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
It’s so easy to just keep going once we have started. We work and work until we edge towards burnout. And if we look at blog posts and self development books to optimise our productivity we will find so many people telling us how to maximise our time, how to get more done in the … Read more
As I write this, I am about to take a break for a few days. In the run up to it I am in the usual heat and frenzy of clearing the decks, getting stuff done and cutting a dash before I head for the imaginary door. It’s such a productive time. Over the years … Read more
Productivity, there’s a challenge. And yet the world is full of people who claim to be experts in it. If you google it you will find countless pieces of advice, many of them conflicting each other. And that’s because each of us is unique. We each need our own approach, our own systems to make … Read more
There is so much to write about. Like the crazy life – things coming at me from all sides. Ideas that I could harvest. Stuff that I should remember. And in the midst of all this chaos, there is a still and quiet voice reminding me what is important. That voice says – what is … Read more
The team I work with has been in the same office space now for just over 12 months. Over the last 5 years we have moved across Manchester, constantly seeking cheaper and more flexible accommodation. Each time we have moved it has been that bit easier as we have become more paperless, and flexible in … Read more
As I write this post, I am listening to a music track randomly chosen by my iPad. It’s a track called “Driftin’ Back” by Neil Young and Crazy Horse from the album “Psychedelic Pill”. It’s a glorious twenty-seven minutes plus in length. A long jam of a song. And yet at no point in the … Read more
Every time I think I have cracked this productivity thing, it comes back to bite me. I wax and wane with the business of habits. But in the last few weeks I have read some articles online that make it really clear to me that the route to success is paved with good habits rather … Read more