Category Archives: Equipment

A Treasure-Trove of Data on Time Management Needs

In prior posts I have made the point that Outlook and Gmail have become much more than email programs. While they both started out as email managers, they have become the primary portals that people use to manage time demands … Continue reading

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A Television Appearance on Information Overload Day

A couple of weeks ago I was asked to come on TVJ here in Kingston, Jamaica to help promote the fact that Oct 20, 2010 was Information Overload Awareness Day. The interviewers had a good laugh when one of their … Continue reading

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How Smart Should Smartphones Be?

I vividly remember the times in the past when I upgraded my personal time management system with the help of outside tools, but today, in 2010, I am stymied by the hype around smartphones. The first upgrade occurred in 1980 … Continue reading

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Choosing My First Smartphone (for Productivity’s Sake)

If you are a frequent reader of this site you will know that I have questioned at length the unproductive practices and habits that have arisen around smartphones. With that in mind, I have decided to start a quest to … Continue reading

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Recent Reseach on Blackberry un-Productivity

I stumbled across some research that backed up what I have been seeing in companies recently. The paper I found came from researchers at MIT:  Ubiquitous Email: Individual Experiences and Organizational Consequences of Blackberry Use by Melissa Mazmanian, Joanne Yates … Continue reading

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Productivity Needs to be Redefined

I just submitted an article that I hope will be published at the Stepcase Lifehack website in the next week or so. It talks about the sales pitch that companies have used to sell smartphones:  “Buy this device and you’ll … Continue reading

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An Update from Jamaica

It’s been a while since I’ve posted due to one significant interruption — civil unrest here in Jamaica. I won’t rehash the reasons why it’s happening, as the news reports have been doing a fairly good job of that.  But … Continue reading

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The Productive Moron

I just published a provocative article over at the Stepcase Lifehack blog entitled “Are You Becoming a Productive Moron?” In the article I make a tongue-in-cheek prediction based on some of the behaviors I see today… the most simple-minded employees … Continue reading

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Escaping Your Unproductive Boss’ Bad Habits

When I joined the corporate world back in 1988, there seemed to be only a few managers that were crazy-making. Nowadays, their numbers seem to have increased, aided with new technology that helps them get their way in the short … Continue reading

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Employee Use Policies on Blackberrys, Cell Phones & PDAs

I just received the following invitation to join this US$199 conference call. I was wondering how long it would take for companies to start to limit the “always on” culture that smartphones have created. Perhaps fear of litigation will “help” … Continue reading

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