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New House Checklist

2009 by Mark Shead 5 Comments
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If you are looking at moving, here is a checklist of not-so-obvious things to consider: What time does the mail come? I still prefer reading a newspaper.  Most newspapers are delivered via the postal service now, so I let my last two subscriptions expire because the mail didn't come until late in the day.  We just moved to a new house, and the mail comes at 9:30--much more convenient for reading financial news. How many minutes is it from the nearest grocery store? It isn't a bad idea to time how long it takes to get to the places you plan to go on a regular basis.  Just because a house is physically closer, it doesn't mean that it will take less time to get there. What types of … [Read more...]

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Top 5 Worst Productivity Ideas

2009 by Mark Shead 4 Comments
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Here are some of the top five traps I find people fall into when they try to increase their productivity. Most of them aren't bad things in and of themselves.  However, if they become your focus, you can be sure you aren't going to be getting the benefits you are striving for. Buy (yet more) software to make you more productive Software needs to enable your system.  Just buying a piece of software won't make you any more productive.  Sometimes when you buy software you are also buying the system and procedure that comes with it.  This isn't bad, but if you don't understand that the real thing of value is the system you are setting yourself up for disappointment. I know people whose … [Read more...]

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Internet Access

2009 by Mark Shead 2 Comments
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The most important component of my work environment is a connection to the Internet.  With a decent connection, I can work from pretty much anywhere in the world.  In this post, we are going to look at some of the different technologies used to connect to the Internet and talk a bit about each one's strengths and weaknesses. Cable Modem Cable modems have the capacity to offer extremely high speeds.  Usually this is limited by the cable company.  In most places, you can get 1Mbps to 10Mbps downloads with .5Mbps to 2Mbps upload speed.  Cable modems share the bandwidth with other people on the same cable, so your speeds may be at least partially dependent on what your neighbors are doing.  … [Read more...]

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The Two Types of Technology Users

2008 by Mark Shead 9 Comments
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Every year, a new slew of gadgets promises to solve all of our problems.  Manufactures are constantly adding more features in hopes of getting us to upgrade. I've managed technology for an institution that had a large "gadget budget". Employees were able to request pretty much anything they wanted as long as there was a slight chance that it might in some way make them more effective at their jobs. I noticed that some people seemed to use the technology very well and it seemed to make a big difference in their productivity.  On the other hand, there was another group of people who never seemed to get much of a benefit out of their tools.  What was odd, is that the ineffective group usually … [Read more...]

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Previous Post: Technology Users

2008 by Mark Shead Leave a Comment

With the launch of the 3G iPhone, I thought it was a fitting time to point to one of this site's first posts called Two Type of Technology Users. … [Read more...]

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Past Post: Two Types of Technology Users

2008 by Mark Shead Leave a Comment

Two Types of Technology Users - A short look at how different people approach technology. … [Read more...]

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Two Types of Technology

2008 by Mark Shead Leave a Comment

Two Types of Technology Users - One of the first posts from Productivity501. Which type of user are you? … [Read more...]

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Best Posts from 2005

2007 by Mark Shead 1 Comment

I've had some readers asking what I considered my best past posts, so I took some time and went through the archives for 2005 and compiled a short list of what I consider to be the best content. Some are long, some are short, but these are the posts that challenged me the most in my personal productivity. Two Types of Technology User Paradox of Powerful Tools Social Glass Ceiling The Rat Experiment Making Decisions in Advance Define and Conquer … [Read more...]

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17 Things you Should Stop Doing

2007 by Mark Shead 106 Comments

This is a list of 17 things you shouldn't be doing any more because they waste time. Old habits die hard and it can be difficult to shift yourself from an old familiar way of doing something to a new, better way. Take a look at the list and see if there is anything you can change to help make you more productive. If you have any suggestions please add them in the comments. … [Read more...]

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Past Favorites

2006 by Mark Shead Leave a Comment

Since we've nearly doubled our audience in the past few weeks, I wanted to post some links to some older content that has been popular in the past.  If you enjoy reading this site, I'd encourage you to refer a friend.  A great way to invite someone is to let them know about our current iPod Shuffle giveaway. Here are links to some of the more popular articles from this site over the past year: … [Read more...]

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