Comments on: Productivity: How I Work and Get Things Done http://thegoodthebadthespin.com/2008/12/15/productivity-how-i-work-and-get-things-done/ The Intersection Between Public Relations and the News Media Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:25:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: bconrad http://thegoodthebadthespin.com/2008/12/15/productivity-how-i-work-and-get-things-done/comment-page-1/#comment-457 bconrad Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:14:42 +0000 http://thegoodthebadthespin.com/?p=345#comment-457 Thanks Greg. Spring of 2010 is my anticipated completion time! Thanks Greg. Spring of 2010 is my anticipated completion time!

]]> By: Greg Smith http://thegoodthebadthespin.com/2008/12/15/productivity-how-i-work-and-get-things-done/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Greg Smith Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:16:40 +0000 http://thegoodthebadthespin.com/?p=345#comment-450 Best of luck with the PhD, Bob. You sound like me two years ago. And you have some excellent tips in here. Regards, Greg. Best of luck with the PhD, Bob. You sound like me two years ago. And you have some excellent tips in here. Regards, Greg.

]]> By: bconrad http://thegoodthebadthespin.com/2008/12/15/productivity-how-i-work-and-get-things-done/comment-page-1/#comment-420 bconrad Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:17:08 +0000 http://thegoodthebadthespin.com/?p=345#comment-420 Melanie, Thanks for your thoughtful reply. Sounds to me like you are incredibly productive, arguably doing far more important things. I think a point is that each of us have to develop effective ways of being productive. I've attended three different kinds of productivity trainings (Franklin-Covey and The Go System were two) and each had something valuable but none of them were spot on given my personality and ways of thinking. Hopefully some of what I posted is helpful to others, as well as input such as yours. b. Melanie,

Thanks for your thoughtful reply. Sounds to me like you are incredibly productive, arguably doing far more important things.

I think a point is that each of us have to develop effective ways of being productive. I’ve attended three different kinds of productivity trainings (Franklin-Covey and The Go System were two) and each had something valuable but none of them were spot on given my personality and ways of thinking.

Hopefully some of what I posted is helpful to others, as well as input such as yours.

b.

]]> By: Melanie http://thegoodthebadthespin.com/2008/12/15/productivity-how-i-work-and-get-things-done/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Melanie Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:00:18 +0000 http://thegoodthebadthespin.com/?p=345#comment-419 I use NetNewsWire to manage blogs. It's great for mac users and syncs back and forth from home (laptop) to work. I also use Foxmarks to sync bookmarks between work and home. Saves a lot of frustration trying to find the odd bookmark you know you saved once upon a time and also cuts down on clutter by allowing you to have bookmark profiles that are different between work and home. I love the Google toolbar, especially for its ability to spell-check blog entries. MacJournal allows me to log blog posts, file to any of my blogs, and sync between home and work. People with kids (like me) may feel intimidated by your level of productivity, Bob. Here's what I did over the past couple of months: Put out a magazine. Wrote a chapter in my book. Attended seven kid B-day parties, including one slumber party. Hosted Halloween. Put on Thanksgiving dinner. Did the whole Christmas thing (tree, stockings, Santa, shopping, made a card with iPhoto, etc.) Packed my teenager's bag for her trip to Idaho. Helped with homework. Took the kids swimming. Consoled both daughters every time they got their feelings hurt or banged their elbows. Tucked them in at night. Got stuck in ER. Treated one case of the flu. For fun, I learned to shoot a machine gun one breakaway afternoon. Note that only the first two items actually relate to money-making. Cheers! I use NetNewsWire to manage blogs. It’s great for mac users and syncs back and forth from home (laptop) to work. I also use Foxmarks to sync bookmarks between work and home. Saves a lot of frustration trying to find the odd bookmark you know you saved once upon a time and also cuts down on clutter by allowing you to have bookmark profiles that are different between work and home.

I love the Google toolbar, especially for its ability to spell-check blog entries. MacJournal allows me to log blog posts, file to any of my blogs, and sync between home and work.

People with kids (like me) may feel intimidated by your level of productivity, Bob. Here’s what I did over the past couple of months: Put out a magazine. Wrote a chapter in my book. Attended seven kid B-day parties, including one slumber party. Hosted Halloween. Put on Thanksgiving dinner. Did the whole Christmas thing (tree, stockings, Santa, shopping, made a card with iPhoto, etc.) Packed my teenager’s bag for her trip to Idaho. Helped with homework. Took the kids swimming. Consoled both daughters every time they got their feelings hurt or banged their elbows. Tucked them in at night. Got stuck in ER. Treated one case of the flu. For fun, I learned to shoot a machine gun one breakaway afternoon.

Note that only the first two items actually relate to money-making.

Cheers!

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