Productivity Tips – Dr. Melissa’s Blog
Productive Password Management
If you haven’t experienced the misery of having one (or more) of your online accounts infiltrated by hackers, consider yourself lucky. Unfortunately, my family is not in that lucky group. A few months ago, my husband and I spent an uncounted number of hours...
Productivity and Pain
Guest post by Rebecca Watkins, artist. I was looking straight at the face of one of my favorite students and I couldn’t recall her name. “¡Excelente, señorita!” Once again, I successfully hid my memory issues from my students and coworkers by referring to...
I’ve Been Thinking…
If you haven’t experienced the misery of having one (or more) of your online accounts infiltrated by hackers, consider yourself lucky. Unfortunately, my family is not in that lucky group. A few months ago, my husband and I spent an uncounted number of hours...
How to Improve Productivity with an Office Move
Guest post by Rebecca Watkins, artist. I was looking straight at the face of one of my favorite students and I couldn’t recall her name. “¡Excelente, señorita!” Once again, I successfully hid my memory issues from my students and coworkers by referring to...
The Death of Paper?
In Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (animated version), one of my favorite scenes is a quick exchange between the villain, Gaston, and his sidekick, Lefoux. Gaston: Lefoux, I’m afraid I’ve been thinking. Lefoux: A dangerous pastime! Gaston: I know. For...
Why Am I Procrastinating?
Everyone procrastinates from time to time – it’s human nature. We put off writing a report, calling potential clients, or starting what we consider a boring job. Here are a few of the excuses we give: I don’t have enough information. I’ll have more time tomorrow. I...
How to Create a Powerful To-Do List
Is paper all bad? Absolutely not. Is everyone trying to eliminate paper? Nope. So, when is it okay to use paper? Read on… Despite the predominance of projectors, laptops, iPads, and shared filing systems, there just seems to be no substitute for a stack of...
The Story of My National TV Appearance
One of the central tenets of my productivity-improvement work with my clients is to, where possible, maximize what is already available to you. Often, we don’t need a complete overhaul of work processes and technology. We need to take full advantage of current...
“Break it Down” vs. “Dive Right In”
You are (metaphorically) standing in front of a large task. A daunting task. A beast. Do you flare your nostrils and start working on the first thing that comes to mind that will help you accomplish the task? Or, do you squint your eyes and start listing...
Impermanence and the Fire at Notre Dame Cathedral
When I was 20 years old, I had a cool summer job. I worked in an orphanage in Paris as a caregiver for a group of eight children. Because I had to be at work in the wee hours of the morning, I was usually done for the day shortly after lunch. At least...