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Effectiveness

Partner Up for a Productivity Boost

Joshua Zerkel • October 5, 2011

Getting things done can be a challenge when you have a laundry list of to-do’s begging for attention. Engaging help is a great way to work through your list.

Categories:
  • Evernote,
  • Productivity,
  • Time Management
Tags:
  • Effectiveness,
  • Efficiency,
  • evernote,
  • Planning,
  • Process,
  • Productivity

Three Tips for Greater Effectiveness

Joshua Zerkel • September 6, 2011

As with all things that are worthwhile, building your effectiveness habits take time and effort—but it’s worth it.

Categories:
  • Productivity,
  • Time Management
Tags:
  • Effectiveness,
  • Efficiency,
  • Goals,
  • multitasking,
  • Productivity,
  • Time Management

Create a Work Zone-and Stay There!

Joshua Zerkel • August 9, 2011

Creating a work zone and staying there is essential to increasing productivity.

Categories:
  • Home Office,
  • Productivity,
  • Time Management
Tags:
  • consistency,
  • Effectiveness,
  • Home Office,
  • Productivity,
  • self-employment,
  • small business,
  • Time Management,
  • work zone

The Lifecycle of Paper

Joshua Zerkel • June 14, 2011

Papers on your desk are piled up in their own lifecycle, here’s how to understand this cycle and create a system to organize them.

Categories:
  • Maintenance,
  • Paper Management,
  • Productivity
Tags:
  • Clutter,
  • documentation,
  • Effectiveness,
  • Organizing,
  • Paper,
  • Paper Management

Manage Your Paper and Maximize Efficiency

Joshua Zerkel • August 23, 2010

To stay on top of your paper, you’ll need a system for dealing with paper throughout its lifecycle.

Categories:
  • Home Office,
  • Office,
  • Paper Management,
  • Productivity
Tags:
  • Clutter,
  • Effectiveness,
  • Efficiency,
  • Paper,
  • Productivity

2 Tools to Manage Your Email Inbox

Joshua Zerkel • July 1, 2010

Take advantage of using both folders and filters to help you manage your email inbox.

Categories:
  • Productivity,
  • Technology & Applications
Tags:
  • Effectiveness,
  • Efficiency,
  • Email,
  • Files,
  • Filters,
  • Organizing,
  • Productivity,
  • Time Management

The Myth and Reality of Multi-Tasking

Joshua Zerkel • June 30, 2010

Multi-tasking is not the most effective way to work through your task list and can slow down both productivity and efficiency.5

Categories:
  • Productivity
Tags:
  • Blocking out time,
  • Effectiveness,
  • Efficiency,
  • Master-To-Do-List,
  • Multi-tasking,
  • Organizing,
  • Productivity,
  • Time Management

How to Manage your Free Time

Joshua Zerkel • June 29, 2010

Learn how to effectively manage your spare time.

Categories:
  • Productivity
Tags:
  • Blocking out time,
  • Effectiveness,
  • Free time,
  • Making Goals,
  • Organizing,
  • Productivity,
  • Realistic goals,
  • Time Management

Prioritizing Your Tasks and To-Do Lists is as Easy as 1-2-3-D

Joshua Zerkel • June 27, 2010

Use the 1-2-3-D system for organizing, managing and prioritizing your to-do list.

Categories:
  • Productivity,
  • Time Management
Tags:
  • 1-2-3-D,
  • Blocking out time,
  • Calendar,
  • Effectiveness,
  • Efficiency,
  • Master-To-Do-List,
  • Organizing,
  • Productivity,
  • Time Management

Creating Time Blocks to Organize Your Day

Joshua Zerkel • June 26, 2010

Creating blocks of time and assigning tasks for each block can be a great way to effectively manage time.

Categories:
  • Productivity,
  • Time Management
Tags:
  • Admin Time,
  • Blocking out time,
  • Calendar,
  • Effectiveness,
  • Efficiency,
  • Making Goals,
  • Marketing Time,
  • Organizing,
  • Production time,
  • Productivity,
  • Realistic goals,
  • Time Management
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