I've talked about the dangers of multitasking before, and research study after research study shows that multitasking actually makes you less productive. In most cases, multitasking is not about doing two things simultaneously as much as it's rapidly switching between them. Each time you switch from one task to another, your brain actually has to…
The following post is from Prerna of The Mom Writes: Ever been in the company of chronic procrastinators, slackers, and unproductive people? You’re not alone. In my past life as a corporate communications trainer, I was often paired with someone who’d just not do what was required when it was needed. If you’re a semi-…
The following post is from Bernice Wood of Living the Balanced Life: Many of us are on the hunt for better time management skills to get everything done. Covers of magazines show time management articles. Blog posts and e-zines share tips for managing time. The shelves at the bookstore constantly have new time management titles.…
I've been wanting to make a half-sheet (5.5" x 8.5") version of the most popular Life Your Way printables available for a couple months now, and I'm excited to finally release the first set in this new smaller size! Most of these have all of the same features of their larger counterparts, just with two…
The following post is from Prerna of The Mom Writes: Managing time for blogging can be quite challenging, especially if you’re managing multiple blogs, paid blogging positions and other writing gigs. I realized this as I moved from blogging for fun to blogging full-time. I needed a way to keep track of what posts when…
The following post is from Bernice Wood of Living the Balanced Life: As moms, we are always on the go. We have dozens of things running through our brain, trying to keep up with who needs what and when. And we never seem to have enough time to do it all, whatever “all” is! How can…
In 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Steven Covey talks about the idea of balancing urgent tasks with the truly important ones, an idea that Charles Hummel also wrote about in the 1960s in Tyranny of the Urgent. This grid was created based on these principles, and I've reproduced it in classic Life Your Way…
The following post is from Bernice Wood of Living the Balanced Life: We all want to get more done in less time. If you look at magazine covers and article headlines, they all promise you ways to do more stuff. At the same time, we all feel the pressure of our to-do lists, our calendars,…
The following post is from Celestine of The Personal Excellence Blog: I invite you to spend a minute to write down 5 things you're going to do today. These will be the 5 biggest things that take up the bulk of your time. They can be personal errands, work projects, family engagements, etc. Next, draw…
The following post is from Laura of I'm an Organizing Junkie: Time management and balance are always a hot topic. There is an awful lot of advice out there about how to juggle many different balls and keep them all rotating in the air just so. Unfortunately, though, as we try and balance this erratic…