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Lee Farrar Hi all, I've been blogging about my own thoughts on productivity for a while now and one of my posts has been added to an online magazine. I'm curious to know if I'm in the minority with my views about being slaves to productivity systems, so if you have a spare few minutes please give it a read http://www.themonitor.eu/content/?p=274

104 weeks ago from Productivity & Time-Management

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Rebecca Thorman: I enjoy productivity systems to read about, but rarely implement them. Instead, I've created my own system over the years. I'm sure it has ...MoreI enjoy productivity systems to read about, but rarely implement them. Instead, I've created my own system over the years. I'm sure it has elements of other systems, but it works best and is customized for me. I think this is pretty common?
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104 weeks ago from Productivity & Time-Management

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104 weeks ago from Productivity & Time-Management

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Rebecca Thorman What technology do you use to communicate with your colleagues and boss? Even though I'm in the same office (and indeed just a few doors down from most everyone), I use gChat all the time to talk to my colleague and my boss. It's great, but because I'm available, sometimes friends will gChat me and not understand I can't talk long. As a company, we also use Yammer. Curious if other companies engage in such instant messaging and short status updates?

104 weeks ago from Productivity & Time-Management and The Boss-Employee Relationship

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Emily Jasper: @Sean, it was fear of client data getting used inappropriately, even internally. Also, we weren't in a position to upgrade to ensure some of the ...More@Sean, it was fear of client data getting used inappropriately, even internally. Also, we weren't in a position to upgrade to ensure some of the security, and it's also people just don't know any better. There's still fear of SM, so "security" is often the easiest excuse.
104 weeks ago

Mazarine: Yes, we used to do GChat in one of my offices. And it was terrible. When you're doing your first 80 days in a job, you need to find out RIGHT AWAY ...MoreYes, we used to do GChat in one of my offices. And it was terrible. When you're doing your first 80 days in a job, you need to find out RIGHT AWAY how everyone prefers to communicate. Some people like texting. Some like Gchat. Some like phone, some prefer email. You've got to ask these simple questions when you're starting out in a job.

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104 weeks ago

Kiran Denniz my interests are wide and i enjoy consuming information. but i've come to realize that i'm spending too much time reading and not enough time creating. tim ferris (4 hr work week) & leo babuta (zen to done) talk about cultivating a 'low-information diet'. do any of you practice it? what sort of tactics have you used to make sure you get the information you need? how do you maintain the discipline of limited consumption.

104 weeks ago from Productivity & Time-Management

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Cameron Plommer: Kiran,

I feel your pain buddy. Been there, and still struggling with creating and producing. I feel if you have a platform to create, such as a ...MoreKiran,

I feel your pain buddy. Been there, and still struggling with creating and producing. I feel if you have a platform to create, such as a blog, it's much easy to just start creating something.

I actually have a post about this topic: http://www.econapps.com/2010/02/the-evolution-of-a-consumption-whore/. It might help you out.

One tactic I try to implement is that if you read a blog post or anything online make it a rule to comment on each. This prevents mindless consume and passive reading. Also make sure the blogs you do read are from bloggers that you want to build a relationship with.
104 weeks ago

Lee Farrar: I think an interesting side to this issue is that I've spent far too long thinking and reading about productivity without actioning any of it, so ...MoreI think an interesting side to this issue is that I've spent far too long thinking and reading about productivity without actioning any of it, so I lose not only the time spent trying to be more productive but also the time wasted reading about ways I could improve.

I'm coming to the opinion that the books and tools available to us should be used more as a catalyst for incremental changes, rather than constantly changing our entire ethos to suit the last book we read.

I actually wrote a blog post that has been added to an IT webmagazine if anyone is interested, I'd love to see anyones comments there
http://www.themonitor.eu/content/?p=274
104 weeks ago

Zack Zaban Any advice for a college student looking to start a Wordpress.org blog? I want to move away from my past blog on tumblr and use the Wordpress platform for more flexibility. However, I am on a small budget and need to find a host that won't eat away at my milk money (sorry for the bad humor).

121 weeks ago from Wordpress Bloggers

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Elisabeth Ericson: Signed up for DreamHost as Erick suggested. How long does it take before the domain is up and running? And, um, where exactly do I ...MoreSigned up for DreamHost as Erick suggested. How long does it take before the domain is up and running? And, um, where exactly do I start?

...finally taking the leap to "real" blogging from Tumblr (http://elisabethericson.tumblr.com)...
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Erick Hitter: @Elisabeth, the domain will take about a day to become active. In the DreamHost Panel, go to Goodies > One-click Installs. Choose Advanced ...More@Elisabeth, the domain will take about a day to become active. In the DreamHost Panel, go to Goodies > One-click Installs. Choose Advanced Mode, ensure that WordPress is selected, then scroll to the bottom and verify the domain selected is where you would like WordPress to be installed. Then click the "Install it for me now!" button to complete the process. You will receive an email in a few minutes once the install is complete. After that, go to your domain to complete the process.
121 weeks ago

Adam Schwenk May have already been shared but http://www.ninite.com is an incredibly useful site if you're windows-OS based. :-)

127 weeks ago from Productivity & Time-Management

Lee Farrar: I can second that, I just switched laptops at work and Nininte halved the time it takes me to get everything setup.
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