Pretty much anybody you ask will tell you they’re pressed for time. There just aren’t enough hours to get it all done, yadda yadda yadda. So we prioritize, streamline, and simplify. You can improve your efficiency until you’re blue in the face, not to mention very tightly wound, but you still aren’t addressing one of the biggest time and energy wasters in your day: incoming information. As my 13-year-old daughter, Meagan, would text on her phone: “TMI” (translation: Too Much Information). If the 21st century has brought us anything, it is WAY too much information. You can watch several channels full of cable news 24 hours a day. You can surf the internet on any topic until you can’t see straight. Most people could heat their home with the amount of junk mail they receive on a continuous … [Read more...]
NEW Productivity Pro audio podcast! The Importance of Productivity During Down Times
Like it or not, social media sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter are here to stay – and it isn’t just kid stuff anymore. In fact, businesses and individuals worldwide keep finding interesting ways to use social networks and other interactive online media to do some pretty amazing things – from building their brands to getting to know their customers. How do you keep it from sabotaging your productivity? Powered by Podbean.com … [Read more...]
The Productivity Minute #2 by Laura Stack – Planning Your Day
Laura Stack discusses how planning has changed over the year and why old planning techniques don't work. However, you still must plan to have a productive day, so tune in for her advice. … [Read more...]
The Productivity Minute #1 by Laura Stack – Your first to-do of the day
The Productivity Minute #1 by Laura Stack www.TheProductivityPro.com … [Read more...]
Watch Laura Stack sell The Productivity Pro Day-Timer on QVC
My QVC segment aired live on 1/8/08 at approximately 8:20 EST. … [Read more...]
Laura Stack appears on QVC
Tune in on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 7:00 AM EST to QVC and watch Laura Stack LIVE as she sells her Productivity Pro(R) Day-Timer(R)! Or if you miss the show, go to www.QVC.com and watch it on-line. … [Read more...]
Productivity after dark – Making the Most of Short Winter Days and Long Winter Nights
The holidays are over, the snow doesn't seem so pretty anymore, and we’re all ready to see some sunshine again. This is the time of year when even on those really dreary days it’s important to remember that spring is right around the corner. If you aren't careful, it is much too easy to end up in a late winter slump, which can cause good spirits and productivity to go right down the drain. Take heart! Long days and beautiful weather will be here again before we know it. And in the meantime, there’s plenty we can do to get the most out of short winter days and long winter nights. Read on for some thoughts on maintaining your personal productivity (not to mention your sanity). Avoid working nights. When the weather is nice, we have a great incentive to be productive … [Read more...]
Business efficiency: The Importance of Productivity During Down Times
https://theproductivitypro.com/newsletters/num115Dec2008.htm visit for full newsletter Importance of Productivity during Down Times In the summer of 1900... • The average life expectancy in the United States was 47. • A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost $11, which was an incredible sum because the average American made .22 cents an hour, or about $400 per year. • Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo. • Only 6% of all Americans had graduated from high school. • Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at corner drugstores. • There were about 230 reported murders in the US annually. Amazing what a century will change. Amazing what a few months will change. Growth ends, recession sets in, the … [Read more...]
