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Visionaries Are Ten Steps Ahead Of Us

Marlon Ribunal — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:54:47 +0000

Steve Jobs is known for, aside from Apple and Pixar, his reality-distortion field. He simply made the impossible possible in the tech world. Steve Jobs is a visionary. And many are like him.

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Habits That Limit Your Productivity

Marlon Ribunal — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:08:09 +0000

We all have our little habits; the routines and rituals that we adhere to on a daily basis, or the day itself just doesn't feel right. Many of these are rooted in our activity before and after work: that morning cup of coffee, that evening glass of wine and even certain clothing that we like to wear on certain days.If we miss any of these little rituals out, it can affect the way we feel and even the way we behave. In a peculiar way it can have a pronounced on our productivity too. However, there are other habits that we take with us into the office – and these can have a more dramatic and negative impact on what we do.

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What are the benefits of a time managed life?

Marlon Ribunal — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:35:50 +0000

One trending topic in the last years is time management. How to get better at it, what to do in order to be more efficient and what it really means. Few people take a minute to ask themselves a simple question: why should I manage my time better?

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Can GTD and Pomodoro Work Hand in Hand?

Marlon Ribunal — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:48:27 +0000

As thought systems, they are incompatible. You cannot just focus on one particular task and maintain that same focus for all your other tasks. Pomodoro is singular in its approach; GTD is collective.

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Pomodoro Technique 101

Marlon Ribunal — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 08:39:49 +0000

To get started, you only need a to-do task list and the Pomodoro Timer (affiliate link) or any 30-minute kitchen timer. Start with your first task in the list. Set the Pomodoro Timer to 30 minutes. Start working. Pay attention to the timer. If you reach the 25th minute, stop working and take a short 5 minute break. You might get tempted to just continue working but you must stop. You must follow the system. The 5-minute break must be a moment of just "not doing anything" - don't check email, make calls, or any other source of distraction. If you finished the task in under 25 minutes, say 10 minutes, don't stop the time. Use your extra 15 minutes to review the task. The 25-minute rule is set in stone. You cannot go under or over it.

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Infographics: Restricting Social Media at Work

Marlon Ribunal — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:43:16 +0000

How using social media sites affects productivity at work? Are you for or against allowing employees to use social networks while at work? Maybe it depends, but do we need [...]

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Forget GTD, Focus On Productivity

Marlon Ribunal — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 21:56:37 +0000

GTD is a system that helps you achieve stress-free productivity. GTD is a means to an end; not the end itself. We all should remember that.

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How To Go Paperless

Marlon Ribunal — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 22:05:20 +0000

Paperless office is a unicorn. It is technically impossible to implement a zero-paper office environment for now. I know that as a fact. But it is really possibly to go paperless on the personal level? Outside of the office, I think it is possible to go paperless. Here's how:

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Becoming A Better Person With Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits

Marlon Ribunal — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 23:31:51 +0000

The 7 Habits means many different things to different people, depending on their perspective in life. A businessman would look at it as principles to live by in running his business. A farmer would look at it probably in the same fashion, principles to live by, but through different lens.

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Sure Ingredients To Achieving Goals

Marlon Ribunal — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:37:27 +0000

Each year many of us make a list of things we want to achieve that year. For some that list is their "New Year's Resolution". For some that list is the things they want to have or to be - a house, car, get married, etc. We can call that many names. They are simply goals.

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