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- Problems Teenagers Have with Technology - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2017 from KidGuard Inc.Technology is a wonderful thing. It has increased societal efficiency, saved lives, made communication easier, and has provided greater access to information than ever before. However, not everyone views technology as being entirely beneficial. Teenagers are a group that particularly feel a lot ...
Views: 1389 - Busy is Seldom, Efficient, Effective or Productive - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2011 from Andrew HortonAs we near the end of another year; are you any closer to realising your goals this time round? Or do you feel disillusioned, where you feel like you have given your all, spent the year frantically busy, but your results indicate that you have, just been spinning your wheels, yet again. You feel ...
Views: 1338(1 vote) - ARE YOU REALLY AWARE HOW YOU USE YOUR TIME ? - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2013 from Pierre Ah-FatBy Pierre AH-FAT Have you noticed how often urgent assignments, documents to sign or tasks to complete come to you at the last minute as most urgent matters? The way these are presented to us appear to be so imperative that it would seem the world would stop if they are not implemented ...
Views: 1336(1 vote) - ***Deadlines Got You Stressed? Make Them into Powerful Boundary Builders with These 5 Time Tips - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2012 from Paula EderIt’s hard to stay calm and focused when you are under the gun. Times like that, having the right time management tools at hand is a real lifesaver. So, as summer draws to a close and many of us are getting ready to get back to work or school, isn’t this the perfect time to think about how ...
Views: 1332 - How To Use The Law Of 45/15 On Time Management To Release Time Stress - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2008 from charlie xiaoTime stress has greater and greater influence on our life. We always find ways on time management to release time stress or improve productivity. Many of us work using one hour as work unit, so it is practical to use this one hour with improved productivity. Here we will share a law of 45/15 on ...
Views: 1332 - Online Self Help Tips – Four Signs That You Have Been Overworking Yourself - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2013 from Ewen ChiaOnline self help tips – Do you feel like you have a never ending pile of work on your desk, but you just keep pushing yourself to complete the job so that you can finally enjoy some free time and “me” time? Well, here is the harsh reality. In most cases, your workload will never cease and you ...
Views: 1327 - ***Time for Spring, So Let Your Ideas Blossom: 5 Powerful Time Tips! - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2012 from Paula EderThe keys to amazing productivity are in your hands. Like a garden that’s been fallow all winter and is ready to burst into bloom, you harbor a wealth of ideas just waiting for the right environment to flourish. Time management skills can move those ideas from seed to harvest and provide you ...
Views: 1325 - Time Blocking - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from keith youngTime management is so important in our lives. We don’t understand how important it is. We all have 24 hours in a day. We can choose to be productive with it or waste it. It is totally up to each one of us. Whether we are self-employed and work from home or have a job, we can all use more ...
Views: 1325 - Six Time Management Skills - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2013 from Joshua NyamacheAre you just plain fed up? Is it because you lack time management skills? You're not alone; there are thousands of people who have the problem of time management. If you have ever walked the streets of Manhattan, then you must have noticed how people were rushing to and fro. Just like the ...
Views: 1321(1 vote) - Spring Cleaning Tips for Your Office - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Kari WaldnerSpring cleaning is a biological urge to make way for the new (season) and if you act upon that urge a cleaner office space shall emerge and your life will be content once again. Whether it is an old friendship that has outlived its expiry date or those pile of papers on your desk that no longer ...
Views: 1321 - Managing Daily Tasks: Time Management Techniques - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from John AOVToday’s world is one of ever-increasing activity. Families rush around from one thing to the next, juggling work, school, numerous extra activities, and maybe (if they are lucky) some sort of social life. Understandably, this is often a hectic and stressful process for all those involved. ...
Views: 1312 - How Do You Navigate the Meadows and Mudfields of Self-Growth Advice? - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2012 from William CottringerBy Bill Cottringer “Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow.” ~Lawrence Clark Powell. Having been a reader and writer of the self-growth industry for over 5 decades now, I think I have something to say that needs saying. It all began with my serious reading and ...
Views: 1311 - Write it Down! Tips to Accomplishing Your Tasks - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2010 from Donna LindleyDid you know that the average person can only keep seven things in short-term memory at one time? Do you lay awake at night worried that you will forget something important? Are you consistently forgetting about tasks that need to be completed? Before you assume that your memory is failing, try ...
Views: 1311(2 votes) - Respect Others And Their Time - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2012 from JODI NICHOLSONDo you remember this version of the “Golden Rule” … “The one with the gold makes the rules.” Just kidding … a little joke there. The real “Golden Rule” states, “Do onto others as you would have them do unto you.” That means, treat others as you would like them to treat you. When it comes to ...
Views: 1309(2 votes) - Conduct a Personal Energy Audit - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from Mary-Jeanne "MJ" CabanelOften clients come to me feeling tired, overworked and overburdened by the demands on their time. Unanimously they all want more hours in the day so they get even more done. One of the first exercises I ask of my clients is to conduct an energy audit. The energy audit has 3 parts: 1. ...
Views: 1308(3 votes) - Multi-tasking or multi-time-taking - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Sharon SaylerI just read an article by Joel Spolsky on multi-tasking and computers. He really opened my eyes to the downside of the law of exponential growth. For years, yes years, I thought I was getting more done by doing multiple things at once. Seems efficient, right. WRONG! It really does take more ...
Views: 1307(6 votes) - ***Find Time by Using 5 Steps to Quietly Conquer Your Inner Critic - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2012 from Paula EderThe Heart-based Time Management™ System goes beyond conventional time management, offering tools and insights for transforming your relationship with time. This is important because, while your to-do lists and schedules have an impact on your time, so do your thoughts, feelings, and values. ...
Views: 1306 - Are You Doing The Right Stuff? - by Submitted on May 30, 2010 from Marsha EganThese days, it seems like we are being pulled in so many different directions. Priorities compete with each other, and it just seems like we can’t get everything done, doesn’t it? What’s worse, it seems like our daily “to do” lists grow much faster than our abilities to check them off. No ...
Views: 1301(2 votes) - The Sweet Spot: 5 High Payoff Activities to Amplify Your Success - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2012 from Melanie Benson StrickKnowing what to spend your time and money on is not always as easy as it sounds. With time being scarcer than money, it’s easy to put our focus on activities that will generate the wrong results. But what I do know is there are a few activities that highly successful entrepreneurs do ...
Views: 1301(2 votes) - Pay Yourself First: Putting Balance Back in Your Life - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2009 from Cindy LoughranBalance. We all strive for it. We want to feel at peace, and yet we live in perpetual production mode, trying to get everything on our “to do” list accomplished while yearning for ‘something more’. We tell ourselves we’ll slow down as soon as… (fill in the blank). To make matters worse, when we ...
Views: 1299 - So Much to Do, So Little Time! - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2014 from Ariel and Shya KaneWe recently received a phone call from one of our clients. She was frantic. She couldn't get it all done. There were so many deadlines. There was so much to produce, and there was so little time. We had a conversation with her and within 10 minutes, she gave up feeling overwhelmed, had gotten ...
Views: 1298(6 votes) - The 3 P´s of Time-Management - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2011 from Kirstin O´DonovanBeing an entrepreneur isn´t easy - not only do you have to provide an excellent service but you also have to run a business and manage your own time, and do all three successfully. Do you ever find yourself feeling completely overwhelmed when you think of all the things you have to do, or find ...
Views: 1296 - 5 Simple Tips to Maximize Your Efficiency - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2010 from Vinny HoeftnerLife is short. You could be a beggar on the street. Or a CEO of a fortune 500 company. Either way you're only given twenty four hours a day to play with. So...what are you going to do with it? Ever wonder how some people seem to be able to accomplish so much more in a day, while others end ...
Views: 1295(2 votes) - Time Management: How To Work Smarter Not Harder And Get More Done-Part I - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Nicole CuttsNot Enough Time in the Day? If you are starting a business, already running a business, or working in a business, you are no doubt juggling several things at once. Between the commitments of family and career you may find yourself wondering how to get it all done. Do you often feel that there ...
Views: 1295 - Be Productive Rather Than Busy or Active - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Young KimThere is a difference between being busy and being productive. Being busy just means you have a lot of tasks you need to get done. Being busy says nothing about what you actually accomplished other than checking-off a task list. Being active is also not the same as being productive. Being ...
Views: 1294(3 votes) - Ultimate Checklist to Welcome Holiday Guests - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2013 from Tracey FarmerAs the arrival date of holiday guests quickly approaches, there are a number of little things that can be done to ensure a very warm welcome. Surprising your guests with little goodie baskets and an inviting bedroom that makes them feel at home is key. Some of these items might even be ...
Views: 1293(2 votes) - 5 Common Pitfalls of a Work from Home Business - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2010 from TJ PhilpottA work from home business allows you many freedoms but maintaining a healthy life style often becomes an issue as a result. The majority of home businesses today rely upon the internet as their 'base' of operations. These online entrepreneurs are therefore seated quite a bit and this coupled ...
Views: 1292(3 votes) - Cultivating the Motivation to Change - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2010 from Bill JawitzIn order to get improved results in any endeavor, you need to change what you’re doing. All the best strategies and tools will yield nothing if they’re not applied. And application happens in the realm of action – that is, in the realm of behavior – not in rumination or wishful thinking Yet, ...
Views: 1292 - 4 Tips to Better Command Your Workload - by Submitted on May 30, 2010 from Paul BurtonWe entered the workforce well educated, but few entered well skilled. Gaining skills on the subject matter of your job is critically important, but so too are skills for managing how you actually get your work done. Worflow processing and organizational skills focus on the actual completion of ...
Views: 1291 - 10 Tips for More Effective Time Management - by An entire industry has been born out of the need to better manage our time. You can buy leather bound planners, fancy software packages, books, tapes and hand-held computers. You can even attend week long seminars that teach better time management skills.
I'm sure most of those resources are ...
Views: 1290 - Re-evaluating Your Task List - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2008 from Corinne ElletsonOne Step back, Two or More Steps Forward, or How to Benefit and Increase Productivity by Forcing Yourself to Pause and Reevaluate Your Task List We have all heard the saying "two steps forward, one step back" that is used to describe adverse situations where we feel we are making little ...
Views: 1290 - Personal Time Management: Are You Focused on being Effective? - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2007 from Cheryl ClausenIs your personal time management efficiency driven or effectiveness driven? Efficiency comes from doing things right the first time. The adage goes, if you don’t have time to do it right the first time when will you ever have time to do it right the second time. Perhaps the real question is, ...
Views: 1287 - The Value Of An Hour - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2003 from John AssarafWhen I was 21 years old, a gentleman asked me what I thought the value of an hour was. I honestly did not know how to answer the question. He went on to teach me one of the most valuable lessons I have ever learned. He suggested that the value of an hour was priceless. This confused me some, ...
Views: 1287(1 vote) - ***Find Time to Remember and Honor Heart-Based Transformative Transitions - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2012 from Paula EderHappy New Year! I wish you a healthy and growthful New Year, filled with productivity, depth, love, learning, laughter, and the time to reflect, assimilate and appreciate it all! Transitioning into something new always means, for me, remembering and honoring what has been. That’s the ...
Views: 1284 - Productivity Challenges: Laboring More & Enjoying It Less? - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2006 from Denise LandersThere can be something wrong with time management skills when everyone is so busy that they cannot even pause to reflect on the meanings of the Labor Day holiday. Consider two definitions of this event:Labor Day 1)A holiday set aside to celebrate and honor working people, inaugurated in 1882 by ...
Views: 1284 - Organize Your Life with Your Smart Phone Calendar - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2013 from Tracey FarmerSmart phones, with their many features and capabilities, have become a staple in daily life. It's the first thing that we check in the morning and the last thing we put down before we go to sleep. Without it, I know that my life would be in complete chaos. One of the main reasons for my ...
Views: 1282(1 vote) - 7 Ways to Deal With Email in a Time Efficient Manner - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2010 from Ted DeeEmail can eat up all your time, at least any spare time and more, if you let it. It is supposed to be a tool but can turn out to be a time productivity nightmare. Somehow many people thinking email is their top priority at work and even in life sometimes, but obviously this is not true. Email ...
Views: 1280 - ***Set Strong Time Boundaries and Supercharge Your Productivity: 3 Heart-Based Time Management™ Tips - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2012 from Paula EderTime management articles offer excellent ideas for jump-starting your productivity, replenishing your energy, and helping you live as fully as you can in each and every moment. But ideas have to be put into action if they are going to be effective. So, why set boundaries, anyway? Well, ...
Views: 1278(1 vote) - We Share Something In Common - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2008 from Cathy PulsiferI share something in common with each of you no matter who you are, where you live, or what you do. What we have in common is something that we can never recapture once it's gone. But, the fact that we have something in common may be as far as we go. You and I both have the same amount of time ...
Views: 1273 - 7 for 2011: Strategies for a Successful New Year - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from Marnie SwedbergThe New Year triggers the opportunity for reflection, evaluation and redirection. With life now traveling at warp speed, you need to be able to pull a Luke Skywalker and make a quick correction anytime you see that trajectory is off, even a bit. Here are my top 7 for 2011 — Happy New Year ...
Views: 1272(2 votes) - Mastering Goal Achievement - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Bob LancerGoal achievement is really a very simple process: persistently take your best action for what you want until you arrive at your goal. As simple as this seems, very few actually employ the process to achieve really big goals. The key to using the goal achievement process to make your greatest ...
Views: 1270 - “I Do Not Have Time for That…” The Art of Time Management - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2012 from Marielys Camacho-ReyesDo you feel like you do not have time to accomplish all the things you have on your “to-do list”? Or, are you one of those people who love to leave things for later and in the end, those things never get done making you feel unaccomplished? It probably means that you need to work on improving ...
Views: 1269(2 votes) - How to Get More Done in Less Time - by Submitted on May 27, 2009 from Heather DominickHave you ever had the feeling of having so much to do that your head spins, your energy feels drained and all action just stands still? Here's why: most of us have been taught to approach our tasks from only a head point of view. There's great productivity power in engaging your energy as a ...
Views: 1269 - SMART DRUGS WORKING MEMORY , ADHD AND EINSTEIN - - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2018 from Mathew ThompsonIn 2014/15 a 30 billion dollar FTSE 100 company specializing in smart drugs [ working memory and attention] was the takeover target of ABBvie the US Pharmaceutical giant . In her book Working Memory: The Connected Intelligence Tracy Alloway argues that Working Memory is a better test of ...
Views: 1268 - Time Management: Doing The Right Thing, At The Right Time, All The Time - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2010 from Bryan BecksteadSomeone asked me what Time Management meant to me. I said that it was doing as many right things at the right time, as often as you could. It seemed as good as a definition as the others I have given. Managing our time is the most direct link there is between success and failure. The more ...
Views: 1267(2 votes) - Why We Have Such a Tough Time Estimating How Long it Will Take to Complete a Task - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2012 from Marquita HeraldHow many times have you taken a pile of work home over the weekend, fully intending to get it all done, and then you didn’t have enough time to complete even half of the work. And then what happens? Instead of learning from this experience and taking home less work the next time, you do the ...
Views: 1266 - How To Improve Your Time Management Skills Using 5 Simple Tips - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2012 from Michael LeeIf you always find yourself late for work, school or an appointment - or you often fail to finish your tasks - then you need to learn how to improve your time management skills. It’s not that hard, although it might seem that way at first. Habits can be tough to break; but if you stick to ...
Views: 1265(1 vote) - Choosing A Perfect Summer Fashion Bags To Complete Your Style - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2011 from Terry LuckyIt’s that time of the season again, where you can rest and forget the world while pursuing the more fashionable side of you. Have you crossed out the following items on your summer wardrobe must have list? Trendy clothes coupled with trendy jewelry, a trendy apparel of cute dresses and cute ...
Views: 1264 - ***3 Powerful Time Boundary Tips: Keep Your On-Line Activities from Eating Too Much Time! - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2012 from Paula EderTime management tips take on new importance when technology enters the scene. The challenge becomes one of finding time to take advantage of all the fresh opportunities available while not letting the 'shiny new object' detract from your life off-line. The Annenberg Center for the Digital ...
Views: 1263 - 25 Simple Steps to Make your Life Easier...and Get More Done in a Day ( (from ''Steps to Success, Prosperity and Happiness'') - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: 25 Simple Steps to Make your Life Easier...and Get More Done in a Day ( (from ''Steps to Success, Prosperity and Happiness'') Author: Craig Lock (Eagle Productions Category (key words): Self Help, Personal Growth, Time Management, Goalsetting, Success, Success Principles, ...
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