Category Archives: Flow

More on Happiness and Time Management – Lifehack

Posted on December 20, 2012 by fwade_admin

The article I write that was just published on Stepcase Lifehack talked about a connection I picked up in the research between happiness and time management – it’s beyond just a mere time management tip. Building on that article, I … Continue reading →

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Flowing: A Possible New Fundamental

Posted on December 14, 2012 by fwade_admin

Recently, I watched a couple of videos that gave life to some ideas I have been mulling: that the flow state has everything to do with time management. The flow state is defined by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi as one of high … Continue reading →

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Richard Branson’s Time Management Techniques

Posted on October 7, 2011 by fwade_admin

Here’s an interesting interview with Richard Branson on how he manages his time, and his 300-400 email messages. I’m a great fan of his practical methods, which are right in line with best practices.  What’s interesting is that he has … Continue reading →

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Ways to Avoid Digital Distractions

Posted on September 19, 2011 by fwade_admin

For some strange reason, the world is conspiring to keep us in a constant state of digital distraction.  It affects our productivity, and ruins our peace of mind… while robbing us of that great feeling that comes from knowing we … Continue reading →

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Why Your Multi-Tasking Isn’t Working

Posted on September 7, 2011 by fwade_admin

Here’s a great article from Popsop.com that speaks to the follies of multi-tasking, even when we believe we are quite good at it. The fact is, we aren’t, and it actually is a habit that hinders our productivity rather than … Continue reading →

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Hard Thinking in a Busy Schedule

Posted on June 13, 2011 by fwade_admin

I found another of Cal Newport’s gems that fits quite well into the 2Time way of thinking.  Getting Creative Things Done: How to Fit Hard Thinking into a Busy Schedule. In this post he makes the point that the best … Continue reading →

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Makers vs. Managers

Posted on June 8, 2011 by fwade_admin

This is an interesting essay from Paul Graham that describes two very different mindsets to how one’s time is used throughout the day. He distinguishes between managers who move from one activity to another from creators/makers who need to have … Continue reading →

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A Fascinating Account of Improvement

Posted on June 6, 2011 by fwade_admin

I read an interesting post written by Cal Newport over at the 99% blog entitled “A Day Without Distraction: Lessons Learned from 12 Hours of Forced Focus.” The author makes a significant change in his time management system, by adopting … Continue reading →

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Your Brain at Work

Posted on May 9, 2011 by fwade_admin

A new study was just released that backs up the work done by Mihaly Csikszentmihaly in his book “Flow”, that uses a great deal of neuroscience to back up his notion that we are at our most productive when we … Continue reading →

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Blackberry-Specific Habits

Posted on April 20, 2011 by fwade_admin

This is a great article written by a friend of mine – Ian Price – for the Guardian newspaper in the UK. One of the startling statistics he quotes is the fact that Blackberry users spend much more time checking … Continue reading →

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