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The Secret To Being Productive

April 30, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

Um…how should I know?

Luckily, I don’t have to know all the answers. All I had to do was ask everyone else for their productivity tips and let the magic happen.

On Tuesday, April 24th I launched the Ultimate Guide to Productivity Group Writing Project. The idea is simple (and on-going, so feel free to participate):

  1. Write a blog post about your best productivity tips. Challenge yourself to pick one.
  2. Tell me about it, either by linking to my blog and/or emailing me.
  3. Link to other productivity posts that would be worthwhile to your audience. (Spread the link love!)
  4. Tag others by linking to them, and encourage them to participate as well.

The goal is to compile the ultimate list of blog posts on productivity, and give people a great resource for finding new blogs, new content and useful stuff.

So far 28 people have linked back to me. I’m sure others have written tips after being tagged and haven’t linked back — which is totally fine — so this group writing project / meme is spreading wonderfully. And I hope more and more people participate. Even if you haven’t been tagged, write a post anyway and let others know about it!

I’ll eventually create a permanent list of posts, but for now, here’s a list of the first 28 people who participated either through being tagged or out of their own initiative. What’s always the most fascinating with projects like this is to see where people take it. Some people write about big life issues, others tackle nitty gritty details. Some run off on tangents, others stick precisely to the task-at-hand. It’s incredibly interesting and enlightening to watch others take something like this and make it their own.

  1. Up Your Productivity and Profits too! by Andrew Wee
  2. Meme Tagged, Meme Slayer…I Give In by Wayne Porter
  3. Ultimate Guide to Productivity by Janet Barclay
  4. Ultimate Guide to Productivity by Lorraine Pirihi
  5. Ultimate Guide to Productivity by Kathie Thomas
  6. 14 Tips to Get More Done in Less Time by engtech
  7. Work-Life Balance and Productivity by David Bohl
  8. My Contribution to the Ultimate Guide to Productivity by Harrison
  9. The Ultimate Guide to Productivity by Wendy Piersall
  10. How Productivity Comes From Clarity by Adam Kayce
  11. How To Stay Focused For Greater Productivity by Dawud Miracle
  12. The Ultimate Guide to Productivity – Wanna Share One Big Secret? by Ponn Sabra
  13. My Productivity Secret – The Joy of Flow State by Chris Garrett
  14. The Ultimate Guide to Productivity – MomGadget Style by Gayla McCord
  15. If you don’t have passion and purpose, greater productivity won’t help you! by Alister Cameron
  16. Building a Home Business One Weekend At a Time by Tony Clark
  17. Ultimate Guide to Productivity Group Writing Project by Jennifer Louden
  18. Be Aware, Make Choices by Alex Fayle
  19. The Ultimate Guide to Productivity by Digging into the Blogpond
  20. The Ultimate Guide to Productivity meme by Doris
  21. Ultimate Guide to Productivity by KM
  22. Ultimate Guide to Productivity for Adult ADD Sufferers by Deborah Petersen
  23. How to become a Productivity Super Hero who Rights Wrongs, Saves the Environment, and Rescues Cats from Trees by Aaron Potts
  24. Zugunruhe Ultimate Guide to Productivity: Time Budgets by Tara Robinson
  25. What Are Your Secrets For Personal Productivity by Lisa Mills
  26. Blogging Productivity & Criticizing Goals by Andy Beard
  27. The Ultimate Guide to Productivity – what’s your secret? by The Kiss Business
  28. Secrets to Personal Productivity by The Practical Chick

What’s your secret to being productive?

In the spirit of keeping this going, I’m tagging a few more people: Dave Olson, Daniel, Tony Hung, Pamela Slim and Robyn Tippins.

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Ben Yoskovitz

Founding Partner at Highline Beta, a hybrid venture studio and VC firm that works with large, ambitious companies to identify new areas of opportunity through internal and external innovation.

Previously I was VP Product at VarageSale and GoInstant (acq. $CRM), and Founding Partner at Year One Labs.

Angel investments include: Breather, Spoiler Alert, SendWithUs and others.

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