No, I'm not crazy. And no, I don't mean you should have a closed mind all the time.
What I do mean is that to be most productive, you need to close your mind to everything except the project at hand. In otherwords, don't multitask.
Multitasking keeps you from being as productive as you could be. It makes projects take longer and it keeps
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How a Closed Mind Leads to Success


From http://www.businessknowhow.com 5145 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 29, 2008 6:37 pm
The 12 Commands of Starting a Business on a Budget!


From http://www.betterforbusiness.com 5146 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 28, 2008 8:07 pm
Ever wanted to start a business, but was told you didn't have enough money? Maybe your ready to take your current business to the next level? These are the commands to starting a business on a budget! Some great tips and advice that every entrepreneur should read!
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Time Trashing & Organization: More Than Meets the Eye


From http://www.productivitytoday.com 5151 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 27, 2008 5:49 pm
Trashing is what happens when more time is spent switching between tasks than actually accomplishing useful work. While organizing your work space and your personal life is positive, make sure that you do not spend more time on the planning than in actually doing the work.
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Are You Perpetually Exhausted?


From http://www.fastcompany.com 5152 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 23, 2008 9:18 pm
The author explores stress, burnout and managing one's energy, along with a powerful idea for getting out of your funk.
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Ten Reasons Gen Xers Are Unhappy at Work


From http://www.businessweek.com 5152 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 23, 2008 6:56 pm
Many X'ers are not thrilled with corporate life. They tend not to trust institutions in general and deeply resent the Boomers' confident assumptions that they will be motivated by the same things that Boomers have long cared about. Many plan to leave corporate life "soon" — to start entrepreneurial ventures or work for smaller companies.
W
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Small Businesses Face Monumental Choice on Health Care


From http://www.allbusiness.com 5152 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 22, 2008 8:55 pm
Who should get health insurance, how should they get it, and who pays? Those three questions are at the forefront of the current controversy over health care and will provide the framework for the great debate that will begin once the presidential primaries end and the general election begins.
Small business owners, of course, have a huge stak
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Time Management: It's Not About the Time - by David Allen


From http://www.successmagazine.com 5152 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 22, 2008 8:53 pm
Productivity guru David Allen provides a different view on self management.
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Getting It Done On-Time with Simple Project Management - Working Smarter


From http://blog.smartdraw.com 5153 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 22, 2008 3:27 pm
My background is primarily in software development and like most modern forms of work it's very much a project-driven field. Software developers are notorious for always delivering their projects late and over budget. Why? Because project managers don't fully scope out all of the tasks that must be done, and then they assign arbitrary times to t
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Labor Efficiency Modeling For Your Small Business Success


From http://www.usatoday.com 5154 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 22, 2008 2:23 am
Getting yourself and your business unit into the mind-set of thinking about labor efficiency modeling is one of the keys to running a profitable business.
The last time you looked at your current standards was when? Do you know what the correct production efficiency from each of your job codes is, even yours? What is your monitoring frequency?
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Why the Organization Chart is Not Obsolete


From http://blog.smartdraw.com 5158 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 18, 2008 8:37 pm
"As someone who has built a business from one person to 40 (and growing fast) I think most entrepreneurs misunderstand org charts and their value even to the smallest business of just one person. Yes, I'm serious: A one person organization that aims to grow needs an org chart!"
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