I distinctly remember a realization in first grade that the “blue group” was code for poor readers. I was in the blue group. I never got over my shame at being a slow reader. Still to this day I get self-conscious about reading in front of people–even as a teacher reading to a class, a…
Productivity
Schedule Your Day Like a Student
I have this recurring nightmare about being in college again. It’s the end of the semester and the end of my four years in school. I’m ready to graduate only it turns out I have failed multiple classes. How could this happen? What did I do wrong? In the dream, I show up to my…
Time Batching vs. Time Blocking
The other day I wrote about the benefits of time batching. I want to make sure this practice isn’t confused with the similarly named “time blocking.” They are actually two separate strategies for time management and they should be used together. Time Batching: Do the same kind of task all at one time. You batch…
Batch Your Weekly Work Ahead of Time
The typical writer, blogger, thought leader, entrepreneur, etc. commits to a weekly or daily post. This sets up a nice rhythm in someone’s schedule. For example, every Monday for the last three years I have posted a new worksheet to my membership website. Usually, I would these worksheets a month or a few weeks ahead…
6 Reasons I Track Every Minute I Work
For the last four years now I have consistently tracked every minute of time I work on different projects. I started keeping track of the time I spent on projects using a Google spreadsheet in December 2013. I heard a few writers and entrepreneurs talk about doing this and because I’m an analytical person, I…
