How to say NO and have people respect you for it

01.02.2008

Saying yes is easy, saying no is a skill. And an important skill too, because saying yes too often can get you into trouble and saying nothing is troublesome altogether. So saying no is an important skill to use on a regular basis. Saying no to yourself and saying no to others.
The skill of saying [...]

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Welcome Zen Habits readers!

30.01.2008

If you did not come here through Zen Habits: I have a guest post there today, go check it out!

How Productivity Habits Reduced the Impact of Theft … Twice

If you did come from Zen Habits: Welcome to How to be an Original! My name is Lodewijk van den Broek and I’m the blogger of this place. In [...]

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How to get started (even when you don’t feel like it)

29.01.2008

Sometimes you just don’t feel like doing stuff. You sit on the couch and your body doesn’t seem to respond to your thoughts. No matter how hard you try to think yourself into action, you just sit there. Watching television, wasting time, idling along. How do you snap out of it?
If you don’t recognize this [...]

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Review week 04-2008; Goals, blog and GTD

27.01.2008

On Sundays I’m looking back on the past week. How did I perform towards my goals? How did my blog do? And how am I keeping up with my Getting Things Done system and Zen to Done habits? 
Blog performance
Work on the blog was mostly behind the scenes this week. I added a section with popular [...]

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Focus is Fragile: 10 Disturbances to Eliminate

22.01.2008

True productivity is about getting things done efficiently. To be able to be efficient you need to be focused at the task at hand. But focus is fragile in this fast-paced world with an abundance of interruptions. Eliminate these 10 sources of disturbances and interruptions and your focus will improve, as will your effiency.
1. Email 
Email [...]

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