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Category Archives: Life Hack
making a standing desk at work
I am generally a fidgety person with a fairly short attention span. One of the things I really struggle with is sitting at my desk for hours on end writing lectures, marking, emailing and other computer based activities. I find myself wanting … Continue reading
David Allen’s Two Minute Rule
In this post about managing connectivity, I wrote about the ‘2 minute rule’. It’s from David Allen whose productivity approach – Getting Things Done (GTD) – I find very useful. Its how I process my emails. At times, I also … Continue reading
Managing Emails
The activity which uses up most of my energy and time during my work day is managing emails. In terms of time-management, its the one where I can rationalise having to spend time now and not feel like I am … Continue reading
Managing Connectivity
As we move more aggressively into the network society, increasing our use of digital technology to manage our relationships, the issue of how we manage our connectivity is an important one to resolve. For me, the main issue is one … Continue reading