Comments on: 3 Counterintuitive Tips that Might Make You More Productive

By: 3 Counterintuitive Ways to be More Productive | Business Hacks | BNET

3 Counterintuitive Ways to be More Productive | Business Hacks | BNET — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:10:14 +0000

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By: brambleberry

brambleberry — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:02:44 +0000

I so agree with your #3 thought about how if you love your work and it's your passion that the work life balance works itself out.

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The Week In Freelance: June 11th - The Freelance Rant — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:04:10 +0000

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By: Stan

Stan — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:42:25 +0000

As someone who has worked from home for over 20 years I can relate to all of the above.

I found adding a white board helped a tremendous amount. Having a list of to-do's posted where I randomly gaze helped to focus with "soft reminders" on what needed to be done.

I also find the mindlessness of surfing the web on link follows helps clear my head from all the hard focus stress.

Great article you posted - thanks!

Stan

By: sabirs

sabirs — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:56:54 +0000

Celine,

Really enjoyed reading your post. Here are few tips to help with your suggestions.

Stop Scheduling Your Day … I use http://www.tadalist.com to jot down 4-5 things I want to accomplish for the day otherwise my day is not complete.
Distract Yourself. You can alot a 30-minute break to either web surf, youtube, etc or watch a quick 1/2 hour comedy sitcom on http://www.netflix.com to reward yourself mid-day to having accomplished 2-3 out of 5 things for the day.
Passion is definitely the #1 tool for productivity. Why do things you hate?

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@SabirS

By: What Was I Saying? iPhone, Multitasking, & Computer Overload

What Was I Saying? iPhone, Multitasking, & Computer Overload — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:18:00 +0000

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By: Jeff Yablon

Jeff Yablon — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:45:23 +0000

Talk about controversy!

Actually, the schedule/no schedule thing has no "answer", so here's mine: FIND A HAPPY MEDIUM. You don't want to schedule everything, or your whole day, but there are definite benefits to doing some scheduling, both from a "get things done" perspective AND for the point of view of controlling others so that their flakiness doesn't murder your day

The distraction thing is smart, but it needs to be . . . scheduled. Funny, right? Basically, you reward yourself for productivity by taking short breaks every xx minutes

As for mixing your work and personal lives: WOW. Yes, you need to love what you do. But you need even more to be able to shut it off. So while it's a great idea to do what you've suggested, you have to be careful. This is the bailiwick of a scheduling professional, or a coach.

Nice piece!

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