Archive for November, 2008

Creating a personal culture of focus

Zen Habits wrote a great post recently on how to get more done by using laser sharp focus. I would recommend reading the entire post, but I was particularly inspired by the suggestion to “Feng Shui my workplace.”
Author Jonathan Mead is not talking about new-age spirituality, but rather using your place of [...]

Tweaking things done

Some of you know that I am a fan of “Getting Things Done.” The key improvements to my lifestyle have come from the concept of Ubiquitous Capture, the concept of the Next Action and Weekly Review
I first read the book and implemented the process 12 months ago, and I have just reread it, and [...]

White noise improves focus

White noise is an excellent aide to study and focussed work. White noise iPod loops have been around for a while, but there are now online sources of noise.

Simply noise allows you to dial up your level of noise, and it simply runs in the background. This is perfect for those times that [...]