Archives for February 2015

Delete. Delete. Delete.

It’s estimated that 80% of the stuff we keep never gets looked at again once it’s been filed away. That’s 80% folks! Never. Looked. At. Again. Our society has developed a mindset of KEEP – which translates to ‘keep everything.’ And because computer storage capacity has grown exponentially, we CAN keep stuff – forever! So […]

Practice Imperfection

Quit attempting to be perfect. Some tasks do not require your best effort. Learn to distinguish between tasks that deserve to be done with excellence and tasks that just need to get done. Perfectionism impairs that judgment and it seriously kills productivity. If you’re a perfectionist, learn to tolerate “good enough” when appropriate. Practice it […]