I’m working on writing the first significant publication of Academy Success today, so this is going to be a pretty short post. Nevertheless, this is a pretty powerful tip that can really help you squeeze some extra output from your day – by finding your productivity sweet spot. It’s a true productivity enhancing life hack,…
You’ve defined your project. You’ve outlined your tasks. You’ve set your deadlines. You’re almost there. You’re 90% done and things are looking awesome. You’re just about ready to get your project out the door and then… Shit just stops in it’s tracks. Your productivity train just crashes into a freaking brick wall, and it seems…
To really become a master of time management, you have to understand what true productivity actually is. True productivity can be summed up in three words. “Stuff that matters.” This means the constant performing of tasks and projects that will produce significant and noticeable progress towards the end goal. There is a ton of stuff…
See what I did with the title there – Pretty smooth huh? Don’t worry. I’m not gonna start rapping or anything. I discovered a long time ago I have no rhythm. But what I would like to do is shed a bit of light on an all too common problem with a lot of budding…
Throughout my life, I’ve examined a fair number of successful individuals. Being the curious person that I am, I’ve often wondered, what’s so special about them that allows them to continually do the things that they do? A lot of people say you’re just born to be successful, that it can’t be earned. Well I…
You wouldn’t think sleep would be part of productivity training, but it is. Think about it. If you’re tired, groggy, and lethargic every day from not sleeping, you’re not going to get a whole lot done. Trust me. I’ve been there. You’re tired as hell, yet you still toss and turn throughout the night. You…
Sounds like a weird question doesn’t it? Even so, this question will stick with you after you read this post. One of the coolest productivity training books I’ve ever read is called “Eat That Frog” by Brian Tracy – I’ll link you later, pay attention for now 🙂 This book covers a lot of time management…
Email… It’s introduction made us as a society far more productive than ever before. It was amazing. One day we were licking stamps. The next day we now had the ability to get messages read clear across the world in an instant, for free. It was awesome for the first five years or so of…
If you haven’t noticed by now, I have a little bit of an obsession with the efficient use of time throughout the day. You’ll rarely catch me without a watch or a clock nearby, and I’m always optimizing my processes for maximum efficiency. It’s something that has allowed me to get a lot done to this…
Those of you that frequently matriculate Academy Success know that I’m all about finding ways to increase productivity. It’s a bit of an obsession. Well, I ran across a pretty sweet article today that I have to share with you. It was shared earlier today on LifeHacker – one of my favorite websites of all…