Westerners, especially workers here in the U.S., seem to be addicted to being busy. We derive self-importance from being busy and even choose to wear it as a badge of honor.
What are we busy doing: attending meetings, putting out proverbial fires, dealing with personnel, doing paperwork? As we are busy doing these tasks, how effectively are we moving through them?
Have you noticed when you have a deadline, you always find a way to get things done in the time allotted? If you have a mountain of tasks to complete the day before you leave for vacation, that day becomes incredibly productive.…
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Posted by Joel Brookman in balance, Disconnect, Get things done, Life balance, productivity.
During my college summers, I would return to my parents home in New Jersey, manage a swimming pool store, and run a pool service business on the side. I made great money (especially for a college kid). When I would return to school in Florida, the available jobs were mostly low paying. I realized that if I worked hard enough in the summer, I could make enough to get through the school year without working in Florida. That left me a lot of time to study. Somehow the studying managed to take the full amount of time I had available. In the last semester of my senior year, I got a good job in Florida.…
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Posted by Joel Brookman in get more done, Get things done, highest and best use of time, productivity.
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It’s easy to get caught up in the day to day tasks that make up our lives, just make sure you take time for the important activities.…
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Posted by Joel Brookman in Get things done, highest and best use of time, Increase your productivity, Podcasts, time management, Uncategorized.
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The best plan in the world is useless without execution.…
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