Category Archives: Habits

You Think We Don’t Know

A few weeks ago, I was talking with someone on the phone, and in the middle of the conversation, I felt things shift slightly. All of a sudden, her replies got just a bit slower, and her answers became a … Continue reading

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Green Belt vs. White Belt Excuses

One of the key differences that I explain in my training classes between White and Green Belts is the excuses they give when something fails. Let’s imagine that both are late for a function such as a wedding, by 30 … Continue reading

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How Gadgets Force Habits

I have been playing with the idea that time management systems are more complex than I originally described in my early writings on this website. I originally described each person’s system as the collection of the habits, principles, practices and … Continue reading

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Saving Time in Costly Ways

A hilarious new video from Windows Phone 7. On a serious note, each of these people is trying to save time and be more productive – using unproductive habits. (At least none of them is driving… that would be a … Continue reading

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The Taxonomy of Teaching Kids

I just read a fascinating article from the New York Times entitled Building a Better Teacher. It’s a long article, but what got my attention was the fact that it’s built on a search for the fundamentals of teaching. It … Continue reading

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A Typo, a Move and Some Lost Habits

I was hardly prepared for so many things to fall apart when I recently moved my home, and by extension, my home-office. Things came to a head a few minutes ago when I noticed the topic of a post I … Continue reading

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Procrastination Article – A Point I Missed

I wrote an article for the StepCase LifeHack website on the topic of procrastination after getting a bit pissed that the word was getting a bad name! (If you read the article by clicking at the link below you’ll get … Continue reading

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A Study of Caribbean Time Management

As I have often said, my inspiration for this blog comes from a move I made from Hollywood, Florida, USA to live here in Jamaica. If you are from outside the Caribbean,  you probably have an impression that the whole … Continue reading

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A New Hypothesis

In the past few weeks I have been giving some serious thought to what is missing in most time management programs. I now think it’s pretty simple — most people love the ideas they hear in the seminar/book/website, and there … Continue reading

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Vid – Why Most People Fail

Here is a brief video I did that explains why most people fail in their efforts to implement new time management systems. I posted an article with some similar ideas over at the Stepcase Lifehack website, and I received a … Continue reading

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