If your hard drive crashed today, what would you lose? That's a question I have posed for years during workshops. The "train wreck...

In our busy lives, a to-do list keeps us focused on what we need to be doing. Wouldn't it be great if everyone operated that way? What i...

If you are unfamiliar with Evernote, it is a web-based service allowing you to store information and access it from anywhere: your computer,...

E-mail is great, but not for everything. This short video tells us when e-mail should not be used. Click here to see the video.

What can you and I do that is a little extraordinary? What are we waiting for?

In the last post, we examined the value of using your voice mail's "temporary greeting" function to give callers accurate info...

"Hi, this is Penelope. I am away from my desk right now. If you will leave me a message, I will call you back just as soon as I can....

In a blog all about saving time and getting organized, one of the questions we must keep ever present is, "Save time for what ?"...

Talking with elementary students after a workshop on student plan...

During one presentation, participants and I talked about how to organize the task list to get the most done in the shortest amount of time. ...

TED talks are lectures of 18 minutes or less heralded as "ideas worth sharing" in the areas of technology, entertainment, or desi...

Cell phones ring, visitors drop in, e-mail comes rolling across the screen. Maintaining focus can be a challenge, and the challenge is onl...

Last week, we learned how to create a recipe in IFTTT that calls your phone when your favorite team scores . (Well, there is some lag time....

This blog began on August 30, 2004. The primary reason for starting the it was to serve as a follow-up for people who attend my workshops. N...

The start of a new school year is an exciting time. It provides a chance to start fresh, whether you are a teacher, a student, or a parent. ...

College football kicks into high gear this weekend, we all want to know how our favorite team is doing, even when we can't watch i...

This coming Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Excerpts from this speech ha...

In the last post, we talked about carving out chunks of time, allowing us to focus on something of worth. Drucker talked about being able to...

I have been using SwiftKey3 as my Android keyboard of choice for over a year. While I find typing with two thumbs on a piece of glass to be ...

This is a great Slideshare for anyone who gives presentations. The creator is Eric Feng. His suggestions centers around eight key elements....