Comments on: How to Motivate Yourself Without Hard Deadlines http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/motivate-yourself-without-hard-deadlines/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:44:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Hgill http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/motivate-yourself-without-hard-deadlines/comment-page-1/#comment-69563 Hgill Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:38:21 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/motivate-yourself-without-hard-deadlines/#comment-69563 Great post! I am a serial procrastinator and am REALLY trying to get out of the habit of handing work in late. Hopefully this will help me on the road to that. Great post! I am a serial procrastinator and am REALLY trying to get out of the habit of handing work in late. Hopefully this will help me on the road to that.

]]> By: Creative Writing - Deadlines & Productivity » The Story Ideas Virtuoso | The Story Ideas Virtuoso http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/motivate-yourself-without-hard-deadlines/comment-page-1/#comment-61339 Creative Writing - Deadlines & Productivity » The Story Ideas Virtuoso | The Story Ideas Virtuoso Wed, 21 May 2008 04:18:45 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/motivate-yourself-without-hard-deadlines/#comment-61339 [...] your taxes finished in April, you can see why relying on them for motivation isn’t a good idea. Read the entire article on Deadlines & Productivity. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...] [...] your taxes finished in April, you can see why relying on them for motivation isn’t a good idea. Read the entire article on Deadlines & Productivity. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...]

]]> By: How to Set Deadlines « The Brook Song - ঝর্ণার গান http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/motivate-yourself-without-hard-deadlines/comment-page-1/#comment-60607 How to Set Deadlines « The Brook Song - ঝর্ণার গান Mon, 05 May 2008 13:42:41 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/motivate-yourself-without-hard-deadlines/#comment-60607 [...] What about deadlines you haven’t set yourself? Dealing with these hard deadlines are another problem, which I previously wrote about in How to Motivate Yourself Without Hard Deadlines. [...] [...] What about deadlines you haven’t set yourself? Dealing with these hard deadlines are another problem, which I previously wrote about in How to Motivate Yourself Without Hard Deadlines. [...]

]]> By: How to Set Deadlines (& 7 Common Mistakes to Avoid) | PickTheBrain | Smarter Self Improvement http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/motivate-yourself-without-hard-deadlines/comment-page-1/#comment-60597 How to Set Deadlines (& 7 Common Mistakes to Avoid) | PickTheBrain | Smarter Self Improvement Mon, 05 May 2008 09:01:08 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/motivate-yourself-without-hard-deadlines/#comment-60597 [...] What about deadlines you haven’t set yourself? Dealing with these hard deadlines are another problem, which I previously wrote about in How to Motivate Yourself Without Hard Deadlines. [...] [...] What about deadlines you haven’t set yourself? Dealing with these hard deadlines are another problem, which I previously wrote about in How to Motivate Yourself Without Hard Deadlines. [...]

]]> By: Kango Suz http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/motivate-yourself-without-hard-deadlines/comment-page-1/#comment-50229 Kango Suz Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:24:42 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/motivate-yourself-without-hard-deadlines/#comment-50229 What a great post! I've always had a hard time with creating my own deadlines since I became self-employed (which is like, 90% of my working life). There have been times when life naturally fell into rythms and when I was more vigelant about the seperation between work and play. I'm going to be more intentional about this and see if I can't help but create some more productivity and ballance. Thanks! -Suz What a great post! I’ve always had a hard time with creating my own deadlines since I became self-employed (which is like, 90% of my working life). There have been times when life naturally fell into rythms and when I was more vigelant about the seperation between work and play. I’m going to be more intentional about this and see if I can’t help but create some more productivity and ballance. Thanks!
-Suz

]]> By: MrPositioning.com (Stanley Bronstein) http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/motivate-yourself-without-hard-deadlines/comment-page-1/#comment-47305 MrPositioning.com (Stanley Bronstein) Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:27:49 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/motivate-yourself-without-hard-deadlines/#comment-47305 The biggest help I've found in mastering my to-do list is proper prioritizing. We MUST learn how to prevent the minor things in our lives from taking over the major things in our lives. In other words, that which is truly important should never be at the mercy of that which is truly not so important. That's not an easy thing to do. When I recently toured the country and interviewed over 80 successful people for my soon to be released third book, one common trait I found was that almost all of them were able to properly prioritize matters in there lives. Somewhere along the way, they had learned how to make sure the truly important things were not at the mercy of the unimportant things. That's not an easy thing to do, but being aware of its necessity is the first step toward getting it done. Now that you're aware, get it done ... Take care. Mr. Positioning Stanley F. Bronstein Attorney, CPA, Author & Professional Motivational Speaker The biggest help I’ve found in mastering my to-do list is proper prioritizing.

We MUST learn how to prevent the minor things in our lives from taking over the major things in our lives. In other words, that which is truly important should never be at the mercy of that which is truly not so important.

That’s not an easy thing to do.

When I recently toured the country and interviewed over 80 successful people for my soon to be released third book, one common trait I found was that almost all of them were able to properly prioritize matters in there lives. Somewhere along the way, they had learned how to make sure the truly important things were not at the mercy of the unimportant things.

That’s not an easy thing to do, but being aware of its necessity is the first step toward getting it done. Now that you’re aware, get it done …

Take care.

Mr. Positioning
Stanley F. Bronstein
Attorney, CPA, Author & Professional Motivational Speaker

]]> By: The Simple Dollar » The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Bracketology Edition http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/motivate-yourself-without-hard-deadlines/comment-page-1/#comment-47242 The Simple Dollar » The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Bracketology Edition Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:01:21 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/motivate-yourself-without-hard-deadlines/#comment-47242 [...] How to Motivate Yourself Without Hard Deadlines My technique is to create artificial hard deadlines for myself and enforce them strictly. (@ pick the brain) [...] [...] How to Motivate Yourself Without Hard Deadlines My technique is to create artificial hard deadlines for myself and enforce them strictly. (@ pick the brain) [...]

]]> By: Charlie Gilkey http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/motivate-yourself-without-hard-deadlines/comment-page-1/#comment-47212 Charlie Gilkey Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:49:02 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/motivate-yourself-without-hard-deadlines/#comment-47212 Great post. The reasonable deadlines bit especially stood out since I've been thinking about ideal times for work. I posted a General Theory of Productivity yesterday that you may find interesting, as it deals with some of the things you've mentioned, albeit differently. Keep up the great work. Great post. The reasonable deadlines bit especially stood out since I’ve been thinking about ideal times for work. I posted a General Theory of Productivity yesterday that you may find interesting, as it deals with some of the things you’ve mentioned, albeit differently.

Keep up the great work.

]]> By: Peter http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/motivate-yourself-without-hard-deadlines/comment-page-1/#comment-47196 Peter Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:33:40 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/motivate-yourself-without-hard-deadlines/#comment-47196 Hi Nadine, Here is the article: <a href="http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/the-key-to-productivity-schedule-calibration/" rel="nofollow">The Key to Productivity: Schedule Calibration</a> Hi Nadine,

Here is the article:

The Key to Productivity: Schedule Calibration

]]> By: Nadine http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/motivate-yourself-without-hard-deadlines/comment-page-1/#comment-47192 Nadine Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:33:52 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/motivate-yourself-without-hard-deadlines/#comment-47192 Very interesting article. I'm going to start labeling the type of day I plan in my day timer. I'm thinking one could also vary excersise, how much brain power is needed, etc. to get a variety of day types. You wrote "Last week, I wrote about schedule calibration . . . .". I searched for this article, but couldn't find it, would you please post a reference? Very interesting article. I’m going to start labeling the type of day I plan in my day timer. I’m thinking one could also vary excersise, how much brain power is needed, etc. to get a variety of day types.

You wrote “Last week, I wrote about schedule calibration . . . .”. I searched for this article, but couldn’t find it, would you please post a reference?

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