Until a year ago I never cared about personal growth. My days were occupied by work and family. I liked my job, I was paid well, and I enjoyed spending time with my wife and two kids. Reading was enjoyable, but after having kids, even that became a chore. Hundreds of books collected dust and […]
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New Writer’s Struggle
I have never written anything in public before. This blog is my first attempt in public writing. I have two problems with writing consistently. I call it “The 2T Problem”. One is ‘Time’ and the other is ‘Topic’. Time – I do not find time to write. Topic – I do not know what to […]
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My Productivity Stack
A productivity stack is a collection of tools and systems to organize one’s work and life. My productivity stack consists of four systems. Goal setting & tracking, Task management, Time management, and Knowledge management. In the center of all this is your habits. No system will work by itself. You need to develop routines and […]
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Monthly Review January 2020
When it comes to goals, the most important thing is the review. You should take a step back and look at the big picture view of where are you and identify the lacking areas. You should make an hour to do this review. Doing such a review in public like this can make you accountable. […]
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Getting Things Done – GTD
Most of us spend too much time either on prioritizing what to do next or recollecting what we forgot to do. Getting Things Done or GTD solves this problem. It is a productivity system to manage the tasks from the time you have attention on something to its completion. It’s a task manager on Steroids. […]
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Annual Review 2020
If you are working for someone else, which most of us are, I am sure you are forced to do an annual performance evaluation every year. It has never been effective with any of the companies I have worked with. Tiago Forte does a personal annual review to look back at the past year and […]