by Hawkins | Mar 7, 2011 | General, Habits, Office Organizing, planning, Productivity, Routines, Systems, Time Management, Workplace productivity
With the fast pace of life, things work a lot easier when we have systems in place to help keep things running smoothly. One simple, yet quite effective system that can be used is a tickler file. A tickler file is used in addition to your calendar to remind you of...
by Hawkins | Feb 27, 2011 | General, Habits, planning, Productivity, Time Management, Time Management Methods, Workplace productivity
The process of the Pomodoro Technique is made up of 5 stages: planning, tracking, recording, processing and visualizing. A Pomodoro is 30 minutes long and includes 25 minutes of work and a 5 minute break. Those using the Pomodoro Technique choose tasks they want to...
by Hawkins | Feb 20, 2011 | General, Habits, Productivity, Time Management, Time Management Methods, Workplace productivity
Many people experience the feeling of not having enough time to get everything done. There are step to take toward effectively managing time; finding the appropriate tool, setting up systems and using various techniques to get things done. One such technique is the...
by Hawkins | Feb 15, 2011 | Clutter, General, Habits, Productivity, Time Management
It’s mid February so we’re well into tax season and it’s safe to say that many haven’t yet filed their tax returns because they dread the process. The thing that makes it so time consuming is that people are not prepared prior to tax season,...
by Hawkins | Feb 13, 2011 | General, Habits, Procrastination, Productivity, Time Management, Uncategorized, Workplace productivity
So what did you see when you took that long look at your home and work life? Are you spending the majority of your time working or putting off the things that need to get done? If you’re working, what exactly are you working on and are those things relevant to...
by Hawkins | Feb 9, 2011 | General, Habits, Procrastination, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Seriously, we all procrastinate at some point in time on something and we’re all familiar with this scenario: You put off doing something and probably have absolutely no idea of how long it takes to do the task you’re putting off. You can end up living in chaos...
