I am a reformed chaos master. You used to need a shovel to get through my office. I jumped from career to career like a kid in a bouncy house—leaving behind a trail of disorganization. Even my thoughts were a jumbled mess. You might be wondering how I went from being chaos incarnate to teaching millions … Continue reading “Why my time management courses are made for chaos masters”

Switchtasking—my word for multitasking—is when you attempt to do two active tasks simultaneously, which isn’t possible for our brain to do. What really happens is switching back and forth rapidly. This carries the high costs of lower quality work, higher levels of stress, and more time wasted. It’s highly unproductive and inefficient. Here’s a common … Continue reading “Switchtasking is never productive and always inefficient”

It doesn’t need to be perfect! Perfectionism is the enemy of productivity. That may sound extreme, yet it’s true. Why? When you focus on something so unattainable, you’re likely to give up before you ever get started. Try changing your mindset to one that is more productive and make this your new mantra: An imperfect … Continue reading “How to stop perfectionism from slowing your productivity”

“Ugh. I am NOT looking forward to (fill in the blank with a task you’re dreading).” You know the feeling of a dreaded task on your schedule. You find yourself coming up with all kinds of excuses to procrastinate on getting it done, too. The problem is, no matter how much you put it off, … Continue reading “Reduce procrastination by focusing on how great you’ll feel afterwards”