Archives for the 'productivity' Category
Procrastination equation
I’m a dedicated follower of Lifehacker. Today I came across this post about a mathematical equation for procrastination. It breaks down like this:
The equation’s factors are the desire to complete the task (U); the expectation of success (E); the value of completion (V); the immediacy of task (I) ; and the personal sensitivity […]
Experiment: most important task first - day 2
The numbers
1. Flow (time to reach): never got there
2. Pace (0 - 10, 5 best): 1
3. Quality (0 - 10, 10 best): 4
A very bad day indeed. Lots of production problems today that required immediate attention so I never got the chance to start in on my task list, let alone the most important […]
Experiment: most important task first - day 1
The numbers
1. Flow (time to reach): 30 minutes
2. Pace (0 - 10, 5 best): 3
3. Quality (0 - 10, 10 best): 7
Putting my most important task first went very well today. It took a bit longer to reach my peak flow than it generally does during my best hours of the day, my pace […]
Experiment: my most important task first
On my last post Penelope, from Brazen Careerist, left a nice comment about doing your most important task first. My own opinion on this is that the most important tasks should wait until your brain has warmed up and you are at your best. It seems, though, that most productivity experts think differently. […]
Penelope Trunk has ten great tips to get it done better
There’s a great post on time management over at Brazen Careerist, and reading it has got me thinking about my own process (as I have a tendency to do).
The article outlines “10 tips for time management in a multitasking world,” and though they are all very good tips I don’t think they all are practical. […]