Steve Rothwell (Peace of Mind) Timeboxing Timeboxing is a simple time management technique I use often. I first learned about it in software development terms. Let’s say you have a fixed deadline for a new product you need to release, such as an annual upgrade to software for calculating income taxes. In terms of managing your own tasks, timeboxing can be a helpful technique. First, let’s say you want to get something done, but there’s a risk it could end up taking far more time than it’s worth because it’s the kind of task where you might exhibit perfectionist tendencies. As an example I use timeboxing when doing my Christmas shopping each year. (I know some people love holiday shopping, and taking multiple trips to browse is fine if it’s something you enjoy. The second way I use timeboxing is when I have a task or project that I wish to complete, but I don’t really know where to begin, or it seems like it’s going to be a long time before I can finish a meaningful chunk. Site Build It!
Alberto Martinez (MindMapping Everywhere) 5S - Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shitsuke The 5 'S' Process: Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shitsuke "5S" was invented in Japan, and stands for five (5) Japanese words that start with the letter 'S': Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, and Shitsuke. Table 1 shows what these individual words mean. An equivalent set of five 'S' words in English have likewise been adopted by many, to preserve the "5S" acronym in English usage. they argue that these words have lost the essence of the original 5 Japanese words. Table 1. 5S Definitions Seiri The first step of the "5S" process, seiri, refers to the act of throwing away all unwanted, unnecessary, and unrelated materials in the workplace. Seiton Seiton, or orderliness, is all about efficiency. Seiso Seiso, the third step in "5S", says that 'everyone is a janitor.' Seiketsu The fourth step of "5S", or seiketsu, more or less translates to 'standardized clean-up'. for easier visual identification of anomalies in the surroundings. Shitsuke The last step of "5S", Shitsuke, means 'Discipline.'
Gideon King (NovaMind) Advantages of Market Research Articles Click to enlarge Click to download this Mind Map document. Starting up a business without performing some type of market research beforehand, can prove disastrous. Read the full article → Resume Tips to Remember Click to enlarge Click to download this Mind Map document. Read the full article → PocketMod: The Free Disposable Personal Organizer Kyle McFarlin (Underlying Blog) Burritos & Sundresses It's summertime and most of my motivation, to put it bluntly, is focused on Chipotle, Mountain Dew and girls. It reminds me of that episode of Friends when someone asks Joey what he'd rather give up, food or women? I still have no answer, all I see is a pretty lady in a sundress handing me a Chipotle burrito with steak and guacamole, telling me I won the race. I have no damn clue what that means. Someday this paragraph may be used against me. Seriously though, and especially given that I live in Ohio, land of the 4 schizophrenic seasons, I don't feel like working at all... and I actually have a lot to do. If only I had motivation... so in 'continuing the greatness' as Bron Bron would say and blogging monthly, I've written the following to myself in the hope it helps you and I. 3 Tips for Destroying Summer Procrastination Tip 1: Make yourself work, at a minimum, 9-5 OR an 8 hour shift If you need to break it up into 2, 4 hour shifts that's fine. Look, I live in Ohio.
Getting Things Done with Your Mac Published on MacDevCenter ( See this if you're having trouble printing code examples by Giles Turnbull 03/08/2005 I'd like to tell you about my new PDA. I'm a journalist and a dad. I frequently need to make rapid notes and reminders of important tasks, dates, phone numbers, or URLs. I often get inspiration for new articles when I'm away from my computer, so I need to record those ideas, too. I need something very simple, with extremely long battery life, resistant to damage by excitable two-year-olds, and easy to synchronize with the rest of my workflow. I spent quite a while considering what hardware I could use to fulfill all these requirements. Here's my amazing new PDA: A design classic: the Hipster PDA It does everything I need. This wasn't my idea. This article is for the people who haven't heard that hype yet. Getting Started There's Getting Things Done (with capital letters) and there's getting things done (without). Getting Things Done Electronically
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