This is the first of a series of blog posts I am going to write on 30 topics, each derived from a simple title. It’s a technique I have seen in use in many places. Often the emphasis is on taking photos rather than writing short pieces. It reminds me of a challenge I did … Read more
At the outset of this series of blog posts with tips to improve productivity, I mentioned that the techniques described are taken from my own practises and are just some of the tips that I have been sharing with coaching clients in recent months. In addition to sharing tools and techniques, I also frequently suggest … Read more
Here is the seventh tip in this series of productivity tips. I’ve been using this technique for about 10 years now. It’s derived from an exercise in a book by Michael Gelb called “How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci”. This book is full of remarkable ideas and exercises. In the book, Gelb sets out … Read more
We don’t see the world as it is, we see it according to the lens that we apply. That lens is affected by the mood we are in, and by what we are looking for. In the typical day we see only a small fraction of what appears before us. It has to be that … Read more
This is the fifth in a series of tips looking at productivity. They are being written in response to common issues raised in coaching sessions with my clients. Today’s topic is: Morning Practice So many writers recommend a form of morning practice. It is a key component for the practice of writers, artists and people … Read more
This is the fourth in a series of tips looking at productivity. These tips reflect some of the practises which I use to stay on track. They are ideas that I have shared with clients in my coaching practise regularly. I said at the beginning of this series that there would be eight tips, but … Read more
Here is the third tip in this series of productivity ideas. There will be 8 tips in this series. Each of these ideas is something that I use in my own working habits, that has helped me to improve the way I work. This is a brilliant technique developed by Marshall Goldsmith, who you can … Read more
This is the second in a series of productivity tips which are a mixture of ideas that I have developed over time because they work for me when I am stuck, or procrastinating. In some cases they are techniques that I have adapted or borrowed from others. This second tip is a useful approach to … Read more
This is the first of a series of posts looking at different techniques, approaches and tools that I have used over the years to improve my productivity. Some of these tools are really obvious. But of course, the thing about ‘obvious’ is that it’s only obvious when you know it. Until you know it, it’s … Read more
– unstructured, away from online, and open to think in writing, post-its, and pictures I can’t remember where I seized upon this idea. It may have had something to do with the book by Nancy Kline “Time to Think”, which I pulled off the bookshelves again recently. That book got me thinking again. There is … Read more