by Hawkins | Apr 20, 2011 | General, Habits, Productivity, Routines, Workplace productivity
In the every day flow of things, structure and routine are quite necessary. They get you through the days and the to-do items on your list. When it comes to our children, we create structure and routine for them in our home environments as well as educational...
by Hawkins | Apr 13, 2011 | Clutter, email, General, Habits, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Flags & Filters This helps you recognize particular types of email faster by flagging email. For example, you can flag emails that you have read and are your priority to reply with one color so that they are visually separated for your preference the next time...
by Hawkins | Apr 11, 2011 | Clutter, email, General, Habits, Productivity, Systems, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Tip # 3 is a suggestion that helps you organize email. Create email sub folders within your email account to sort your emails by category. Label the sub folders with categories that will make it easy for you to distinguish. For example, use different subjects,...
by Hawkins | Apr 7, 2011 | Clutter, email, General, Habits, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
To add to my first email tip of not checking email first thing in the morning, have a plan when it comes to checking email. For most of us checking email once a day isn’t productive. As I mentioned in my previous post, check email 1.5-2 hours into your day and...
by Hawkins | Apr 5, 2011 | Clutter, email, General, Habits, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Today we’re all wearing multiple hats and there’s so much to do, including answering an overload of email. It may seem at times that your inbox is out of control and has a life of its own. Believe it or not, you can get a handle on it and manage it...
by Hawkins | Apr 3, 2011 | General, Habits, Productivity, Time Management
If you’re someone who’s always late and are looking to break the habit, the very first thing that you have to do is to acknowledge that there is a problem. This means getting real with yourself and wrapping your head around the fact that beneath the...
