In a post entitled, Hyper-Scheduling, David Sparks (a/k/a MacSparky) writes about his method of time blocking on a granular level. This week, the ProductivityCast team provides their commentary, challenges and methods on this concept of hyper-scheduling, which will hopefully spark ideas on how you can …
Read MoreEp 25 1/2 – Once You Realize that One-Size-Does-Not-Fit-All…Now What?
You are a productivity enthusiast, someone who loves to grow and learn in the area of your task management. You are aware of most of the gurus out there – the inventors of practices like GTD, apps like Todoist and devices like the Bullet Journal. …
Read MoreEp 25 – Why is “Emptying” Tasks So Difficult to Master?
Like most people who do knowledge work, there is a surplus of tasks waiting for you to complete everywhere you look. Your inboxes, todo lists, and task management software are full to the brim. You want to be on top, free of overwhelm… but there …
Read MoreEp 24 – Achieving the Best Flow State
So you’re a creative person and getting into the Flow State is the key to your success. Like Michaelangelo or Leonardo, you use focused high energy times to do your best work. And you love it. BUT… you have a Tik Tok account and the …
Read MoreEp 23 – Capture Points! What They Are and How to Manage Them
You’re a productivity AND technology enthusiast which means that you are managing lots of inboxes. Each time you sign up for a new one, they give you another. But is that a good thing? Or just another loose end you need to account for in …
Read MoreEp 22 – Task Management as a Non-Traditional Student
So you’re a career person who has a family…..AND you want to return to school. But in your mind you can’t see how to reconcile the image you have of student life with your current obligations. After all, you have a job, a family, a …
Read MoreEp 21 – Bad Memory? Or Just Not Strong Enough at Capturing?
You have noticed that as you make more promises to people to get things done, the risk of not delivering goes up. Sometimes, the fact that you made the commitment falls through the cracks…as if it were never made. Over time, this reduces your effectiveness …
Read MoreEp 20 – Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Failure
When it comes to task management, you know that one size doesn’t fit all. AND You are someone who has increased your workflow over the years – more tasks than ever, and a future of more task management, not less. At the moment your current …
Read MoreEp 19 – What Makes Email So HARD to Fix?
Like everyone else who does knowledge work, you receive a lot of emails – more than you’d like. You have harbored dreams of a world in which you could escape this hated chore, but over here in reality, there seems to be no way to …
Read MoreEp 18 – Should We Design Peak Moments of Happiness?
COVID disrupted many of our regular routines, some of which have not recovered. In particular, if you work from home, you may notice that seeing the same people every day and working in the same space is quite convenient. But it’s also predictable – in …
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