Productivity is about the effective and efficient use of all resources. Resources include time, people, knowledge, information, finance, equipment, space, energy, materials.
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If after a few weeks/months I forget a topic which I studied in the past, does it mean that I never understood it in the first place?
I write blogs whenever I study a technical topic. After a few months if I start thinking about that topic, my mind feels like a blank slate.
Does it mean that I never understood the topic in the ...
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Improve productivity in a non will job
I need help. I am a software engineer but i didn't opt for this career by will. I did it because of family pressure. I wanted to be a cricketer.
I have got good results in all my exams and also been ...
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Looking for printable daily organizer/planner/scheduler for 2013
I am having a hard time searching for an electronic version (any file type that can be printed) of a daily planner. Paper version of these planners look something like this:
Only requirements for ...
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How to set targets for two equally important tasks?
I always find it really difficult to set my targets, from my perception as both works are equally important for me.
My situation is- Currently I am working on a project that really needs my ...
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What are the steps to be taken to bring more clarity to your thought process?
I had recently migrated from being a student to an IT professional and I realized that I need to bring in more clarity in my thought process.
My job requires me to ask critical questions (I do ...
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How to be a smart worker rather than hard worker to be fit for the IT industry?
How do I work smart rather than work hard, specially in IT context (web development, PHP basically) as this field absorbs only smart professionals?
Sometimes I personally feel that I need to work in ...
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What do I do with reasonably large tasks that are due at some point in the future?
I have found that my todo lists work great for three cases:
Simple things that have a very specific due date (e.g. call Chris at 3pm, pay credit card bill by January 15, etc.)
Things I would like to ...
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Context vs. Lists
I'm not very familiar with this whole Getting Things Done thing, but I believe this is where context and lists are very important. I was wondering what the difference between the two were. It seems to ...
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How to handle short-term high workload?
Occasionally, I have several important, high workload tasks to be done within a short period of time. Some examples would be (as a student) several assignments released at the same time and due at the ...
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I'm chronically late to work: how do I change this?
Since I started working on May, I'm always late. Not by minutes, but hours. Last month I logged the hour I arrived at my desk every day and calculated I'm on average 1.5 hour late.
I've been trying ...
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How to use pomodoro technique when doing tasks with dependencies?
The Pomodoro Technique works well for me when I do fixed ,defined tasks like studying using book or working on specific issues .But I struggle with this technique when the task at hand has a lot of ...
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What is the most radical productivity technique that you successfully use?
I think, most people understand the importance of such productivity techniques and principles as focusing, setting goals, avoiding distractions, checking email twice a day, rising early, doing ...
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Free 'developer activity tracker' software for increasing productivity of development
Does anybody know of developer activity tracker software used to increase productivity of development?
I need to find out developer's time distribution. How much time do they spend on browsing, ...
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How does accumulation of knowledge/skill works in case of the 10,000 hours rule? [closed]
I have often read on the internet that one needs 10,000 hours ( Malcolm Gladwell's Theory ) of deliberate practice to become good at something. It takes about 7 years @ 4 hours per day. Does this mean ...
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How to constrain my emotions and act based on my wisdom?
I am not sure that this is the right SE site to place this question. If not my early apologies and please redirect me right SE site.
I am suffering from a high intensity of my emotions. Anger, fear, ...
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What is the most effective activity to recover productivity? [closed]
Everyone knows that taking a break can increase productivity but what is the most effective way to take a break? Is there a correlation between number, length and frequency of breaks to productivity ...
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How to focus without bad habits?
I have a terrible habit, Whenever I am deeply concentrating on something I chew my fingers, Not just a slight munch, but enough that i am splitting the skin.
The issue is that I am so focused on ...
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Pollen or hay fever season and personal productivity
There are several weeks in each year when my productivity drops to zero because of hay fever. I basically can't think about any productive solution for this problem.
I am a programmer. It's not just ...
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How do I concentrate, feel comfortable and be productive?
I've recently been using my computer while laying down on my bed with a monitor arm extending my monitor in front of me from the side of the bed.
My keyboard and mouse are wireless, and I can use ...
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How to overcome cold/allergies/mild sickness?
I am often very productive and motivated. However, this is destroyed when I have a cold or allergies or am simply not feeling well. I am not talking about having a very obvious illness - I am ...
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How to keep the “spark” alive after graduating and starting to work?
I have recently graduated from college and started working quite far away from home (1200 miles appx). And I am finding this new life, new daily routine a little too easy to adjust to.
I am an ...
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Feeling of stress when I have to learn something new
I am a senior student doing a Computer Science degree. At the moment I have to be working on my advanced final project thus I have alot of software development concepts to grasp in short period. When ...
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How can I deal with my personal email while working a full-time job?
I'm constantly behind (and sometimes WAY behind - like 6 months behind) with my personal email. I'm pretty good at keeping my work email under control (my inbox is frequently empty) using a GTD-like ...
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Mindfulness and Pomodoro technique question
The idea of being focused on what I'm doing right now from Pomodoro technique.
And the idea of mindfulness from Buddhism looks very similar to me.
1.Can mindfulness training from Buddhism helps to ...
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Are there any tips for studying and working at the same time?
Currently I'm a full time employee with the potential to improve myself. I've enrolled in a Master's degree program that will require me to take classes during working hours. For example, I will ...
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Getting Annoyed by workmate
I get annoyed most times when someone does something wrong, as result I can't work properly and it effects my productivity as IT professional. e.g. one of my work mate answers question to one of SO by ...
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Programmer/Coder/SysAdmin Typing Productivity
I try to learn how to type fast and have managed to learn a lot. I am quite good at typing english text now. I do a lot of programmation though and if QWERTY seems fitted for english text, it doesn't ...
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Name of music type that is not distracting
I'm convinced some quiet background music can increase productivity or at least I'm willing to try :) I'd rather listen to music on head phone than street noise.
I believe that music should be ...
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Is it a bad idea to work in the evenings or at night?
Sometimes when I'm bored I work in the evenings and even into the night on work related projects. Is this a bad thing?
Will it harm future productivity during the day? Should you strictly limit ...
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how to maintain a constant productivity level?
I'm facing the following situation: I can work very productively on one or two projects for a couple of weeks (40-60 hours), feeling that nothing (and nobody) can stop me, getting all things done. But ...
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meditation and productivity
I heart a lot about power of meditation, however I never tried by myself. I tried to find any useful information regarding connection between meditation and productivity, and found nothing ...
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fasting and low-calory diet good for the brain?
I recently watched a BBC Horizon documentary that seems to argue that fasting is good for your general health and your mental acuity.
What scientific evidence is there for and against it?
The ...
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how to finalize a project?
I have this problem. I like to plan projects, and to define what will be and not present; I also like to create graphics, and also to develop most of the project, but when it comes to details, I ...
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Can someone help me speed up my workflow (accessing spreadsheets)
Part of my job involves creating new articles. Each article is stored inside a spreadsheet and has an article number in cell A and a name in cell B.
The only reason I ever need to open the ...
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How to correctly resume yourself with the same enthusiasm after sleep?
Many times I find ideas of good things working in my head. Those ideas are good and I want to work on them tomorrow, also. And sometimes, I feel interested in a project/work, doing it with pleasure. ...
