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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Productivity tips for Gmail at work
I use Gmail at work and I'm interested in using it more effectively. Does anyone have any productivity tips for how they use Gmail and Google Calendar at work?
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How to take the first step when expressing my emotions? [closed]
I always find it difficult to express love or affection towards my family members, friends, and people surrounding me.
When my sister was alone in a hostel crying, I found it difficult to say "Hey ...
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How to quickly remove bad experiences from mind & switch to another task?
If something bad happens to me in a day, I can't remove that bad experience from my mind; at least for that entire day or sometimes for next 2-3 days (no matter how small that bad experience is). And ...
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How to cancel out caffeine's effects on sleep?
I'm a programmer and I need caffeine in order to do my job.
But, the paradox is - the same caffeine that enables me to do my job degrades the quality of my sleep, which in return degrades my ability ...
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I need some way to organize files/data visually on Windows 7
I'm looking for a solution for a user. User is not technologically advanced, but willing to learn. User is not doing this for a job, does not have access to sharepoint, exchange, or other corporate ...
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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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How to solve my personal issues to be productive and happy person
Until two years ago, I was a positive thinker, easily forgot petty issues, and was productive. After that I started studying for a masters in Computer Science and started a full time job. This means I ...
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Reviewing Past Productivity
I have tried tons of apps, some of the ones I like being Wunderlist and Workflowy. A feature that these 2 don't have (to my knowledge) is a weekly review.. I would love to be able to go back and see ...
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how much does one need to change their living situation to be productive enough?
While looking at The Happiness Project, Steve Pavlina, Randy Pausch etc I realize there are a number of objective things you need to do in your life to be productive. One needs to learn how to sleep ...
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How can I remain productive when working long hours?
Occasionally I have to spend some late nights working on projects. It is not a common occurrence, but sometimes projects just need an extra night or two to hit a deadline. Unfortunately I have found ...
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Is talking to yourself a good thing?
I talk to myself aloud through out the day. I never felt it weird. But it does get embarrassing when colleagues give you weird looks. I know I am not alone though.
Also I am introvert. So it sort of ...
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Monitor Display Settings for better productivity
I am a software professional and have to do coding as well as having to do reading on the computer for the whole day. I noticed some time back that I tend to take my face a bit closer to monitor when ...
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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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How to get more from a laid-back QA internship? [migrated]
I started an internship 2 weeks ago as a Quality Assurance Engineer intern and in the intern orientation I was told: "You can only get out as much as you put into your internship." After the ...
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The flow phenomena
Short: How to trigger so called "flow" phenomena during everyday work routine (which is not really challenging)?
A bit more detailed:
On Wikipedia site about flow we can read:
Flow is the mental ...
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How to concentrate on only one thing?
I have a problem. I can't concentrate on one thing at a time. I can't read a whole article, I can't read a whole book, I can't watch tv without reading news from social networks for example.
Could ...
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How to set/control my hours with a new employer?
When I start a new job I face a difficult time with hours.
I like to work from 7 or 8 (when it is nice and quiet) to 3 or 4 in the office and then do a bunch more at home.
These hours are not usually ...
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How to setup linux as a pure working environment
I am a freelance programmer and I suffer from procrastination - a lot. When I manage to dive into work I really enjoy it, but then after a while something crosses my mind, and I have strong urge to ...
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Becoming efficient and thus reducing how much we work & stress?
We're all about productivity and efficiency these days. But these all serve to get more done in less time, making us more stressed and looking for even more ways to cut time down. At least, that's ...
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what do you do when you are stuck at programming and you don't have access to internet?
This is a question most of us have faced while programming. Getting stuck! It might be a programmatic problem or tool problem, most of us eventually face it.
You know something is supposed to work ...
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I have a mastermind group set up. Now what? What activities should we be doing while together?
I am interested in any ideas on interesting activities or discussions we could do/have while together. Also any tips on how to effectively run a mastermind group and ensure our members get the maximum ...
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While browsing, how can I quickly capture thoughts/ideas across locations and environments into a centralized, searchable medium?
While actively browsing the internet (via phone/tablet/desktop), how can I quickly file an impromptu thought or idea into a centralized, searchable medium -- but importantly -- through a method that's ...
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Is there any application which can track things on daily basis
I am looking for some personal tracking or logging application in which i can enter my records for each day.
Just like we have the hard copy of the diary with all dates and times and we can look back ...
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How to solve my coursework problems efficiently
What is the most efficient way to approach problem solving?
I currently use trial and error or fitting the question to similar questions I have solved before. Breaking the problem down to the base ...
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Helping young people that want to improve productivity, but are struggling with authority?
Only a few years ago I was in at that age where everyone around me wanted to party and only have a good time. Even then I was driven to look for another path. Now I find myself with some younger ...
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Using volunteering to develop my skills
A few months ago, I asked a Question at Workplace on skills advancement, in short I started my career as PHP developer and I'm now interested in RAILS development. I've spent some time learning rails ...
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Good approaches to refactor myself to become more productive?
I am programmer and I want to be more productive in my profession.
I was searching for how to do this and in many places I encountered the idea that I should "refactor" myself.
So, how can I ...
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Feeling after working on hard problem
Is it generally the case that getting stuck/working on a difficult problem means that you feel uncomfortable (i.e. you head hurt)? Or do some people feel like they are watching a movie and it is fun? ...
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any apps to help maintain 'end of day' journal, to keep track of the work done?
I recently started using a 'TODO' app (wunderlist) to keep track of tasks I need to do. I can keep personal and office stuff on it and since it syncs with my phone and home/office computers, it has ...
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Shortcut to open a web Paymo timer
Is there a chrome extension or a bookmarklet to open Paymo timer?
I know a lot of people use this service for time tracking but you always have to go to the website first and click Timer button.
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Self-hosted Evernote alternative?
I'd like to have an app running on my own server that stores and syncs notes, with a great interface. Any suggestions?
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What is the difference between impulsiveness and listening to intuition? [closed]
When i think of a solution to a problem ,, How do i know that I'm Listening to my heart, acting on intuition rather than being impulsive....?
What is the difference between them?
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Nudges - to achieve personal change?
I have tried a system of sending myself timed emails daily (using virtual meetings in Google Calendar), each containing a self-message; e.g. at 6am 'stay positive', at 8.30am 'break work down into ...
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Will my workplace benefit from a stack exchange clone on the intranet?
I am thinking of proposing to setup a stack exchange clone at our company intranet. The idea is to have a place where anybody can ask a question about anything work related, especially about our IT ...
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Is there a positive correlation between coming to work early and productivity?
I work as a software engineer. In this line of work, we typically have a flexible schedule, and as long as we get stuff done we can come to work late and leave early.
In my experience it seems that ...
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Advice on GTD productivity system
I'm considering spending the $48 per month on the GTD (Getting things done) system advertised by David Allen.
Is this a complete time management and productivity system ?
Do you need to purchase ...
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Is there research about the productivity benefits of standing vs. sitting at work?
Mostly what I've found is anecdotal. Would love to know if there has been any actual research on this subject. I've tried both and don't find a dramatic difference, wondering if investing in a ...
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Working on too many ideas?
It is said that to work effectively we should focus and concentrate. But it is also true that to get more productive, one has to work a lot. So is it better to work on more than one project at a time ...
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Recommended Task and Goal Management Apps
What recommendations are there for good apps that combine goal setting with task (or to-do list) management ?
I currently use Microsoft One Note, because you can create lots of related pages and it ...
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Depression or Procrastination, Can either be permanently changed?
This morning I was diagnosed with depression and given medication. My initial reason for visiting the doctor, is because I'm very tired and can't seem to generate the elan to do stuff.
As an example, ...
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Does Adderal help productivity?
What are your experiences with adderal and productivity? It it better than coffee?
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Doing a lot of things in one day— good or bad?
Ok so I am a student so my question is not exactly related to workspace but it is related to work productivity so that is why I am posting it here.
I am planning to learn a few things during the ...
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Writing more in spite of laziness
I am a PhD student, and I have found that writing down my ideas and thoughts helps me discover new ideas which fascinate me. Such ideas would be difficult to generate just by thinking. Unfortunately, ...
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While learning any new programming language, is it a myth to use a basic text editor instead of an IDE to learn concepts?
I am learning Ruby on Rails these days and asked one of my friend to provide me an IDE for Ruby on Rails, but he suggested to write code on Notepad/Dreamweaver (Windows user currently) first instead ...
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Why do I become more lazy when thinking about the things I want to strive to achieve?
I am a cadet at the US Coast Guard Academy and am a Civil Engineering major. I'm determined to stick to this major, but I'm struggling to keep my GPA above 2.0. However, I've noticed that the more ...
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How to measure/increase productivity
I am an individual contributor in the team working from off-shore. My manager is onsite and he assigns work to be on calls. The project is in very initial stage so I am mostly doing POC's. However, I ...
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What to do when tired instead of surfing the internet?
After a full day, I am tired, and often end up mindlessly surfing the internet in the evening. It is the easiest thing to do when I've already made a lot of decisions during the day. Unfortunately, ...
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App to track activities and progress on them
I need to find application to track my activities and progress that I did on it (for example number of pages I read or exercises I did). I need to be able to look on what I spent last month for ...
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Grasping new things quickly or in less time
I am 4yrs experience software engineer. When a new requirement comes or when I move to another project, I take a long time to understand the process/flow. So become helpless to work on any development ...
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Hating sleep at night because of inadequate feeling of no achievement during the day
I've been having a hatred for sleep and when i mean hatred i mean a feeling of not wanting to fall asleep because i feel i've done nothing during the day to achieve my goals.
How can i stop feeling ...
