Recently, I started trying to form a new habit. I read that it takes about 10 weeks to make a new habit automatic; something we’ll do without even thinking about it. To help me track progress, I created the spreadsheet you see above. On the top of the sheet, I list the one habit I’m …
In February, I started a challege with myself to try and establish a new habit: going to bed at 9 PM. My plan hit a speed bump after a trip to San Francisco when it took about a week to get back into the routine. A few weeks later I went to MidCamp, which I still …
This is part two of a series that starts with Bouncing Back from Failure: An Experiment. In that post, I set a challenge for myself to go to bed no later than 9 PM every night. The first seven days was relatively easy, but I had a couple acceptable misses in week 2. Week 2 The first night …
In my last post, Bouncing Back from Failure: An Experiment, I set a challenge for myself. I decided to go to bed no later than 9 PM every night for seven days. It wasn’t a difficult challenge but it doesn’t have to be. Success feels good and I’m better today than a week ago. Results after 1 …
Eight months ago I felt like I was at the top of my game. In Praying for Wisdom and Discovering Productivity I write about a technique that allowed me to achieve a level of productivity and personal satisfaction unlike anything I’d ever experienced before. I can’t put my finger on exactly when it started to unravel, but the …
Clipy is above and beyond the best clipboard app for OS X. Paste (⌘+V) has always been limited to the most recent thing you copied (⌘+C). Now I have an endless clipboard at my fingertips with one extra key (⌘+Shift+V by default). Clipy saves a history of items I’ve copied in groups of 10 by …
I’m trying something new. Every month I’ll post a quote to my blog and spend the month journaling about it. Quote It’s easy to get distracted when you don’t have a clear vision for what you want. – Josh Bartolomucci July 7th, 2017: My friend Josh said this in one of our weekly 1:1’s and …
We’ve been biking, walking, or taking public transit – in other words, “car-free” – for almost 7 years. Since moving to Champaign last year we started biking as a family more than ever. Between moving four people and groceries it was clear that we needed something a little more substantial. That’s why we decided to …
Last week I introduced the key to peak productivity via the Ivy Lee Method. Following the technique may help you prepare a plan to tackle the most important tasks for the day, but what about unexpected tasks? There will inevitably be something that demands your attention that will require you to change your plan at the …
With the help of my friend Ivy Lee, I’ve been more productive than I ever thought possible. He died in 1934, but his advice continues to help people achieve peak productivity every day. I’ve been using his wisdom not only to get things done but get the most important things done every single day. (If you’re …
