Tag Archives: productivity

Multi-tasking: More like Multi-not-tasking

It’s easy to get overwhelmed with different tasks that come at us freelancers during the day. The phone might ring, some urgent work comes in, meetings pop up, IM messages come in, emails coming through, not to mention all the social media and information we have at our finger tips. And it’s getting worse. If [...]

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The two to-dos system for organizing tasks and being productive

Managing lots of work for lots of different clients can be difficult at times. I’ve come up with a system I like, that I’ve dubbed ‘the two to-dos’ system. I’m sure someone else somewhere uses this system and has written about it before, but I haven’t read it, so here’s my take on task management [...]

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Blow off work or blow at work

For a very lucky few, there isn’t much of a trade-off between the amount of work that they can do, and the quality of work they do. They can seemlessly work endlessly, getting lots and lots done. One such person that appears to be able to do this is Syed Balkhis. For the rest of [...]

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Getting back into the swing of freelancing after holidays

A new year is upon us and it’s time for those of us who took some time off from client work for New Years and Christmas to get back to work. Here’s what I’m doing this year to get back into the swing of things. Build routine – For me it’s worth making the extra [...]

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