Productivity

Posted July 23, 2008 * Comments(7)

I’m always searching for ways to do everyday tasks in a more efficient manner. Thought I’d share my top 10 resources that I use or check regularly to increase productivity. Hope some of these are helpful.

  1. Inbox Heaven – This is a must read post for anyone who uses e-mail on a daily basis. It’s especially useful if you’re juggling more than one e-mail address. I have two church addresses, a personal address, and a booking address and this system has greatly increased my e-mail functionality.
  2. Happiness and the End of the Working Week – A great post about rewarding output rather than hours. This post explores the advantages of working from home and paying per idea. Very interesting stuff.
  3. Mint – This is a free online personal finance system that works great. You can set up your budget and then track your expenditures. Mint will even send you a text message if you are cutting it close in any area of your budget.
  4. Google Calendar – Fantastic. Use it.
  5. Seth Godin – His blog is a great resource for management, productivity, and marketing information.
  6. Lifehacker – This site can be fairly random, but it has some great tips for “getting things done”.
  7. Put Things Off – This blog gives great practical insight into the world of productivity. They also hae a great “creativity should be free” section that lists free software for things like photo and video editing, word processing, and designing.
  8. Structured Procrastination – Story of my life. On this site professor and author John Perry explores “life choices” that are generally seen as faults in a positive light.
  9. 43 Folders – Named for the 43 folder “Tickler File” system outlined in the book Getting Things Done, this blog gives great insight into productivity and efficiency.
  10. Zen Habits – A great site for productivity, finances, and family.
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7 Comments so far

  1. Chris on July 23rd, 2008

    Will definitely have to check out the Mint software. I am a pretty avid budgeter myself although not very fond of constantly writing stuff down. This could be a good way to keep me and the Mrs. on the same page, although my fist usually does a pretty good job of that.

  2. Chris on July 23rd, 2008

    Not really, of course, but the brief sense of dominance allows me to live with the fact that I am pwned.

  3. Jordan on July 23rd, 2008

    Chris,

    I highly recommend Mint. It’s especially useful for people like us who literally put EVERYTHING on the debit/check card. It pretty much does all of the accounting/tracking/budgeting work for you because it links with your online banking…Oh yeah, and it’s FREE!

  4. Chris on July 23rd, 2008

    Yeah thanks for the tip. We will definitely look into it. I keep a pretty tight track on things as it is, but having that will make it easier for Steph and I to equally know what is going on.

  5. misty on July 23rd, 2008

    im just hoping that somewhere in the “google calendar kingdom” there is TRIP TO LAKELAND.

    if not, insert as soon as possible (twss).

  6. Jordan on July 23rd, 2008

    Misty…I’ll be leading worship in Lakeland at Access this Sunday…Perhaps we can all get together before?

  7. Lance on July 28th, 2008

    Just created a Mint account

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