Tag: Work
Are You Free to Focus? (Part 3: Cutting)
The past few weeks, we’ve been reviewing some of the highlights of Michael Hyatt’s new book Free to Focus. If you missed the introduction or our discussion of stopping, be sure to go back to read those posts. They’ll provide helpful context for what we’re discussing this week. Once you’ve made the effort to stop…
Daily Gleanings (10 April 2019)
“Never be limited by other people’s limited imagination.” – Mae Jemison via Michael Hyatt It might take some work for you to see how to get to where you want to go. But just because someone else can’t see that path doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. “We are all faced with a series of great…
Finding Control and Space at TEDx
In 2014, David Allen discussed the “getting in control and creating space” in a TEDx talk in Amsterdam. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOSFxKaqOm4] For additional discussion, see Allen’s Getting Things Done and related posts here.
Stress-free Productivity at TEDx
In 2012, David Allen discussed the “art of stress-free productivity” in a TEDx talk at Claremont Colleges. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHxhjDPKfbY] For additional discussion, see Allen’s Getting Things Done and related posts here.
Technology and Distraction
Tristan Harris, former design ethicist at Google, discusses at TED the interplay between technology, attention, and distraction. For additional discussion of this TED talk, see Alexandra Dempsey’s post on the Freedom blog. For additional discussion the significance of focus, the importance of guarding it, and a helpful tool to that end, see Focus—there’s an app for…
Scheduling focus
The folks at Freedom have a helpful tutorial about “how to be more productive in the afternoon.” The same principles, though, will apply also to the mornings or whenever one’s preferred time is for focused work. For additional discussion of Freedom, the significance of focus, and the importance of guarding it, see Focus—there’s an…