Category Archives: Habits

Who Cares What Time You Come to Work?

A few years ago, I remember talking with a friend who was telecommuting and saving an hour each way in traffic.  At first, it sounded great!  That is, until I heard about the electronic snooping, keystroke recording, logging and clicking … Continue reading

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Our Open House Continues… a Teleclass!

Our Open House is in full swing and people are registering in the Free and Plus programs as speak.  It’s an exciting moment in the history of 2Time Labs! On Thursday night (Oct 6th), the adventure continues with a teleclass … Continue reading

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Finding Software that Links Goals to Habits

I found an interesting program that connects goals with not only tasks, but the habits that need to change to make them happen. On a consulting call with a client earlier today, she bemoaned the fact that managers were allowing … Continue reading

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What I’m Learning from Doing Better Reviews

Once again, I am tinkering with my time management system. A little background… the belt system set up here at 2Time Labs describes skills ranging from White, Yellow, Orange and Green belts. It goes no further than these 4 skill … Continue reading

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The REAL Secret to Personal Productivity

This BNET article was written with such a cheeky tone that I couldn’t tell whether the author, Steve Tobak, was serious or not: The Real Secret to Personal Productivity. But I endorse his conclusion — true productivity is a function … Continue reading

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An “Up” from Jawbone

An interesting post from the Fast Company website might be the beginning of some of the problems we have in measuring time management upgrades. The product is a sensor that looks like a wristband, and can be used to track … Continue reading

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Unscalable Habits

As working professionals, there are points in our careers when things take a turn for the worse in terms of our personal productivity. The symptoms are sometimes clear to see.  All of a sudden, commitments start falling through the cracks.  … Continue reading

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How a Green Belt Delegates

Delegating is a critical practice for all working professionals, and I’m sometimes asked how a Green Belt should undertake this critical task. It’s a tricky topic, because Green Belts delegate differently depending on the person to whom the task is … Continue reading

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Using Your Basal Ganglia to Change Habits

If you have ever wondered why it’s so hard to upgrade the habits, practices and rituals that make up your time management system, then you need look no further.  Apparently, it has a lot to do with brain physiology: Similarly, … Continue reading

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Crazy Ways to “Save Time”

I have written a great deal about Blackberry abuse here on the 2Time website.  What I also try to emphasize is the fact that people who multi-task in dangerous, unhygienic, rude and unproductive ways develop these habits in order to … Continue reading

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