Tag: Productivity
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Mind Mapping
What’s Mind Mapping We’re going to talk a little bit about Mind Mapping. Before we begin, let’s see what the definition is. Main entry: Mind Map Definition: a diagram used to represent ideas or information branching from a central key word or idea and used as an aid in study, organization, problem solving, decision making, and…
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Capture your ideas as soon as they happen
I had this bright idea Have you ever been some place, and didn’t have a pencil and paper to write your thoughts down? If you didn’t write it down, that great idea you just had might vanish. You might have seen some product, book or website that was a solution to a question you’ve had…
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Be prepared for downtime
We had agreed on a meeting time of around 1pm. However, when you are traveling with a group of people, you can’t exactly control when or how quickly things happen. Since I figured I wouldn’t have to wait long, I didn’t bring anything to fill my downtime. I didn’t even bring recreational material like magazines or books or anything. After that…
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Your tools affect your efficiency
The other day, I planned to replace the front disc brake pads on one of our cars. The procedure is a relatively painless one. With the right tools, it can be performed in less than an hour. The key is having the tools on hand when you need them. I started by chocking the wheels so they wouldn’t roll while I worked…
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Fire drills are killing my productivity
We’ve all experienced it at least once in our lives. If you haven’t yet, it will happen to you too. You start making progress on that important project or very important task. You finally get into the zone; That place where magic happens, incredible amounts of creativity begins to flow and everything seems to be going as planned. Then, without warning, BAM,…