Time Management

Why increasing personal productivity isn’t just for overworked executives

Many people know they have to be at their desk for eight hours a day regardless of how quickly they get things done. They have no incentive to become more productive because they know their only reward will be more work or staring blankly at an empty screen. They might as well just [...]

Don’t Go on a Crash News Diet

photo credit: Guacamole Goalie
I’ve read on several of the blogs I read that in the interests of productivity and wellbeing you should go on a ‘news fast’ to cut down on stress, information overload and reclaim some time.
Apparently all the killings and violence will make you sad, angry and stressed out.
But going on a [...]

Alcohol versus Productivity

This is going to be a slightly tongue-in-cheek post but it raises an issue I can’t be the only one to think about on occasion.
I’m a young guy, and like most young guys I like a drink now and again (and again). Now clearly alcohol can have a very significant effect on one’s productivity. [...]

Make Time for the Things that Matter

It’s so easy to let life slip away. How often do you look back on your day or week and struggle to remember what if anything you’ve achieved? Happens to me quite a lot. But in the past it happened more than it does now thanks to actions I’ve taken.
In a former [...]