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By: Sid Savara

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By: Daniel Kam, Richard

Daniel Kam, Richard — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:02:24 +0000

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By: Alex Unleash Reality

Alex Unleash Reality — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:47:59 +0000

Sid Supremo!!

really really liked this won.

couple of sentences ignited a biochemical fireworks show in my mind that's still sending tingly sparklers down my back.

"That’s great, but it’s only useful when you’re looking backward – seeing where you’ve come from. "
- really keen insight. super solid point.

interesting that you find a messy desk to be a warning sign that clouds are swirling on the productivity horizon. i guess it's really dependent on the type of productivity to which you're referring. When i'm in maths mode (i'm doing an actuarial sciecne degree at university majoring in math), my desk is OCD level tidy but when i'm in laa-dee-daa creative space - when i'm writing and letting my mind melt and flow - my desk is really untidy. Books and notes and notes on books lie all over the place like creative shrapnel.

Sometimes the canary is inspiration in disguise.
But sometimes it's just a stupid canary.

awwwsome post

hope all's well mate
keep in touch
alex - unleashreality.com

p.s. gave it a stumble too

By: Alex Unleash Reality

Alex Unleash Reality — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:47:20 +0000

By: Alex Unleash Reality

Alex Unleash Reality — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:47:59 +0000

By: Alex Unleash Reality

Alex Unleash Reality — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:47:20 +0000

By: jennbowen

jennbowen — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:57:46 +0000

When I start to lose focus it's ALWAYS my desk. I've always said that a cluttered desk makes me less productive and unfocused. You just opened my eyes to the real problem, not using my systems.

Thanks for the great post.

By: MJ

MJ — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:43:54 +0000

Thank you – because of this post, I have realized I spend so much time dealing with symptoms instead of dealing with the actual issue. This post is terrific, thank you.

By: ajlopez

ajlopez — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:34:35 +0000

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By: Luciano Passuello

Luciano Passuello — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:50:06 +0000

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By: Srinivas Rao

Srinivas Rao — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:52:04 +0000

I find that I just login into my social networks for no reason at all. I know I should be doing something else but I don't. Sometimes I often don't schedule enough tasks on my to do list and maybe that's part of the problem. This post is a good reminder for me. AS far as your weekly review goes, my friend and I just started an exercise where we send each other our weekly list of things to accomplish. What's amazing is just be holding each other accountable we end up completing quite a bit,

By: Brett

Brett — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:17:13 +0000

Super helpful post, mate. I've been seriously falling behind on lots of things lately, in particular my writing.

Another symptom of decreased productivity that I've noticed is when you miss doing daily tasks (for example, I make sure to recap my day in a Gains Journal on my computer every night) on consecutive days. One day is forgivable, but 2 or more and you are doing something wrong.

My desk is also extremely messy at the moment. That's a symptom of the bigger problem, as you say - I now know that my productivity is going way down since I'm losing out on my goals.

Desk cleaning commences... Now.

By: christinelivingston

christinelivingston — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:24:29 +0000

The thing I let go of first is my financial admin. When I have a pile of bills and receipts – or worse, bills and receipts all over the place, some of which I don't even know – I know it's time to sort things out!! Your post makes me realise that this is, sadly, my current reality. AND that I can see it as a warning sign to take action now to sort things out before I have to spend days reconstructing my accounts before getting things to my accountant!

By: Bengt Wendel

Bengt Wendel — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:35:26 +0000