by Linda Stacy | Jan 4, 2017 | Productivity, Tips+Bits
We are constantly being pulled in SO many directions and who doesn’t have the experience of being distracted from the task at hand?! I know I have an especially tough time staying focused when I am feeling any one (or combination) of the following: bored crazed...
by Linda Stacy | Dec 12, 2016 | Organization, Planning, Productivity
ah, “emergencies” We could never expect to manage the unknown, but we do know that – just about every day – *stuff* comes up that was not scheduled. Dealing with unknowns leaves us feeling reactive instead of proactive, and we lose a sense that...
by Linda Stacy | Oct 30, 2016 | Planning, Productivity, Tips+Bits
Those pesky, pedestrian chores… Were you responsible for specific chores as a kid? I think of chores as household-related (and they certainly are) but they include anything we have to do on a regular basis. Chore-tasks are certainly not glamorous and even the...
by Linda Stacy | Oct 24, 2016 | Productivity, Tips+Bits
Have you noticed that sometimes a task is extraordinarily easy and other times, the VERY same task feels arduous…or even painful? Most of us experience energy patterns of ebb and flow. At times we are simply more ready and energized for work, creative endeavors,...
by Linda Stacy | Sep 29, 2016 | Productivity, Tips+Bits
Ah, procrastination… One way to find more time is to avoid (or reduce) procrastination… We rarely make good use of time when we are procrastinating. And procrastination drains us of good energy… We feel badly about ourselves… A negative loop...
by Linda Stacy | Sep 9, 2016 | Planning, Productivity, Tips+Bits
Take control and reduce anxiety … Create more time and space for what you have to do and what you *WANT* to do!! Block Time to Plan One way to stay in front of the eight ball is to block time to plan. I sometimes see co-workers not remember a meeting until the...
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