Comments on: Work When You Work

By: John Wesley

John Wesley — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:57:52 +0000

Thanks for reading, and I’m glad you have enjoyed the articles. Audio and video materials are something we have been considering, but alas there are none available now.

I will certainly remember your suggestion though, and hopefully we will have some podcasts and videos available before too long!

By: Deivis

Deivis — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:06:10 +0000

My name is Davis, I’m brasilian and have been receiving your articles for quite a long while. I have to confess that I’m addicted to it already; I mean, I can’t help myself reflecting on it, It’s very enriching, not to mention that my English knowledge has benefited a lot too. You know I live quite a hetic life..the rustle and bustle of my day-to-day routine sometimes put me on the verge of despair… I wonder if you happen to have some audio materials too? Guess It’d be my prefered pastime in the traffic jam…
Looking foward to hearing from you..

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:05:17 +0000

Thanks for sharing your tips and insights, and setting priority list is very important in our daily life.

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A Sabbath Rest | Dipet Update — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:46:06 +0000

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By: tracy ho

tracy ho — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:46:15 +0000

Great post ,love it

To your advance success,

Tracy Ho
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By: alik

alik — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:59:21 +0000

I adopted this cycles approach recently and it boosted both my productivity at work and availability to my family – wife and the kids. I blogged about this recently. The funniest thing is that my wife is constantly asking me “alik, is everything OK at work? You come home earlier.”. “Yes, sweetheart. The work is just fine. My managers are happy since they see clear results”
You call it cycles, I’ve adopted JD’s rituals for results, here http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2007/12/27/rituals-for-results.aspx and timeboxing http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2007/10/21/how-to-use-time-boxing-for-getting-results.aspx

By: Murtaza

Murtaza — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:30:20 +0000

Lovely article….!!..bookmarked

By: Hunter Nuttall

Hunter Nuttall — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:28:46 +0000

People get in trouble when they multitask, mixing work and play time, and not doing a good job at either one. Like you said, it’s better to play when you play and work when you work.

By: Eugene (Editor, Varsity Blah)

Eugene (Editor, Varsity Blah) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:08:45 +0000

I think one of the most important that’s missing here is the difference between effectiveness and efficiency. It’s been talked about to death in the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. The problem with GTD is that it doesn’t differentiate between whether what you’re doing really needs to be done in the first place.

I wrote about it recently: “The best way I’ve found to deal with stress is to manage my time. Like I said in Work in Progress, it’s about taking care of the big things so the little ones take care of themselves and the really little ones don’t bother me at all. To do that, I ask three questions to decide whether or not to do anything. Firstly: Does it have to be done at all? If it’s not really important, I don’t do it! Secondly: Does it have to be done by me? If someone else can do it instead, I let them! Thirdly: Does it have to be done today? If I can put it off until later, I do. (Of course this assumes it won’t be put off forever!) Ultimately, it’s about working on what matters, focusing on one thing at a time, and always remembering that life is not meant to be taken too seriously.”

(Extract from Work in Progress)

By: Lawrence Cheok | A Long Long Road

Lawrence Cheok | A Long Long Road — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:44:17 +0000

Hi Scott, nice tips! Thanks.

I’m currently working on GTD habits and also is becoming more aware of my own work cycles.

I work a demanding day job and blog in the evenings. I need to be super productive to do all these. When you learn to maximize your own productivity and minimize procrastination, it’s actually possible to do them without stress.

On hindsight, it’s amazing how much time I’d “idled away” in the past.