Great work requires both time and space, but you also need both attention and intention to deliver quality results. But attention without intention is powerless. Why? Because unless you know why you’re dedicating energy, focus, and time to something it won’t get your full effort. The reason behind giving something the attention deserved can be decided either by need or by want. But once you have any sort of dilution of intention… Continue reading
Why Starting Your New Year on Groundhog Day Works
(Update: I no longer start my year on Groundhog Day. Instead, I start it on this day. But Groundhog Day is the midway point of my year, so it still holds a place of importance for me. And it's as… Continue reading
The Productivityist Podcast: Intentions, Time, and Saying No with Patrick Rhone
This week Patrick Rhone makes his third appearances on The Productivityist Podcast. I always enjoy chatting with Patrick because even when we don't see eye to eye on a topic, we always manage to find common ground on several others.… Continue reading
The Thing About Focus
I’ve been silent here for a little over a week. I had some travel, and with plenty on my plate before and after said travel, my focus has been split … somewhat. The reason I consider it “split … somewhat”… Continue reading
There Will Be Days
There will be days when you feel compelled to write at midnight because you have something important to say that goes well beyond journaling. There will be days when your system isn't working at its best. There will be days… Continue reading
Being Okay With Your Inboxes
Episode 59 of Beyond The To-Do List (hosted by my buddy Erik Fisher, author of the recently redesigned book Ready, Aim, Fire: A Practical Guide To Setting And Achieving Goals ebook) features a return appearance of Merlin Mann. Merlin talks… Continue reading
The Productivity Shift
Yesterday I spoke at IdeaWave 2012, with an abridged version of a talk I've been working on. The talk -- for the purposes of yesterday's event -- was known simply as Mindfulness 2.0, but it was only part of a… Continue reading
Knowing When to Write Less and Pay Attention More
I've spent the early part of this week writing two posts per day here, and I don't plan to slow down the pace. But I may cut back on the size of the posts until next week. Why? (more…) Continue reading
The Power of Intention is Fleeting
The power of intention is a misnomer -- and it's fleeting unless you have more than just intent to do something. Intending to do something is a great notion, but it's just that: a notion. Until you actually do the… Continue reading
Being Okay With Your Inboxes
Episode 59 of Beyond The To-Do List (hosted by my buddy Erik Fisher, author of the recently redesigned book Ready, Aim, Fire: A Practical Guide To Setting And Achieving Goals ebook) features a return appearance of Merlin Mann. Merlin talks… Continue reading
