Category Archives: Time Management

The Essential Motivation Handbook by Leo Babauta

If you’ve never had the chance to check out Leo Babauta’s writing, I highly suggest you head on over to ZenHabits and read some of his stuff.  He focuses on ways to enhance and simplify your life through easy tips … Keep reading

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Simplify & enhance your life with Leo Babauta’s “Zen to Done”

If you have never heard of Leo Babauta, you need to check out his blog Zen Habits.  Leo runs one of the most popular blogs in the world by sharing his thoughts on life and how to simplify and enjoy … Keep reading

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Basecamp – A simple way to manage projects online

37Signals has become well-known for its web-based applications that allow you to be more productive.  Personally, I have used several of their products (and use their Ta-da list application on a daily basis) and found them to be great at … Keep reading

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The coefficient of inefficiency

C. Northcote Parkinson, the famous author and creator of Parkinson’s law, once said: A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not a structure but a plant. It takes root and grows, it flowers, wilts, and … Keep reading

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The color of the bikeshed

“The color of the bikeshed” is best defined by Wikipedia as: “a proverbial phrase referring to the apparent ease with which one can get agreement on building a large and complex project (such as a billion-dollar atomic reactor) compared to … Keep reading

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Dual monitors boost your productivity

Recently me and a couple of the guys I work with all upgraded to using dual monitors. Previously, we had all been using 20″ screens for the work we did. We could just as easily have upgraded our existing monitors … Keep reading

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The impact of smoking on your time

There are multitudes of ways that smoking impacts your life. It is amazing how smoking just one pack of cigarettes per day consumes your time. Although you may be doing other things while you are smoking, most smokers allot certain … Keep reading

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Parkinson’s Law in Business

It is amazing to see how often Parkinson’s Law appears in our business lives. In simplest form Parkinson’s Law states that “work expands to fill the time available.” If you were told that you had one week to complete a … Keep reading

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