Productivity Resources

TIME MANAGEMENT & PRODUCTIVITY RESOURCES

Hope these resources help. They've helped me, but the secret is discipline, focus, and prioritizing (which requires not doing something else). No system is a magic cure. A system only works if you use it daily.

• Personal Kanban

• RescueTime

• Zapier

The Now Habit

• The Now Habit by Neil Fiore

• Neil Fiore’s Unschedule on lifeclever.com

• Neil Fiore’s Sample Unschedule (I suggest a modified version of this as we will discuss

Getting Things Done (GTD) is more complicated but I use a lot of the techniques in conjunction with Personal Kanban.

• Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

• 43 Folders (All things GTD by Merlin Mann)

• Productive Talk Compilation: 8-episode audio podcast with GTD’s David Allen

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

Time Warrior

• Time Warrior: How to defeat procrastination, people-pleasing, self-doubt, over-commitment, broken promises and chaos by Steven Chandler

Eat That Frog!

• Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy

Personal Kanban

• Personal Kanban: Mapping Work | Navigating Life by Jim Benson and Tonianne DeMaria Barry

The Pomodoro Technique

• Pomodoro Technique Illustrated: Can You Focus - Really Focus - for 25 Minutes? by Staffan Noteberg

• pomodorotechnique.com

• 5 Pomodoro Timer Extensions For Google Chrome

Managing Energy, Not Time

• The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz