Recent Articles From EvanCarmichael.com http://www.evancarmichael.com/ http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/4210/Time-Management-Watch-Out-For-The-Squirrels-in-Your-Day.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/4210/Time-Management-Watch-Out-For-The-Squirrels-in-Your-Day.html What on earth can squirrels possibly have to do with time management and getting stuff done? Well, a ‘squirrel’ is anything that suddenly takes your attention away from what you’re working on. If you’ve seen Pixar’s animated movie ‘Up,’ you’ll know ... http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/4210/Time-Management-And-The-Secret-To-Getting-Stuff-Done.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/4210/Time-Management-And-The-Secret-To-Getting-Stuff-Done.html When you look around your office do you see evidence of incomplete commitments, projects, tasks and ‘I’ll deal with that later’ piles? Do you wonder how on earth you are EVER going to get it all done? Want to know my secret to getting stuff done? http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/4210/Get-Your-Balancing-Act-Together.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/4210/Get-Your-Balancing-Act-Together.html A chance conversation with a friend reminded me of the one important thing we need to do in order to maintain our sanity in this ever-demanding society we live and work in. We can become so consumed with systemizing and organizing ourselves at work, that we forget one of the most basic and fundamental keys to staying motivated to get stuff done ... http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/4210/Just-A-Minute.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/4210/Just-A-Minute.html When it comes to getting stuff done, the value of a minute – and what can be accomplished in that time – is grossly underestimated. There are many things that can be done in a minute or less to get you on track and better organized. Every minute counts! http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/4210/Are-You-Too-Busy-To-Get-Organized.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/4210/Are-You-Too-Busy-To-Get-Organized.html If you spend a lot of your day rifling through stacks of papers and files looking for things you need, you may want to take some time to tidy up. You probably think you’re too busy to get organized, but how much time do you waste searching for stuff? Getting organized doesn’t need to be a huge project taking up more time than you can afford. You can do it in little bits and pieces throughout the day. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/4210/End-Your-Email-Anxiety.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/4210/End-Your-Email-Anxiety.html There’s no doubt about it – email causes more grief than just about anything else in our workday. Unfortunately, we have no one to blame but ourselves. We have been grossly exaggerating its importance for so long now that we have become slaves to it. Too much power, time and energy is being given over to this time-sucking monster. It’s time to put email in its place. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/4210/Are-These-Bandits-Causing-Crime-in-Your-Workplace.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/4210/Are-These-Bandits-Causing-Crime-in-Your-Workplace.html Do you ever get to the end of your workday wondering how it is that you 'worked' all day but got nothing accomplished? You don't need to look very far for the answer to this one. You can blame these innocent looking bandits and you're probably falling victim to them. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/4210/Say-Yes-to-No.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/4210/Say-Yes-to-No.html How often do you take on things to do that you know you’ll probably end up resenting the activity, the amount of time it’s now taking to do, or even the person that asked you for the favor? Or worse, you begin to resent yourself for not being able to have said ‘no’ in the first place.