know. Nice list by the way, and yeah, avoiding Digg should clearly be on the top to boost your productivity. ;) - mbup, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Step 4: Profit
- actionjackson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You'd be surprised how many people have no idea how to manage their time and become more productive. While for most of us productivity gurus here on digg [sarcasm] these tips may seem almost instinctual, there are others for whom reading an organized and concise list such as this may be of some value on the road to achieving better organization and efficiency. If you haven't learned something (especially if that something is anathema to ingrained inefficient behavior), the best way to to do so is to hear it/read it/repeat it over and over and over again. It bears repeating, and I see these "obvious" heuristics violated in a grisly manner all day long, every day, by everyone from CEOs to PhD professionals to cashier clerks.
- r0ck3tm4nn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'll attest to timeboxing and the "cone of silence." If I needed to study or write a paper and I absolutely had to use my laptop, I'd go to the coffee shop or library with the crappiest wireless connectivity, that way I couldn't just "browse the internet for a bit to take a break" even if I tried.
- Coffeedemon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Woud you really be concentrating on the content of those articles if you were shaving at the same time? Theres a difference between reading and comprehending. I can read lots of stuff very fast but ask me to summarize it down to a decision? That takes a bit more time.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1He claims that reading an article while shaving gives you 365 Articles a year, not in my case.. that would be about 10 then..
- RickySan65, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1It would also increase the number of cuts on your face so you'd have to spend more time on making the bleeding stop, so in the end your not any further ahead, just in more pain and visually less attractive.
- MammasMilk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0yeah... sometimes that idea works out well, but when it fails you've ended up wasting a lot of time. Time you could have used getting that smaller stuff out of the way.
In fact, I'm sure I've heard/read somewhere the exact opposite of this one, that you shuld do the little/easy things first and get that sense of accomplishment to set the tone for the rest of the day. - MammasMilk, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1FTA - "Gap Reading... If you’re a male, you can even read an article while shaving (preferably with an electric razor). That’s 365 articles a year."
If you have SO much going on that you have to read while you shave, then you have WAY too much going on. That's just silly. I read when I crap, that's enough multi-tasking for me.
@ caluen3
"He claims that reading an article while shaving gives you 365 Articles a year, not in my case.. that would be about 10 then.."
HA!, yeah me too, I shave once a week at best. - lerker, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2@cbrunet
Props to you, mate. Made me laugh. - massmo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0# 30 is best. Why do something when you can coerce or force someone else to complete your menial tasks.
- nonchallant0819, on 03/27/2008, -0/+0This is a great story... found this one through http://www.google.com
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http://www.TopNotchCarpentry.com - neckbolt, on 08/16/2008, -0/+0should we really take practical advice from someone who is married to a woman who believes a childhood accident caused her ... wait for it... 3rd eye to open and now she's a psychic!?
- MattSanti, on 07/09/2008, -0/+0The nice thing about creating a system is you don't have to reinvent yourself every single time you do routine tasks. Takes the guess work out.
- acirilo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0way to many rules.. after i got to the bottom i couldn't remember the first ones....
- sourmashno7, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Yeah, who shaves EVERY day? And, wouldn't that be counter-productive, because you would use more time tearing little pieces of toilet paper to stick on the cuts on your face for not paying attention?
That one is stupid. - nonchallant0819, on 03/27/2008, -0/+0This is a great story... found this one through http://www.google.com
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http://www.TopNotchCarpentry.com - nonchallant0819, on 03/27/2008, -0/+0This is a great story... found this one through http://www.google.com
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http://www.TopNotchCarpentry.com - DivisibleByZero, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1"Insanely bad. Defeat perfectionism by completing your task in an intentionally terrible fashion, knowing you need never share the results with anyone. Write a blog post about the taste of salt, design a hideously dysfunctional web site, or create a business plan that guarantees a first-year bankruptcy. With a truly horrendous first draft, there’s nowhere to go but up."
Yeah, until my boss says "hey, what kind of progress have you made on this?" and I have to reply with either, "Well, I spent today writing up the worst possible design for this." or just "here's what I've got so far..."
I'm willing to bet that in either of those cases, the boss will take that terrible design and roll with it... - silentpyjamas, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0maybe i need to add an additional rule for myself "actually *do* the stuff on the list instead of just agreeing that it would probably work if i tried."
- aussiekevin, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Last time I read an article while shaving, the result was very messy.
- OutOfMyBase16, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0_ quote__
3. Worst first. To defeat procrastination learn to tackle your most unpleasant task first thing in the morning instead of delaying it until later in the day. This small victory will set the tone for a very productive day.
and if you fail at this? what now, i have to have a horrible day of self-defeating talk? this guy sucks. - N00F, on 10/12/2007, -7/+3@thegolden
Came in here to say exactly that. Dugg you up! - newstart, on 10/12/2007, -7/+3All those people who are still digging the key need to read this and abide by it.
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