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Email is your biggest competitor

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

I mean, I get hundreds of email in my normal day at my current gig. And it’s ridiculous, as most can easily be replaced if we just used an issue tracker and wiki (which we have plenty of). Not only would using an issue tracker maintain order (tracking, monitoring, context, etc) it would let us [...]

More on increasing productivity – get in the “zone”

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

Funny, I’ve never come across any specific posts or articles on this before – until now. I’ve long been one to preach this “zone” that we get into. Especially while at my last job, I found I rarely got into my “zone” unless I either came in a couple hours before anyone else (that rarely [...]

Increase productivity with fewer distractions

Tuesday, April 11th, 2006

Behind deadlines, behind on email, behind on housework… you name it we all face the crunch at one time or another. Some more often than others. Personally, I find the housework piles up more than my email, the projects more than the housework. Sometimes it’s a classic case of procrastination but often it’s simply too [...]

Email management, productivity and sanity

Monday, April 10th, 2006

I have been following 43Folders for quite some time now, I specifically find the InboxZero series essential for those asking yourselves how you can manage your email better. For those who don’t have a problem with your email, either you’re good at managing it or you simply don’t get enough. ;) At my last job [...]