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Lessons in productivity, problem-solving, and creating smarter organizations.
Creating Momentum - The 24-Hour Rule
After 24 hours (or less!), our short-term memory starts declining. Trust me. Your memory is not as reliable as you think.
Rethinking Saying NO…and Reclaiming Saying YES
I have been reading a lot about productivity these days. The topic that invariably comes up is saying NO. To be honest, I’ve begun to find this conversation a bit boring. And misleading…
Rethinking Email: Gen Z is Wrong…Email is Awesome
An article in the New York Times this summer quoted one young entrepreneur who said, “Email is all your stressors in one area, which makes the burnout thing so much harder.” Let me offer an alternative perspective…
Rethinking Lists: To-Dos are a 3D - Not 2D – Skill
Let me offer another dimension—literally — to your thinking of your to-dos. Imagine them as a 3D cube of your sacred buckets, your zones, and your priorities. Or, if you prefer…
Rethinking Workflow: Workflow is about the “Flow” of work, not the “System”
Workflow has become the engine of the corporate world and the superconductor of our knowledge-based economy. However, the workflow I am talking about …