Comments on: The Secret To Being Productive http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-secret-to-being-productive/2007/04/30/ Startups, entrepreneurship, business and social media Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:44:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Singapore Entrepreneur http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-secret-to-being-productive/2007/04/30/comment-page-2/#comment-97996 Singapore Entrepreneur Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:34:45 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-secret-to-being-productive/2007/04/30/#comment-97996 I enjoyed reading this post on productivity and look forward to your ebook. Hopefully I don't just end up reading :D and doing nothing afterwards which is what happens with all those Lifestyle magazines that get lapped up by women. I enjoyed reading this post on productivity and look forward to your ebook. Hopefully I don’t just end up reading :D and doing nothing afterwards which is what happens with all those Lifestyle magazines that get lapped up by women.

]]> By: Singapore Entrepreneur http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-secret-to-being-productive/2007/04/30/comment-page-2/#comment-103595 Singapore Entrepreneur Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:34:45 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-secret-to-being-productive/2007/04/30/#comment-103595 I enjoyed reading this post on productivity and look forward to your ebook. Hopefully I don't just end up reading :D and doing nothing afterwards which is what happens with all those Lifestyle magazines that get lapped up by women. I enjoyed reading this post on productivity and look forward to your ebook. Hopefully I don't just end up reading :D and doing nothing afterwards which is what happens with all those Lifestyle magazines that get lapped up by women.

]]> By: The Ultimate Guide to Productivity Group Writing Project : Instigator Blog http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-secret-to-being-productive/2007/04/30/comment-page-2/#comment-54679 The Ultimate Guide to Productivity Group Writing Project : Instigator Blog Sat, 05 Jan 2008 06:33:45 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-secret-to-being-productive/2007/04/30/#comment-54679 [...] your secret? Please Share! Update: Some participants in the project have started talking about producing an e-book of the content under the Creative Commons license, where the content would remain free and sharable with proper [...] [...] your secret? Please Share! Update: Some participants in the project have started talking about producing an e-book of the content under the Creative Commons license, where the content would remain free and sharable with proper [...]

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-secret-to-being-productive/2007/04/30/comment-page-2/#comment-103594 Ben Yoskovitz Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:01:10 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-secret-to-being-productive/2007/04/30/#comment-103594 Francis - Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I don't disagree. It's impossible to implement 100 tips or ideas on productivity. The variety is significant - some are for specific types of jobs (consultants, freelancers, etc.), some are for specific technologies, which you might not use, and some you might not like.<br><br>The goal of a project like this is to aggregate everyone's ideas on productivity so that hopefully a reader finds a handful of worthwhile ideas to implement.<br><br>Of course, I haven't had the time to make progress on this, but I've thought a lot about trying to push it forward. Francis – Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I don't disagree. It's impossible to implement 100 tips or ideas on productivity. The variety is significant – some are for specific types of jobs (consultants, freelancers, etc.), some are for specific technologies, which you might not use, and some you might not like.

The goal of a project like this is to aggregate everyone's ideas on productivity so that hopefully a reader finds a handful of worthwhile ideas to implement.

Of course, I haven't had the time to make progress on this, but I've thought a lot about trying to push it forward.

]]> By: Francis Wade http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-secret-to-being-productive/2007/04/30/comment-page-2/#comment-103593 Francis Wade Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:53:02 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-secret-to-being-productive/2007/04/30/#comment-103593 I have a contrary view... and a reason why the book should be carefully considered before it is written.<br><br>I think productivity tips are similar to pieces of bright coloured candy. <br><br>They taste nice, but they aren't a good substitute for meat and potatoes (or, here in Jamaica, for jerk chicken and hard-do bread!)<br><br>They are hardly the building blocks that one needs for a healthy lifestyle, and too much of a focus on them is, well, unhealthy.<br><br>Not to pour too much cold water on the idea... I WILL read it once it's completed, but you may do well to have a "Warning" sign at the beginning saying that someone should not expect to implement these 100+ tips and, by itself, become more productive.<br><br>Please don't take this as damning criticism... I have a contrary view… and a reason why the book should be carefully considered before it is written.

I think productivity tips are similar to pieces of bright coloured candy.

They taste nice, but they aren't a good substitute for meat and potatoes (or, here in Jamaica, for jerk chicken and hard-do bread!)

They are hardly the building blocks that one needs for a healthy lifestyle, and too much of a focus on them is, well, unhealthy.

Not to pour too much cold water on the idea… I WILL read it once it's completed, but you may do well to have a “Warning” sign at the beginning saying that someone should not expect to implement these 100+ tips and, by itself, become more productive.

Please don't take this as damning criticism…

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-secret-to-being-productive/2007/04/30/comment-page-2/#comment-52441 Ben Yoskovitz Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:01:10 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-secret-to-being-productive/2007/04/30/#comment-52441 Francis - Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I don't disagree. It's impossible to implement 100 tips or ideas on productivity. The variety is significant - some are for specific types of jobs (consultants, freelancers, etc.), some are for specific technologies, which you might not use, and some you might not like. The goal of a project like this is to aggregate everyone's ideas on productivity so that hopefully a reader finds a handful of worthwhile ideas to implement. Of course, I haven't had the time to make progress on this, but I've thought a lot about trying to push it forward. Francis – Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I don’t disagree. It’s impossible to implement 100 tips or ideas on productivity. The variety is significant – some are for specific types of jobs (consultants, freelancers, etc.), some are for specific technologies, which you might not use, and some you might not like.

The goal of a project like this is to aggregate everyone’s ideas on productivity so that hopefully a reader finds a handful of worthwhile ideas to implement.

Of course, I haven’t had the time to make progress on this, but I’ve thought a lot about trying to push it forward.

]]> By: Francis Wade http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-secret-to-being-productive/2007/04/30/comment-page-2/#comment-52440 Francis Wade Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:53:02 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-secret-to-being-productive/2007/04/30/#comment-52440 I have a contrary view... and a reason why the book should be carefully considered before it is written. I think productivity tips are similar to pieces of bright coloured candy. They taste nice, but they aren't a good substitute for meat and potatoes (or, here in Jamaica, for jerk chicken and hard-do bread!) They are hardly the building blocks that one needs for a healthy lifestyle, and too much of a focus on them is, well, unhealthy. Not to pour too much cold water on the idea... I WILL read it once it's completed, but you may do well to have a "Warning" sign at the beginning saying that someone should not expect to implement these 100+ tips and, by itself, become more productive. Please don't take this as damning criticism... I have a contrary view… and a reason why the book should be carefully considered before it is written.

I think productivity tips are similar to pieces of bright coloured candy.

They taste nice, but they aren’t a good substitute for meat and potatoes (or, here in Jamaica, for jerk chicken and hard-do bread!)

They are hardly the building blocks that one needs for a healthy lifestyle, and too much of a focus on them is, well, unhealthy.

Not to pour too much cold water on the idea… I WILL read it once it’s completed, but you may do well to have a “Warning” sign at the beginning saying that someone should not expect to implement these 100+ tips and, by itself, become more productive.

Please don’t take this as damning criticism…

]]> By: Alaeddin's Blog http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-secret-to-being-productive/2007/04/30/comment-page-2/#comment-10817 Alaeddin's Blog Fri, 25 May 2007 10:27:26 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-secret-to-being-productive/2007/04/30/#comment-10817 <strong>Automation: My Ultimate Guide to Productivity...</strong> A recently launched group project started by Ben at the Instigator Blog aims to collect the web's most comprehensive list of productivity tips. Everybody can chip in with their secret productivity tips. In the end, we're going to compile one hu... Automation: My Ultimate Guide to Productivity…

A recently launched group project started by Ben at the Instigator Blog aims to collect the web's most comprehensive list of productivity tips. Everybody can chip in with their secret productivity tips. In the end, we're going to compile one hu…

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-secret-to-being-productive/2007/04/30/comment-page-2/#comment-103592 Ben Yoskovitz Tue, 15 May 2007 17:28:39 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-secret-to-being-productive/2007/04/30/#comment-103592 Hi Andrew - I'm still collecting submissions and haven't moved forward on the e-book itself. But I will be soon - probably sometime in June when submissions slow down even further and then I'll be soliciting more help.<br><br>Thanks! Hi Andrew – I'm still collecting submissions and haven't moved forward on the e-book itself. But I will be soon – probably sometime in June when submissions slow down even further and then I'll be soliciting more help.

Thanks!

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-secret-to-being-productive/2007/04/30/comment-page-2/#comment-10473 Ben Yoskovitz Tue, 15 May 2007 16:28:39 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/the-secret-to-being-productive/2007/04/30/#comment-10473 Hi Andrew - I'm still collecting submissions and haven't moved forward on the e-book itself. But I will be soon - probably sometime in June when submissions slow down even further and then I'll be soliciting more help. Thanks! Hi Andrew – I’m still collecting submissions and haven’t moved forward on the e-book itself. But I will be soon – probably sometime in June when submissions slow down even further and then I’ll be soliciting more help.

Thanks!

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