2019’s Productivity Lessons

Posted on January 12, 2020January 12, 2020 by Brian Leave a comment

Another trip around the sun has completed. I wanted to take some time to wrap up 2019 and review what I learned about my personal productivity during the year. 1. Every idea does not need to be a to-do I often feel I have to write down every potential task or project. Since I incorporate […]... Read More

Starving for Time

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Brian Leave a comment

Time. We are all painfully aware of the concept of time. We have an unknown, but finite amount of time in our lives and we generally feel like our available time each day is never enough. This feeling is often referred to as “time famine.” I am here to tell you that you have more […]... Read More

The Joy of Paper Lists

Posted on February 27, 2019April 11, 2019 by Brian Leave a comment

Confession: I still write down things on paper even after all the effort I have put into my productivity system and all the technology I use for it. There is something about having the tactile aspect that sometimes makes a written task list more tangible and rewarding. When I reach for the paper and pen/pencil; […]... Read More

Choosing Your Next Step

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Brian Leave a comment

Uncertainty about what to do next in life is almost inevitable at some point, especially as you advance through your 20s and 30s. Careers, location, relationships, interests, and other facets of life change. How do you decide what matters and what path to take? I think of myself as a fairly introspective person in-tune with […]... Read More

My Personal Productivity System – Part 4: Narrowing the Information Flow

Posted on January 29, 2019April 11, 2019 by Brian 4 Comments

As I discussed in Part 1, we can easily become overloaded with the constant barrage of information from our digital screens. This onslaught can keep us from achieving certain goals if we continually get distracted or cast too wide of a net (especially when it comes to learning new things). I know I am susceptible […]... Read More

My Personal Productivity System: Part 3 – Adding Data to My Life

Posted on January 22, 2019April 11, 2019 by Brian Leave a comment

Being the data nerd that I am, I wanted to not only organize my life more but also track it! In addition to all the processes I put in place for task organization and note taking, I needed a method for tracking certain relevant life data points. I use two main applications for this part […]... Read More

My Personal Productivity System: Part 2 – Putting the Pieces Together

Posted on January 14, 2019April 11, 2019 by Brian Leave a comment

A couple years ago, I was reaching a critical point in my life trying to figure out my future path. I was getting restless in my city life and desired a change of scenery. In my introspection about where to move, I started looking holistically at myself. While I felt like my life was relatively […]... Read More

My Personal Productivity System: Part 1 – Introduction

Posted on January 7, 2019April 11, 2019 by Brian 1 Comment

Society at large is generally guilty of wasting time. We do mindless activities like watching TV shows we are not interested in or browsing social media. Most of us have hobbies and interests. We wish we were better at [insert activity]. The question is why are we not? For me, it came down to the […]... Read More