If you’ve followed any of the advice from the first two parts of this series about how to get a productive start into the day and cleaning up your todos you should have a fairly good overview of your current responsibilities and projects. But if you’re anything like me then there’s a lot of more stuff sitting [...]
When I first started to take two hours in the morning to do things that are important to me without accepting any interruptions this was a game changer.
( See Part 1: A productive start into the day )
As an example my first two hours today I spent on drafting a project for a client which is [...]
Productivity and good time management are not about the tools and systems you use but about how well they work for you. And if you work on the computer a lot - like I do - then they better incorporate that.
The following series of posts is going to deal with doing exactly that. But instead [...]
With all the opportunities this century offers it’s often hard to keep the pace and get everything done. The results are impossibly long todo lists, the feeling that one has no choice of what to do but is owned by one’s responsibilities and a difficulty unwinding in the evenings or weekends. Even if only one of the things I just listed is true for you then you will probably enjoy reading this blog. more Read More →
If you’ve followed any of the advice from the first two parts of this series about how to get a productive start into the day and cleaning up your todos you should have a fairly good overview of your current responsibilities and projects. But if you’re anything like me then there’s a lot of more stuff sitting somewhere: in your desk drawer, on a stack on your desk, in a box .. you get the idea. Thing is, only when you know all your responsibilities and todos you’ll be able... more
I just stumbled upon Karl Staibs post “6 Amazing Techniques to Staying Happy During a Stressful Project” and there was one technique which I think is really helpful in particular: Constantly attaching your own (!) meaning to the work you do for others. Productivity wise this gets you onto the way out of the role of the victim ( “I have to do this work” ) and more into the producer’s role ( “I choose to do this because ..” ) which I am going to thematize in... more
When I first started to take two hours in the morning to do things that are important to me without accepting any interruptions this was a game changer. ( See Part 1: A productive start into the day ) As an example my first two hours today I spent on drafting a project for a client which is not only going to pay the rent for a couple of months but which is also going to have a huge impact on his business. At 10.15 a.m. I had a detailed overview on what had to be done .. there were still some questions... more
Productivity and good time management are not about the tools and systems you use but about how well they work for you. And if you work on the computer a lot - like I do - then they better incorporate that. The following series of posts is going to deal with doing exactly that. But instead of just re-iterating all the different methods I will give you some things that work really well for myself and also include some tips from my time management seminars. The final goal: More time for the people... more
With all the opportunities this century offers it’s often hard to keep the pace and get everything done. The results are impossibly long todo lists, the feeling that one has no choice of what to do but is owned by one’s responsibilities and a difficulty unwinding in the evenings or weekends. Even if only one of the things I just listed is true for you then you will probably enjoy reading this blog. more Read More →
I’m a 25 year old student from Paderborn, Germany, currently finishing my masters degree in computer science. Besides studying I’ve been running my own business since 2003 to pay for my studies and traveling, one of my absolutely favorite things to do.
Having lived in Spain, Australia and Germany and also having fulfilled a number of functions for AIESEC in Paderborn and AIESEC Germany ( the world’s largest international student organization ) I got a lot of insights into how people from all over the world manage their life & time. Usually taking on quite a big workload myself I’ve also been forced to develop ways that still left me with some spare time to meet friends or work on cool projects.
