Today I want to talk about productivity, productivity tools, and how resistance destroys adoption of productivity principals. For me anyway. Like I wrote about before in my Getting Things Done post, I’ve adopted many of David Allen’s productivity principles. To the letter, no. Do I stick with it at all times, no. But for the… Continue reading Productivity vs. Resistance
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In Defense of GTD and Productivity
I posted this response to a few blogs bashing productivity. While I totally agree that “productivity” can be taken way to far (see my Productivity vs. Resistance post) and cross over into being counter-productive, a lot of good can come out of adopting a solid system. I’ve benefited from GTD. I figured it’s a good enough… Continue reading In Defense of GTD and Productivity
My Cross Jotter Hack, Part II
First I cringe at the word hack. It has jumped the shark. Even the expression “jumped the shark” had jumped the shark. But that’s not today’s topic… This is Part II of my Cross jotter alteration. Pretty soon, it won’t be Cross at all. See Part I here, where I replaced the shoddy original pad… Continue reading My Cross Jotter Hack, Part II
How to do x in one easy step!
I wrote about this before. Deep diving and reading more and more has brought this to light again recently. I think genius comes from making something complicated incredibly easy (to understand, use, follow, etc). That’s rare though. I find a LOT of books, blog posts, etc. guilty of oversimplifying the premise and complicating the details. I’m not naive. I… Continue reading How to do x in one easy step!
My Jotter Notebook Hack
When I first wrote about Getting Things Done, I mentioned that I carry a small Cross jotter around to “capture” any ideas/thoughts/notes on the fly. Just thought I’d share how I “hacked” mine so now I use better, and cheaper, notepad refills. I hope to soon be welcomed into geekhood now that I used the… Continue reading My Jotter Notebook Hack
Tea Steeping Times and Temperatures
I’ve gotten into drinking tea 1) for health benefits and 2) to reduce the caffeine consumption I was getting from my abuse of coffee. Plus I’ve gotten to really like the taste of some and like taste testing various blends. Here is a handy guide to steeping times and temperatures.
Garbage In, Garbage Out
I touched on this a little before:https://www.mattsoreco.com/mind-body-and-spirit/https://mattsoreco.com/the-internet-and-mobile-are-destroying-our-brains/https://www.mattsoreco.com/first-successful-30-day-challenge/ There have been ebbs and flows with my discipline. I still contend (I’m not justifying “failures”!!!) that although I didn’t achieve all of my 2012 resolutions or my more purposely-vague-2013 no-so-resolutions, the introspection involved refocused and reset my overall trajectory. And I’ve made some significant improvements. What do… Continue reading Garbage In, Garbage Out
Cognitive Dissonance and Goals
I’m going to start posting some back of the napkin type posts. I want to try to capture some of my thoughts/ideas on paper, but also display them somehow. What do you think of this one? Often pursuits can be fruitless without well defined goals. Also uncertainty, fear, doubt, confusion can often muddle vision.
Fitness Update – “I love it when a plan comes together”
I can’t believe it was a month ago I wrote that I hit a plateau running 3 miles. Where my time wasn’t improving. I decided then to switch gears and up the distance and follow the bridge to 10 k program. Well tonight I hit 2 milestones. First, I ran 5 miles. That’s the furthest ever for me.… Continue reading Fitness Update – “I love it when a plan comes together”
2012 Resolutions Update 2
I still haven’t completely abandoned my 2012 resolutions! Here is a long overdue update. Join and attend Toastmasters. Done. I’ve joined and already have given a few impromptu “table topics” speeches. They were horrible, but that’s what I’m there to improve! I gave my first speech, which wasn’t so shabby. A long string of bad scheduling luck prevented… Continue reading 2012 Resolutions Update 2