Comments on: 11 Ways I Increased Work Productivity in 2010

By: Lisa Pater

Lisa Pater — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:29:57 +0000

I liked this idea with online egg timer. And I agree with Dave Crenshaw. In fact, I think a good schedule is fundamental, especially when you work on your own, e.g. at home. I have to admit that being my own boss is still a challenge for me and I cannot imagine working without a well-prepared calendar. I know some tools that may help to manage the schedule (including time tracker). And recently, I've read (at ) that you can even have kind of online boss who will monitor your productivity, isn't it great?

By: Dave Crenshaw

Dave Crenshaw — Mon, 23 May 2011 03:59:16 +0000

“Respecting your own time”. Always remember that we only have sixty minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day and 7 days in a week, to respect your time you also need to respect your calendar. Your calendar is one important tool for you to keep track of your progress. It’s where you place all your schedules and your commitments with other people. By respecting your time you need to stick to your calendar. Whatever you put to your calendar you need to stick to it and be responsible with it.

To learn how to respect your time, take this link at http://davecrenshaw.com/the-truth-of-time/

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 06 May 2011 14:26:53 +0000

I read a business sales book recently. One interesting bit that caught my attention was something called “touch it once” to help with time management. Basically, the theory is that if you start to do something, either work on it or set it to the side if you cannot devote adequate time. I think we all suffer from working on too many projects during the day only getting bits and pieces done versus tackling items from start to finish.

By: D White

D White — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 22:25:24 +0000

I find that having two phones, one for family and one for work helps me increase seperation from stress and also, turning off my blackberry when on holiday, hard to do i know! But well worth the lack of “doo doo” !

By: Dave Crenshaw

Dave Crenshaw — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:44:22 +0000

I like this post. To be productive you need to have time management and avoid distractions to increase productivity.

By: Yazin S.

Yazin S. — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:36:06 +0000

@Jackie .. in some cases yes, it’s not perfect. but 97% of the time is good enough for me. I proofread while speaking, and if there’s a mistake you can always fix it on the fly. It’s definitely a productivity boost, no matter how you want to measure it.

By: jackie morris

jackie morris — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:23:43 +0000

Do you not find Yazin that when you write words with your voice as is Dragonspeak they come out different to when you write them with a pen or keyboard?

By: Yazin S.

Yazin S. — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 20:50:58 +0000

An excellent read Lisa, as ever. Loved the suggestions, and forwarding this along to my colleagues at work.

If I may add, one thing I used in 2010 that really saved me a LOT of time was the Dragon NaturallySpeaking software than types as you speak! It’s really accurate, and 3x faster than me (and trust me, I type fast! :) It’s amazing how good this technology has become!

By: Jerry

Jerry — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:54:55 +0000

Two things I would add

First one is the egg timer.
There are actually many good solutions for you to track where you spent your time. Like the one from my link…:)

The second one is that you should know your energy level fluctuation better. Choose to do the appropriate task when you have a right energy level is really important.

Jerry

By: Lorne Fade

Lorne Fade — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:17:24 +0000

Lets hope that after reading this post my productivity will go up, I mean ive been totally unproductive reading through your blog for about an hour now! But thats a good thing because theres some great stuff to read here, and at the end of the day I DO appreciate it.