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Productive people take time off
The best thing about going to a rural school is that there are not really vacations. I’m not sure why. Maybe because we had bazillion snow days. Or maybe it’s because no one needs two weeks off to go...
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Co-workers change your life
Melissa rides her horse every morning before she goes to work, at noon, which is when her boss gets to work. I am sad that Melissa is happy because now she will not come back to the farm and be my...
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Motivation Tips from the Bath
I make a plan where I write enough on Sunday so I don't lose my mind trying to write posts all week in between dealing with two kids. And then I decide writing seems too hard. And I decide I should...
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Key to productivity: Choose phone calls carefully
One of the keys to my ability to work 40 hours a week and homeschool two kids is that I have great time management. Which is to say, I say no to just about everything. But learning when to say no is...
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How to recognize poor executive function
Executive function means being able to see the big picture and sort through details to arrive at a good decision. You probably have met more than a few people with very poor executive function. This...
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Time management tips that’ll work for your life
Most of the time management advice that’s out there sucks. It’s all written by men who write about time management while their wives are at home taking care of their kids, or by men who don’t have...
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4 Secrets of focused people
Do you like that headline? I stole it from CBS. When I saw the headline there, I clicked immediately. I didn’t like the post, but it got me thinking. Why does anyone want focus? People probably click...
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Productivity is about giving something up
I hate myself for not doing yoga every day. That’s how you know you’re serious about yoga: you use it to generate self-hatred. I am the type of person who can use a wide range of things to this end:...
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15 Things overachievers do
1. They use lists. High achievers organize their thinking with lists, they organize their time with lists, and when they want to spur their creativity, the best tool they have is to force themselves...
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How to see the barrier to reaching your goals
I am shocked to hear that 60% of people don’t know what’s holding them back from reaching their goals. So I decide that I will address the topic: The way you figure out what you should be doing next...
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Don’t be a dreamer, be a planner
Let go of your dreams. They are stupid. I’m going to show you why. But first, let me say that I’m a big fan of deciding what you want for your life. It’s just that I’m a practical person. If you say...
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The secret to making productivity tips work for you
I spent the morning going through my file of links that people have sent to me over the week that looked good to read. I have seen enough productivity advice to know that I should not leave links in my...
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Thinking your problems are special ends up making you stuck
I wait until my kids and husband go to bed. I wait ten extra minutes just in case. Then I take my new book out of the bag: Family Violence: Legal, Medical and Social Perspectives.It’s a textbook...
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Here’s how to ask for help
I only fly business class because too many things go wrong when I don’t. When I’m at the airport, I miss my planes. A lot. My biggest problem is that I can’t actually read my boarding pass.So I’m going...
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How to be a creative problem-solver
I get so many books in the mail to review, and the way I evaluate which ones are worth my time is to first read the jacket flap. So I’m not even going to pretend that I have read Tipping Sacred Cows,...
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Splice time in new ways to have more of it
I have been trying to think of time differently, so I don’t panic because I don’t have time to do that. I have a job that requires about 60 hours of work a week. And I homeschool my kids. So the only...
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For God’s sake, do the first thing on your to do list first
Melissa says to me, “The reason you’re not writing is because you’re hiding. And if you hide something from blog readers you can’t cope. So you don’t write.” I tell Melissa, “If you’re going to move...
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Bad decisions I am making
Everyone can do better at meeting goals by listing what we think we’re doing wrong. It’s because the pessimists of the world are more realistic. They accomplish more in life. Not that optimists want...
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How to measure your own progress
I have big goals for myself, but I try to measure my progress day by day instead of looking at the big picture. The big picture is overwhelming. For example, for the last three years, I’ve known I...
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The hardest time management decision of my day
The reason I have time to write this blog post is that I had sex with my husband last night. Choosing writing rather than sex is a calculated risk for me, because it’s really me saying that I don’t...
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