by Caleb Jones | Feb 3, 2015 | Business, Time Management
One of the most valuable things I ever learned was to decompartmentalize my false notions about how much daily work I should do, and when I should do it. Societal Programming trains you to believe that “work” is something you do between the hours of about...
by Caleb Jones | Jan 12, 2015 | Personal Effectiveness, Time Management
When you think of the phrase “time waster,” you’re probably picturing some lazy guy screwing around when he should be working. Certainly that guy is wasting time, but most people don’t realize there are two other time wasters that are just as...
by Caleb Jones | Oct 7, 2014 | Time Management
Only about 40% of the typical workday is actually work. The other 60% (at least!) is wasted time. Some of this wasted time is your fault, some is your work environment’s fault, and some is your bosses’ or management’s fault. Examples of wasted time...
by Caleb Jones | Sep 30, 2014 | Personal Effectiveness, Time Management
Here’s one of the most counter-intuitive, though effective ways to boost your productivity at work. I learned this many years ago and it does work even though it may sound like it may harm your workflow. Ready? Every three months, FORCE yourself to take a...
by Caleb Jones | Sep 16, 2014 | Time Management
Whenever you feel like your personal productivity is slipping, you should conduct a time audit. I do these myself about twice a year, or whenever I feel like my consistency has taken a hit. Time audits are good to jolt you back into a productive mode if you’ve...
by Caleb Jones | Jul 30, 2014 | Time Management
I had a wonderfully happy experience last December. Every December, during the holiday week between Christmas and New Years, I grab all the paperwork and old business and financial files from more than seven years ago and take them down to an industrial shredding...