Daily links Tuesday, 12 January, 2010
By Helen
1. 6 Easy Ways to Track Your Blog Success
In new year, everything starts afresh and so do bloggers. Aside from resolutions and blogging plans, it’s time to evaluate our blogging progress from previous year. Some of you may not be a fan in tracking stats but in order to plan well ahead, at least a simple review is needed. I don’t plan to bombard you with multiple tools, but some easy, accessible ways you can do for your blog evaluation
2. How to Get a Stalled Project Moving Again
Do you have a long-term project which you’ve stalled on? Perhaps you’ve got a half-written novel tucked away, or you started a blog that you haven’t updated for weeks or months. Maybe you began a bigcraft project – a tapestry or rug. Or you planned to redecorate the spare bedroom, but never got further than moving furniturearound.
3. 8 Unconventional Ways to De-stress and Release Tension
As we move through our daily routines we are often faced with obstacles and challenges which can lead to some degree of stress and anxiety. So to become more relaxed and free of tensions it is important to break away from your ordinary routine and find ways to de-stress. This process can be very simple or more in depth, but why not try something new and different? Here are 8, not your everyday ordinary, ways to de-stress and release tensions.
4. Fabulous Resources for Free Self-Education
What do Bill Gates, Ray Bradbury, Abigail Adams, Richard Branson, and Benjamin Franklin all have in common? None of them received higher education; they’re autodidacts.
January 13th, 2010
Daily links Thursday, 3 December, 2009
By Helen
1. I never got a good explanation why, doing things in a faster way, for many people means productivity. But now, I found it. “Why reading faster doesn’t increase productivity”.
The post’s argument was based on the idea that every project involves a lot of reading – background materials, books, blog posts, notes. It didn’t mention emails but that’s another area where reading faster might seem more productive. [...] But productivity isn’t about speed, even if we’ve been led to believe it is. It’s about being effective. It’s about accomplishing things — and that’s about doing the most important things, not the most things.
2. Do you know how to manage your projects? If you don’t, then you should read this: A quick guide to GTD & projects
Some of the most common questions we get are about managing projects. Here is how one of the Coaches replied when a new GTD’er was asking how to manage projects and all of the related steps.
3. Why are we giving up to our projects? Why are we letting go to some of our expectations and dreams? What Are You Putting Off? How to Get On With It in 3 Steps
Most of us put things off. Sometimes, we put off getting started or making progress on big projects… and other times, we put off small tasks that sound simple on paper but seem like a big effort to do.
The problem is, the more we put something off, the harder it is to get going on it.