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Category Archives: Productivity
In Pursuit of Being
On several occasions in my writing, both on this site and elsewhere on the web, I’ve mentioned my need for ‘Flow’. More often than not, readers have interpreted it to mean workflow or the speed at which I can get things accomplished or the ease with which I can switch from one task to another. In fact, I’m not entirely certain anyone has ever actually fully understood what I’ve meant because I’ve never laid out an adequate definition or pointed anyone in the right direction.
In this post I hope to clarify what Flow is, why it’s beneficial and, more importantly, why it is absolutely necessary to your growth and success. To lay this out, we need to start from the beginning…
Eight Things That Have More Than Tripled My Productivity
This last couple of weeks have been full of experimentation. As I push closer and closer toward my goal of building a sustainable, low-maintenance, location independent business, I’ve had to spend hours and hours examining my habits and tools in order to find a balance that can help me reach goals more quickly. Which habits are detrimental to my success? What am I already doing right? What can I learn from other people who already have the lifestyle I’m working toward? What can I use to help me get there?
It’s been a very short time since I’ve started but already I’m seeing huge improvements in productivity and effectiveness. This self-examination has helped me start building a routine that actually works for me, a routine that complements my fundamental nature rather than pushing against it.
If I’ve learned one thing in the past two years of freelancing, it’s that nothing works for everybody. What I’m doing won’t necessarily make you more productive or more successful or any richer than you are. What’s important is that you test, test, test. See what sticks, drop what doesn’t. You’re bound to find at least one useful piece of advice in this list!
How to Stop Procrastinating and Start Living the Life You Want
It’s ironic that I’ve spent the last thirty minutes finding excuses to not work on this post. I’ve had to get some water, turn on a fan, check my email one last time, take off my shoes and on and on before I felt like I’d be ready to start writing. This is clearly my mind playing worthless games. Not only would having water or turning on a fan not help me be more productive, for those thirty minutes it actually hindered productivity. But I finally came to my senses and realized exactly what was happening and now I’m sitting here with a paragraph down feeling better and more focused than ever.
Truth be told, you’ll never overcome procrastination. You’ll have good days and you’ll have bad days. If you want to be a freelancer or a blogger or finally attain that location independent status, first you need to learn to minimize procrastination so you can work toward things that matter, things that directly relate to your goals. The best way to minimize procrastination is to be more aware and to recognize it when it creeps up on you.