http://simplelifehabits.com Simple Steps on a Directed Path Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:00:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/5-minutes-in-the-morning-productivity-all-day http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/5-minutes-in-the-morning-productivity-all-day#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 11:58:13 +0000 Jonathan http://simplelifehabits.com/?p=889 I am currently writing a short blog series on productivity. So far, since implementing this system my productivity has increased. What is great about what I have shared so far is that it has been effortless to implement with my existing time management system. I am currently using ZenDone as my productivity tool of choice. [...]]]> http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/5-minutes-in-the-morning-productivity-all-day/feed 1 http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/how-to-set-90-day-goals-and-crush-it http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/how-to-set-90-day-goals-and-crush-it#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:56:08 +0000 Jonathan http://simplelifehabits.com/?p=885 In the last post, I summarized the book 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done. You can read my review here. In this post, I want to share with you how I am implementing the steps in my own way. Most people set yearly goals and then try to [...]]]> http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/how-to-set-90-day-goals-and-crush-it/feed 0 http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/my-zendone-review-a-new-gtd-evernote-productivity-tool http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/my-zendone-review-a-new-gtd-evernote-productivity-tool#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:48:11 +0000 Jonathan http://simplelifehabits.com/?p=806 I was fortunate enough to be a part of a beta test group for the new ZenDone.com productivity tool. The goal of this task manager is to be the best GTD tool that integrates with Evernote. I am a huge fan of Evernote and use it daily so I was excited about testing out a [...]]]> http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/my-zendone-review-a-new-gtd-evernote-productivity-tool/feed 3 http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/anytodo-a-nifty-to-do-list-program http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/anytodo-a-nifty-to-do-list-program#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:26:39 +0000 Jonathan http://simplelifehabits.com/?p=788 As a lover of productivity tools, I am often on the look out for innovative ways to get things done. I recently came across an iPhone/iPad app called AnyToDo. It uses both the principle of “First Things First” and the 4 Time Quadrant Principle from Stephen Covey. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is one [...]]]> http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/anytodo-a-nifty-to-do-list-program/feed 0 http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/how-to-manage-your-time-with-a-pomodoro-timer http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/how-to-manage-your-time-with-a-pomodoro-timer#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:52:35 +0000 Jonathan http://simplelifehabits.com/?p=771 If you follow my blog, then you now how much I believe in the power of working in focus sessions. I want to show you how to manage your time with a pomodoro timer. For my current workflow, I work for 90 minutes with an intense focus on taking massive action. In my morning focus [...]]]> http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/how-to-manage-your-time-with-a-pomodoro-timer/feed 3 http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/how-to-focus-on-studying http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/how-to-focus-on-studying#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:23:20 +0000 Jonathan http://simplelifehabits.com/?p=535 We all get fatigued and our brain feels fried at times. When we are in school, we know that we need to study but we just lack the will power and motivation to do so. We need to learn how to focus on studying. Yet, we are never taught this discipline at school and we [...]]]> http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/how-to-focus-on-studying/feed 0 http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/getting-things-done-fast http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/getting-things-done-fast#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:52:13 +0000 Jonathan http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/getting-things-done-fast Several years go I read a book that forever changed my view on time management. The book was Getting Things Done by David Allen. It defined a process for me to follow from the moment a task or project entered my mind all the way to deciding what to work on. The areas where the [...]]]> http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/getting-things-done-fast/feed 2 http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/parkinsons-law-how-to-get-twice-as-much-done-everyday http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/parkinsons-law-how-to-get-twice-as-much-done-everyday#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:41:42 +0000 Jonathan http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/parkinsons-law-how-to-get-twice-as-much-done-everyday I love to read and research about time management. There isn’t a time management book that I have not picked up and at least looked through. I have seen every technique and idea that is out there. The law that I am about to share with you today is by far the most profound principle [...]]]> http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/parkinsons-law-how-to-get-twice-as-much-done-everyday/feed 0 http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/help-i-am-addicted-to-email http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/help-i-am-addicted-to-email#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:54:28 +0000 Jonathan http://simplelifehabits.com/?p=134 Do you find yourself checking your email several times a day? If you have a mobile phone are you constantly looking for new messages? It is easy to get addicted to email, I know I have. The problem is that it can be a complete time waster. All it takes is to see a message [...]]]> http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/help-i-am-addicted-to-email/feed 0 http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/the-collection-habit-of-time-management http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/the-collection-habit-of-time-management#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:53:33 +0000 Jonathan http://simplelifehabits.com/?p=130 Time management is really a misnomer. You cannot control time. It just keeps on ticking. What you can control is yourself. Self-management is an important component if you are ever going to get on top of “your stuff” in life. We all have different ways of managing our stuff and much of it is personality [...]]]> http://simplelifehabits.com/time-management-habits/the-collection-habit-of-time-management/feed 0