Category: Productivity
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Silly mistakes when managing projects
The fundamental problem I was facing was that I acting like a freelancer instead of a business owner. I didn’t have refined processes for client management, outsourcing work, and managing projects. It certainly takes time to think about your business and build out processes for it. At the same time, you’ll benefit from moving from…
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On being a Jack of All Trades
Stumbling upon an article from Tim Ferris on being a Jack of All Trades, reminded me about my decision to become a generalist a few years back. I can’t quite recall whether it was after reading a Robert Kiyosaki book, or the 4-hour Work Week, or something else, but I did make the decision, and…
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Slow down
Being in Fast Mode leads to constant switching, and constant busy-ness. It leads to overwork, because when do you switch it off? It leads to exhaustion, because we never give ourselves breathing room. Learn to recognize when you’re in Fast Mode, and practice switching to Slow Mode now and then. It’s essential to doing all…
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Things app
I’m a sucker for productivity apps, but one app that has been highly recommended by many folks that I haven’t tried is Things, mainly due to the price. The good news is that the iPhone and iPad versions of Things is free for Black Friday, and the Mac App version has a 30% discount until…
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Switching to FastMail
I’ve been a Gmail user and advocate from day I managed to get my hands on one, which was a big deal when it was launched. Since then the email interface has gone through changes, some good, some bad. Of late, there seems to be an increasing dissatisfaction towards Google, the way it treats user data,…