How to Clean your room in 7 easy steps

May 06

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So here’s the method we’re using to declutter each room, one room at a time:

  1. Clear a working space, probably in the middle. We’re using our beds in the bedrooms.
  2. Start on one side of the room and work to the other.
  3. Do one drawer or shelf or spot on the floor at a time. More

Dealing with Feedbacks

May 06

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Next time you’re getting sweaty palms while getting feedback, try to keep the following in mind:

Don’t take it personally.

You’ve spent a lot of time on your design, put a lot of effort into it. You’ve fully invested yourself in your work. So it’s understandable that your first instinctually reaction is to take it personally. After all, it’s your baby. But feedback is about the work, not you.

 

Be willing to admit you’re wrong.

It’s hard to separate yourself from your work. You’re too close, biased. By admitting you’re wrong, you’ll end up asking specific questions, which will more easily ferret out potential solutions to problems.

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Managing Interruptions

Apr 19

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Interruptions are one of the most frequent sources of time wasting in the workplace but they are sometimes necessary and are, in any case, an unavoidable part of interacting with colleagues, clients, and suppliers. Although you can’t eliminate them entirely, you can learn to control them as far as possible.

  1. Examine you own behavior

Are you an interrupter? If you are more careful about interrupting others, it will help you identify why others are interrupting you and in what ways they are doing so.

  1. Interrupt an interrupter

Sometimes, in spite of following all the recommendations mentioned earlier you can still be a persistent member of staff at the most unexpected time. As they launch into their interruption, nod sagely and interrupt them yourself in a firm voice. “Excuse me, I am going to have to stop you there. I can’t handle this issue right now. Can we schedule a meeting later on?” More


Principles of Growth – Step by Step

Mar 07

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Principles of Growth

The principles for growing your change muscle are similar to growing regular muscles:

  1. Start small. If you try to lift too much weight at first, you’ll have bad form and injure yourself and won’t last long. But if you start with just the barbell (or other light load), you can learn how to lift and you’re much more likely to stick with it for awhile. The change muscle is the same: start with one change, just 5 minutes a day. You will want to do more, but if you do more, you’re much more likely to fail in the long run.
  2. Train regularly. Some people will go to the gym for a week, then stop, then start again in a few months. This is a waste of time, and no progress will be seen. You have to do it regularly to see progress. Same with the change muscle: do it daily, just 5 minutes a day. You’ll get stronger and stronger with regular training. Don’t start big, then fail after 1-2 weeks, then start again later. Regular repetition is key. More

Do-It Tomorrow – 7 Productivity Tips

Feb 25

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‘Doing it tomorrow’ has several benefits:

  • Dealing with e-mails in one batch is more efficient. You can get into ‘e-mail mode’ and zip through them in one go.
  • It’s more motivating to deal with a finite number of e-mails than an ever-expanding inbox. In other words, it cuts out the Sisyphus effect and presents you with a manageable task instead of a never-ending one.
  • Today’s e-mails can’t interrupt you – because you’re not going to respond to them today. I experience a feeling of relief each time I look at an e-mail containing a request and then ‘let go’ of it and return to the task in hand – confident that I will deal with it tomorrow. More

Stop caring about things that don’t matter – be more Productive

Feb 11

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Stop caring about things that don’t matter - be more Productive

This advice seems so simple, but it bears repeating. It’s easy to get caught up in obsessing about little tasks and trivialities that aren’t really important. The best way to overcome this habit is to start thinking in terms of long term impact. Every time you start obsessing over the little details, ask yourself how long the results of those tasks will last.

If you’re always spending the majority of your time doing tasks that will have little impact after a week or month, you’re always going to be stuck in the same position. Be ruthless about not caring about all the stuff that’s not important. Your life depends on it.


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