Ever heard about the Pareto principle, also known as the 80/20 rule? This idea states that for most processes, 80% of the outcomes come from only 20% of the input effort. It’s been applied in many areas of life: In economics Pareto noticed that about 80% of Italy's land was owned by 20% of the population (Manual of political economy, 1971). In computer science Microsoft discovered that by fixing the top 20% of the popular bugs, 80% of the co-related errors and crashes in a given system would be eliminated (Microsoft's CEO, 2002). There are many applications of the [...]
When it comes to personal productivity, we are exposed to gazillions of theories and opinions. Distinguishing facts from fiction isn’t always a simple task, but this is why I like to make sure all my knowledge and practical tools have a scientific basis… The truth about Multi-tasking Multi-tasking has long been considered a cornerstone of productivity, and we constantly use the analogy of juggling to optimise our tasks. But what’s the reality? Evidence says that media multitasking weakens the working memory and long-term memory. (Uncapher et al., 2016). Nobody is performing [...]
Innovation is saying no to 1,000 things. You have to pick carefully – Steve Jobs Apple is perhaps one of the most iconic brands that has ever existed and the loyalty of its costumers is remarkable. Back in 2001 I was totally smitten with my first iPod that completely transformed the way I could listen to music. And I developed into an Apple fan for many years since. Having said that I just ditched my iphone!! Once switching to Apple, many of us never go back. iPhones, iPads and MacBooks have become parts of modern pop culture and truly forged it to what it is now. The latest [...]
Here we go again: today you’re going to be productive! And yet, it’s already noon and you don’t know where time has gone?! Instead of getting stressed over your long list of to-do items that have been sitting on your desktop for weeks, how about checking out my simple rules of what not to do?!. In my view, here are the worst productivity mistakes we should all endeavour to avoid!You get to the office and you think you’ll have the whole day to be focused, productive and efficient. Wrong! We always over-estimate our actual time that’s available to be truly [...]
Forget about the latest office software update. Or migrating your entire technology systems into a very neat, modern cloud format to make everyone’s life easier. Want to know what really makes the difference when it comes to productivity? Being a Leader is way harder that it seems: every day I meet people struggling in their role and every day I guide them towards their best solution. Take a sneak preview how CLICK HERE. Here are my best methods for Leaders to dramatically increase productivity:I’ve blogged on it before and said it uncountable times so why not repeat it again:[...]
We’ve all dreamed of working only the 9-5 and having the time to put our feet up, yet still getting everything we need to get done done, right? Forget long days and even nights at the office, catching up on some paperwork that never seems to slow. Nowadays we really can work less and produce more and here’s a few tips how!If you want to save time and sweat in front of the computer you need to be both ruthless and smart. So start by using SMART goals! Goal setting has beneficial effects on productivity (Pritchard et al., 1988), and many other aspects of life I’ve shared [...]
Ever heard about the Pareto principle, also known as the 80/20 rule? This idea states that for most processes, 80% of the outcomes come from only 20% of the input effort. It’s been applied in many areas of life: In economics Pareto noticed that about 80% of Italy's land was owned by 20% of the population (Manual of political economy, 1971). In computer science Microsoft discovered that by fixing the top 20% of the popular bugs, 80% of the co-related errors and crashes in a given system would be eliminated (Microsoft's CEO, 2002). There are many applications of the [...]
When it comes to personal productivity, we are exposed to gazillions of theories and opinions. Distinguishing facts from fiction isn’t always a simple task, but this is why I like to make sure all my knowledge and practical tools have a scientific basis… The truth about Multi-tasking Multi-tasking has long been considered a cornerstone of productivity, and we constantly use the analogy of juggling to optimise our tasks. But what’s the reality? Evidence says that media multitasking weakens the working memory and long-term memory. (Uncapher et al., 2016). Nobody is performing [...]
