FlipPomodoro: Free Pomodoro Printable Planner
Following on from Monday's post, I've put together a free downloadable planner for you to manage your Pomodoro task and time tracking. Click through to read how to use the…
Personal Development
The Ultimate Guide To The Pomodoro Technique
Breaking stuff down into bite-sized chunks is the mainstay of the majority of productivity systems. In this post we take a look at the Pomodoro Technique, how it works, why…
Why GTD just isn’t for me
I used to be a massive follower or GTD - I even bought the book for a couple of friends of mine. Down the line though, I've found it just…
FlipPlan – Free Printable Planner Released
Need a simple pocket calendar but don't want to carry around a bulky diary? Check out the new FlipPlan, a free printable organiser for you to use to get your…
Printable Grocery Shopping List Revisited
Love it or loathe it, we all need to go grocery shopping at some point. Whether you buy a little at a time, do a weekly shop or a massive…
How To: Use A Personal Kanban Board
Kanban isn't a new method for managing your to-do lists, but it's certainly kept itself quite in terms of personal productivity. In this post I look at how to use…
The 3 Ps to Personal Happiness
I was thinking a couple of weeks ago about what makes us happy – not...
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Redux: Habit 7 – Sharpen The Saw
Once you have mastered something you need to continually work on it in order to keep your skills sharp and current. This is the essence of Covey's "Sharpening The Saw"…
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Redux: Habit 6 – Synergize
Synergy is the act of getting along in harmony with both those around us and ourselves. Each of the previous habits have helped bring us to a point where we…
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Redux: Habit 5 – Seek first to understand then to be understood
Many people have had training in how to communicate effectively, but very few of us have had training in how to listen effectively. This Habit covers how we should interact…
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Redux: Habit 4 – Think Win/Win
In order to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome to any situation, we need to go into it with a "Win/Win" attitude. This means that both parties get what they want,…
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Redux: Habit 3 – Put First Things First
Now we understand what goals we want to achieve we need to understand what changes we need to make in order to realise our goal. Covey's Habit 3 covers how…