Productivity Tips – Dr. Melissa’s Blog
How to Take Paper Notes in Meetings
…but what about my meeting notes? ~Every client during the paper-reduction process In a recent post, I discussed the evolution of office paper. Since I started my productivity consultancy in 2007, I have seen tremendous, and successful, efforts to reduce reliance...
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The Only Way to Get Rid of Clutter
What is your clutter? Email, paper, electronic files, to-dos? Clutter accumulates due to indecision. In this video, Dr. Melissa Gratias of Productivity Psychologist, LLC gives you three reasons why you should trust yourself to make good decisions. You can get past...
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Productivity and Motivation: Do you GottaWanna to Get’erDone?
I am a rule follower. To an annoying amount. I took my daughter to a music festival recently. Using a ruler, I measured the one-pocket string bag I procured to make sure it did not exceed the size limits posted on the festival website. As I sat on the grass...
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Paper Clutter: Our Changing Relationship with Office File Cabinets
Excess paper files were once the bane of most offices. Today, the clutter is digital. In this video, Dr. Melissa Gratias of Productivity Psychologist, LLC reviews the evolution of office paper paradigms and offers solutions for those still weighed down by excess paper...
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A Love Letter to Outlook Tasks
Dear Outlook Tasks, We first met in the early 2000s. I came from a Lotus Notes world, and you were there to welcome me to civilization. You sat in the lower left-hand corner of my screen. You beckoned me with promises of productivity, but I ignored you. You were...
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Little changes that greatly improve your productivity
Sometimes we think that being more productive requires big, overwhelming changes to how we work and live. Not true! In this video, Dr. Gratias gives you five small things you can do that may have a big impact on your productivity. Don’t want to watch the video? A...
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What is a “Task Transition” and How Can it Make Me More Productive?
Some things that we do to improve our productivity are big things: use a task list rather than memory, say “No” appropriately, block calendar time, etc. Other productivity-improvement efforts are subtle. Understanding task transitions is one of those. But, small...
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Calming Down: How to Overcome Overwhelm
Often, my coaching clients come to me feeling overwhelmed at work. They have too much to do and not enough time to do it in. In this video, I outline three steps to start to feel in control of your work and your life. Don't want to watch the video? There is a...
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Podcasts: Productivity in your Earbuds
Guest Post by Shannon Martin, Director of Communications for Podbean Do you have a growing stack of unread books? Are there topics you’d love to learn more about but wonder where you’ll find time? Enter….Podcasts! The Serial podcast brought podcasting further into the...
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Random Acts of Kindness…and Productivity!
Random acts of kindness are also productive. In this video, Dr. Melissa Gratias describes three ways you can be kind to other people and help them be more productive. What are some kind things you can do to help your coworkers be the best they can be? Don’t want...
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