“The reality is: Things never clear up. They don’t even reliably settle down. Your in box is always full. The decks are always crowded. There is always more going on than you want or expect. Nonetheless, you can find ways to put your writing first, and make sure that it gets done. Otherwise, everything but your writing will get done.”
Tag Archives: Productivity
Why You Should Take Notes By Hand — Not on a Laptop
“This new research suggests that even when students aren’t doing anything else, taking notes on a laptop hinders their ability to learn. This is something of a surprise. What isn’t a surprise, though, is that real-life students that use laptops seldom focus on the lecture.”
Why you should take notes by hand — not on a laptop – Vox.
Email Is For Setting Expectations – 99U
“If you find yourself in the situation where your inbox messages and stress levels are constantly on the rise, you can use these email scripts to reply back and stake a claim over your time by setting expectations from the jump.”
The Art of the Done List: Harnessing the Power of Progress
“The simple act of pausing to reflect and acknowledge your efforts provides valuable boosts of motivation, focus, and insight that would otherwise be lost amidst your busy day. Your done list acts as a signpost, a manifestation of all that day’s hard work.”
The Art of the Done List: Harnessing the Power of Progress by Janet Choi
The Benefits of Keeping a Work Journal
“A work-oriented journal is one of the many tools to assist in growing and succeeding in your career. Try it for a week — or a month — and evaluate whether it is worthwhile for you. I found it interesting to read entries from the weeks where I was stressed over a small detail that eventually blew over, or overwhelmed with a new project that in the end, was completed with excellent results.”
Taming the Emailstrom III: 15 Tips for Sending Emails
“Part III of a three-part series offers 15 tips for sending emails that focus on email creation and delivery. Part I provides 11 basic suggestions to control email, including setting a strong foundation, managing the flow of messages, and clearing your inbox. Part II provides another 11 tips for managing email throughout the day so people don’t feel like they’re drowning and can focus on more important activities.”
Taming the Emailstrom II: 11 Ways to Better Manage Incoming Emails
“In Part I: 11 Ways to Control Email, I discussed ways to get your inbox to a more manageable state. Depending on the steps you took after reading the previous post, hopefully you’ve decreased the number of emails coming in and maybe even gotten a handle on existing messages in your inbox. Now let’s talk about some strategies that will enable you to better manage incoming emails on a daily basis…”
Taming the Emailstrom II: 11 Ways to Better Manage Incoming Emails
Seven Tips for Writing Better Emails
“As we are all well aware, the majority of our work is done over email. Figuring out email etiquette is an essential skill as both a…student and as a co-worker.” This post has some simple and effective ways to manage email.
Having Trouble Getting Yourself to Write? 9 Tips
These tips are so simple and so on point, especially 1 and 2.
“The most challenging aspect of being a writer? Writing. When I find myself struggling to be productive or creative, I remind myself of these nine tips.”
Top 10 Instant Stress Busters
This is a great post about simple, in the moment, ways to manage your stress:
Top 10 Instant Stress Busters
“Beating chronic stress is a long-term effort, and we’ve shared a lot of ways to deal with it–but what if you’re overcome with stress right now and just want to calm down? Here are ten ways you can bust through stress and get on with your day…”
Brandon Hunt, PhD, LPC, NCC, ACS 