May 2013
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April 2013
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My Month in Productivity - March 2013
My month in Productivity for March 2013. Enjoy! #ProdChat Transcripts March 6, 2013 - Myth of Multitasking ::http://storify.com/rsidneysmith/prodchat-03-06-2013-myth-of-multitasking March 13, 2013 - Project Planning (guest-hosted by the self-defined productivist, +Augusto Pinaud (http://augustopinaud.com)) ::http://storify.com/rsidneysmith/prodchat-03-13-13-project-planning March 20, 2013 -...
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“Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with...”
– Mary Anne Radmacher, author
March 2013
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Outcome Thinking, Next Actions and Old Family...
As a long-time GTD-er, I usually have clear outcome statements for my projects, and next action items that are truly the next-actions. In this case, I was stuck. I was making no progress at all. None. So I tried to figure out what the problem was. Did I have a next action that wasn’t really a next-action? No. Was the project outcome unclear? No. Then what?
The overarching project was about the...
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My Month in Productivity
My month in Productivity for February 2013. Enjoy!
#ProdChat Transcripts
On February 6, our topic was “Being Productive During Change.” The discussion was inspired by “Who Moved My Cheese?,” the book by Dr. Spencer Johnson and Dr. Kenneth Blanchard. How do you stay productive during change? It was a great chat, so read it if you’re interested!...
January 2013
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Productivity Book Group: After long contemplation... →
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Hi there, productivity enthusiasts!
After long contemplation and preparation, I’m launching a virtual, personal productivity book discussion club, Productivity Book Group. All are invited to read the easily manageable reading selections and discuss these personal productivity and related books…
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I interviewed Noelle McKenzie, fitness/nutrition...
October 2012
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rsidneysmith:
Donald DuRousseau, author of Your...
August 2012
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My Anecdotal Though Vaguely Scientific Criteria...
I was recently having a discussion at Getting Things Done NYC Productivity Meetup and we were discussing motivation, something I’d like to further discuss in both Meetup groups (DC and NYC). I realize that there’s not much out there regarding reward systems in personal productivity. So, my goal here is to apply related methods currently in societal practice that work (namely gambling and...
April 2012
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Stress Is Not Your Enemy - Tony Schwartz - Harvard... →
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Psychology of Fulfillment, Not Happiness →
rsidneysmith:
There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something. ~Henry Ford
I’d like to think that I introspect often and broadly enough in the different contexts of my life that I have consistent assessments of what I feel my strengths are and where I feel I need…
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