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PRODUCTIVITY: My ideal for meetings
Sunday, February 24, 2008
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PRODUCTIVITY: Everybody, I guess, needs a mokki.
Sunday, February 24, 2008http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/garden/21mokki.html?ex=1204347600&en=a7ebad4fcb301ed6&ei=5070title
NO VISITORS
The author spent a year building a backyard retreat for himself, hiding the nature of the project from his wife.
By PHILIP BESONEN
Published: February 21, 2008
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I also had a very particular cottage in mind. I wanted something like the little buildings called mokkis (rhymes with hokey) that I had seen while visiting my relatives in Finland. Mokkis were relatively small and nothing special to look at, but they were invariably off by themselves near lakes or trees, in settings where you could find peace. The feeling of serenity was the most striking thing about them.
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Where’s yours? Where’s mine? Sigh!
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PRODUCTIVITY: If it takes less than 2 minutes
Saturday, February 23, 2008http://lifecoachesblog.com/2007/05/28/7-power-wounds
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5) Procrastination.
Putting off things you could have done and chucking them on a growing pile of to-do lists only adds to the clutter and worry in your life. Imagine having a to-do on your mind that could have been done…6 weeks ago. And it’s still lingering at the back of your mind, now.
If it takes less than 2 minutes to do, polish it off! If not, dump it, stuff it and deal it.
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Seems like a good habit.
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PRODUCTIVITY: depression happens when our life doesn’t match up to the expectations
Friday, February 22, 2008http://lifecoachesblog.com/2008/02/20/new-anthony-robbins-video-interview
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I’m loving this new 12 minute interview of Tony Robbins on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos.
Some highlights; around 3:40 minutes into the video he talks about how depression happens when our life doesn’t match up to the expectations of what we think it should be.
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Interesting. A few gems to take away!
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PRODUCTIVITY: Cut back. Simplify. De-load.
Saturday, February 2, 2008http://zenhabits.net/2008/01/a-guide-to-cutting-back-when-you-feel-overwhelmed/
A Guide to Cutting Back When You Feel Overwhelmed
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My recommendation: Cut back. Simplify. De-load.
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1. Step back.
2. List everything.
3. Set limits.
4. Prioritize.
5. Eliminate.
6. Renegotiate commitments.
7. Take time off.
8. Create the ideal workday.
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Well, there’s no doubt, I’m feeling the pinch. Maybe it’s my mid-life crisis. The sadness of unmet expectations. The realization that the end of journey is closer than the beginning. An appreciation for Rodney Dangerfield’s rendition of Dylan Thomas. An small understanding of DaVinici’s tears for tasks undone. Maybe I have to try this chap’s advice.
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PRODUCTIVITY: everyone’s story is invaluable to understanding the human experience
Thursday, January 3, 2008http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/10853
Creatively Speaking: Isobella Jade’s memoir
by David – January 2, 2008 – 3:02 AM
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It’s a new year, so I thought I’d start by introducing a new feature I’m calling Creatively Speaking, in which I interview all sorts of artists for a first-hand look at how they go about creating their work.
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Humorously, NEW YEAR’S DAY, I wrote the following comment.
http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/1060#comments
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Hey, you have to have a certain amount of ego to take the bruises of everyday life. After layoffs, and all the other bad things that happen to good people every lifetime, you have to have the self-confidence to say “I wrote THE book” on something. Even if it’s one’s own autobiography, everyone has a story to tell.
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And the very next day, the UNIVERSE delivers some reinforcement!
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DI: When you were writing the book at Apple, how did you save your files?
IJ: I saved the files each day to my Yahoo account, email form. I still have most of them saved. The Apple store did bring some tragic moments though while writing the book…I did have a moment when the Internet froze on the iMac I was working on while writing. Which meant I couldn’t save my document to my email and I thought about saving it to a folder on the desktop or making one somewhere discreet so no one would take it. After I pouted to a store employee about my catastrophe he told me I could buy a CD at the store and then download it, but my funds were limited at the time. So instead I called a film director I knew who lived in SoHo and even with a broken leg, in his crutches he brought me a CD and I was able to burn my document on the disk and save one of the best parts of my book. I believe once you write something, you can never fully write it again the same, so I wasn’t going to leave the store without it. And yes I did cry, stomp my foot, and swear a few times over it. It was extremely dramatic at the time because I also realized at that moment how much the store meant to me, what I was doing, and that even if the store didn’t know it, the store was my means to survival sort of, and it was like I saw my desperation on the computer screen waiting for the Internet to be turned on.
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If you don’t believe that your story is worth telling then who will think it so. (Other than me of course!)
I wish that all my relatives took the time to memorialize their wisdom. Even if they were dead wrong (i.e., “the world is flat”), it serves as a jumping off point from whence you came. As they say “past is prologue” and “those, who don’t learn from history, are doomed to repeat it”.
We have in the internet and endless archive of all human thought that gets recorded. True, much of it (i.e., inet porn) is imho a waste of electrons. But who knows what a genetic researcher can glean from all those photos? I’m not about to throw anything away. Especially when its so cheap to keep. (Consult the Inet Archive guy Brewster Kahle on how it’s possible to archive all human knowledge.) Maybe they will need to know what humans looked like in the Year 2000 some time in the Year 4000 after all the genetic engineering makes humans all look alike.
My point was: everyone’s story is invaluable to understanding the human experience.
And, imho, to leave this existence, without recording it in some form, is a selfish act with tragic consequences.
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PRODUCTIVITY: Principles of Underachievement
Tuesday, January 1, 2008http://www.43folders.com/2007/12/31/death-and-underachievement-guide-happiness-work
Death and Underachievement: A Guide to Happiness in Work
Ryan Norbauer | Dec 31 2007
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Bennet’s “Principles of Underachievement:”
* Life’s too short.
* Control is an illusion.
* Expectations lead to misery.
* Great expectations lead to great misery.
* Achievement creates expectations.
* The law of diminishing returns applies everywhere.
* Perfect is the enemy of good.
* The tallest blade of grass is the surest to be cut.
* Accomplishment is in the eye of the beholder.
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Good is the enemy of the best? Good enough for government work? Gilding the Lilly. Cheap, fast, or right: pick any two!
Wisdom or whizdumb?
Part of being productive is doing just enough!
Are we – you – me putting in more than we can ever get out?
One thing that was driven home over and over to me this year is it is not “underachieving” to forego attempting to achieve in a lower priority area to allow accomplishments in a higher priority one. I’m not sure if I’ve learned that lesson. But, I’m trying.
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PRODUCTIVITY: drawings to help bring focus
Friday, December 21, 2007***Begin Quote***
Drawings that Will Change Your Life
By Ralph Perrine
Ralph Perrine believes drawing to be indispensable to good planning and good collaboration—the top two critical skills for success in life. Here, he shares twelve drawings to help bring focus and clarity to teams and any personal planning.
http://changethis.com/41.04.DrawingsChange
http://changethis.com/pdf/41.04.DrawingsChange.pdf
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Reminds me of EdB’s Lateral Thinking.
Great Ideas!!
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PRODUCTIVITY: Innovation is the critical capability
Thursday, December 20, 2007***Begin Quote***
The Six Core Values of Innovation
By Jeff De Cagna
Innovation is the critical capability for all organizations trying to succeed in today’s marketplace. But the case for innovation cannot be made solely on the basis of the economic value it creates for customers. It is equally important for enterprises and their leaders to embrace the 6 underlying core values of innovation as an integral element for a more vibrant future. This manifesto explores these values and explains how leaders can infuse them into their organizations in various ways.
http://changethis.com/41.03.SixCoreValues
http://changethis.com/pdf/41.03.SixCoreValues.pdf
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It’s all about “leadership”!
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PRODUCTIVITY: The mistakes generate 9 traps which people make all the time imho!
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Seduced By Success: How the Best Companies Survive the 9 Traps of Winning By Robert J. Herbold
Kodak and Sony reached the pinnacle of success within their markets, but were unable to react to changes within those markets. Herbold, retired COO of Microsoft Corporation, examined 44 successful companies to discover 3 common mistakes made by previously successful companies. The mistakes generate 9 traps which can be avoided as companies like Proctor & Gamble and Apple did by anticipating unarticulated customer needs.
http://changethis.com/41.02.SeducedSuccess
http://changethis.com/pdf/41.02.SeducedSuccess.pdf
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A culture of agility?
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