Here’s my ultimate productivity tip:

My love/hate relationship with the kitchen ended when I started planning meals. Usually done on the weekend, with pen and paper in hand, I sit at the kitchen table with my recipe books (or use Recipezaar — I swear, it’s saved my marriage on numerous occasions) and plan all my meals for the week ahead. From that, I make my grocery list and go shopping. Not only does this save time, it also saves money and prevents the frustration of going through the aisles and not really knowing what to buy.

You can read the entire post here: http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/05/ultimate-guide-to-productivity-my-tip/

Seems like a great project, I am enjoying reading all the different tips, yet another way for me to avoid any actual productivity!
I look forward to reading the e-book.

Great post! A very interactive kind of entry. Here’s my Secret to Being Productive:DEAL.

Definition: Figure out what you want, get over your fears,see past society’s “expectations”, and figure out what it will really cost to get to where you want. It can be surprisingly cheap, costing less than what you’re paying now.

Elimination:is about Time Management, or rather about NOT managing time. Instead, apply the 80/20 rule to focus only on those tasks that contribute the majority of benefit. Also apply it ruthlessly to all aspects of your life to eliminate the small minority of factors that waste 80% of your time. Forget time management, focus instead on getting the really important and results-producing tasks done.

Automation is all about building a sustainable, automatic source of income. This is a section that is, practically speaking, aboutBusiness and Business Management. The trick is to avoid is building a business that requires your presence, because that just burns up all your time.

Liberation: Once you’ve successfully automated your lifestyle,liberate yourself from your geographical location and your job. It’s a lot easier than you think, once you’ve gotten through the previous three steps. With mobility comes the ability to leverage economic advantages across the world. (Source).

And read more here: http://www.fourhourworkweek.com
It has a book available at Barnes&Nobles.com.

Thanks for this wonderful post!

what synchronicity.. I’m just finishing up a post on my blog on how a good run or ride makes me even more productive… time expands to include it all

That and my Ical
GP in Montana

http://www.keybusinesspartners.wordpress.com/2007/05/15/virtual-assistants-and-ultimate-guide-to -productivity/

This was all started by the Instigator Blog to ask each of us our #1 productivity tip.

I use the “Power of 48 Minutes.” I used to be a Gmail chat addict, but I decided to try this productivity method–work uninterrupted for 48 minutes, then take a 12 minute break. In the 12 minutes, I check my email, chat with a friend for a minute, refill my coffee, etc. I get so much more done!

Here’s a blog article about this idea:
http://successbeginstoday.org/wordpress/2006/09/the-power-of-48-minutes/

I’m as attached as anybody to getting things done. I have endless ideas and projects popping up in my mind. Every day there are hundreds of things I would like to do. Some things I have to do. And more things I should do. There is an endless conveyor belt heaping more and more things to do on my ever-expanding plate.

Having seen my productive capacity land me in burn out a few times, I’ve learned to approach productivity more strategically.

Read my contribution here:
http://maryanncopson.typepad.com/evenstar/2007/05/the_ultimate_gu.html