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There are tasks, and then there are tasks. Some ...

When we have work to do which requires our full attention and concentration it can be a good idea to sometimes ...

Are you in the habit of postponing things you need to do? Do you catch yourself thinking ...

If you have attended one of my lectures or if you simply are equally fond of David Allen’s Getting Things Done-method as I am, you will be familiar with the term “context” with respect to to-do-lists. It is about ...

Do you attend meetings that repeatedly exceed the set time-frame? According to the notice it is supposed to ...

Sure we need structure and systematic working methods. But sometimes we simply need to work faster ...

Sometimes our newly established and super-structured working methods run smooth like clockwork. But occasionally everything collapses and ...

As we reach a certain level of structure in our work and we use a to-do-list in some form in order to remember what we have to do and to easily obtain an overview of all the tasks, there is a trap we need to beware of ...

As I was working in the garden a few days ago I turned a stone, and under it a colony of ants had made their home. As I lifted the stone, frantic activity amongst the ants erupted. A few days later I lifted the stone again but ...

Sometimes no matter what you do, you cannot seem to progress with a certain task. We know we need to complete it by the end of the day, but we feel great resistance and ...

I was working with one of my individual session-mentees the other day. We were reviewing what we had accomplished so far and ...

During an ordinary day we are faced with a number of choices ...

By all means, being structured is great, but is it really something that applies to everyone? Do we really have to improve our way of working? Is being structured really an end in itself? Of course it isn’t ...

When we have too much to do in relation to the amount of time we have at our disposal, one strategy is of course to do fewer tasks, so in other words, simply not prioritize some of our tasks (and for instance delegate them to someone else). But what if we do not have ...

If you have a tendency to agree to do too many things and are later sorry you did since you end up having too much to do, you are not alone. But not to worry ...

In my business I am currently focusing on simplifying, minimizing and getting rid of materials, tasks, and even entire parts of my business that no longer contribute to my progress as much as they used to but rather ...

Do you have small recurring tasks you need to do but which you find it difficult to remember? You keep thinking “Oh, right, I needed to…” over and over again ...

When we are in an intense phase of work and our available primary tools are the e-mail, the to-do-list and the calendar, it can be hard to see the full picture. Sure, you can have ...

When I met Johanna Ragnartz, CEO of Whitelines, last fall, and she showed me the ...

When you are in the process of improving you structure at work, it is highly probable that you will need to change a habit or two as well, that is, how you deal with certain situations in your everyday life. It might be ...