Which End of the Kazoo Do You Blow Through?
Perceived Answer+Amplification+Head Scratching = Typical Communication
Too often we begin with answers to questions we believe someone is asking in our communication. Have you ever answered a question that wasn’t being ask? What about the time you waxed on eloquently only to later find out that the person you were talking to had no interest in your answer [...]
“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.”
Wm. Arthur Ward
Are you embracing your uniqueness? You are creatively and wonderfully made with a purpose in mind. How often do you loose site of that fact? Do you embrace who you are now? Or are you trying to take on a mythical persona of who you or other people in your life think you need to [...]
If you want happiness for an hour – take a nap.
If you want happiness for a day – go fishing.
If you want happiness for a month – get married.
If you want happiness for a year – inherit a fortune.
If you want happiness for a lifetime – help others.
Are the right people involved in your life? Who was the last person you intentionally attempted to build a relationship with? Why did you want to have dialogue with them?
How does this fit in with productivity? We are greatly influenced by the people we associate with. Peoples attitudes influence your ability to get things done [...]
We rely on small amounts of information to keep our lives running today. Think about it:
Most people read the headlines and/or the condensed version of most news stories
Micro blogging is huge
Blogs were already short
Short emails
Often with only the subject line with an “eom” tag
Voicemail to avoid extended conversations
Our information can be tailored to what [...]
This is a great interview of David Allen where he gives an overview of the GTD (Getting Things Done) process and how it came about. Click here to link to the video.
I confess, my weekly review has been non-existent. In reworking my GTD system I could not get all my ducks in a row. While it will always be a work in progress, today is much better. Here’s a brief overview of what I am using with individual product insights coming in later posts.
GMail – with [...]
