Editor’s Note: This is the first installment in a periodic column where we’ve asked Matt Heinz, who has been writing an occasional column on productivity for GeekWire, to answer questions on… Read More
Mobile devices, online services and persistent connectivity are overloading many of us with information and distractions. As the new year begins, how can we take back control, and become more… Read More
We have a specific, measurable set of objectives to drive our business in the New Year, plus I’ve developed with my wife a set of goals for our family in… Read More
Much has been written — including my last column on GeekWire —about why it’s important for new businesses and startups to keep from acting like big companies. But that doesn’t mean the… Read More
The kind of big-company behavior we all hate – bureaucracy, slow decision-making, politics, stifled innovation – doesn’t just happen at big companies. It creeps into new businesses as well, with… Read More
Want to read more, but just don’t have the time? Let someone else read for you! It’s not crazy. There are a number of tools, most online and many for… Read More
How often does your morning live up to expectations? If you’re like me, you go to bed at night expecting great things and great progress by 10:00 a.m. Unfortunately, three… Read More
You’ve heard it (or probably said it) many times before: “I can’t wait to get out of all these meetings so I can actually get some work done!” Meetings are… Read More
Whether you perpetually have hundreds if not thousands of emails in your inbox, or you’re coming back from a long weekend or true, “unplugged” extended vacation, you have a problem.… Read More
We procrastinate for a variety of reasons. Fear. Intimidation. Laziness. Distractions. All reasonable obstacles. But if you’re prioritized your tasks and projects correctly, the work still needs to get done.… Read More
You’re busy and don’t have time to read a lengthy intro (especially in a piece about productivity). So let’s get right to it. Plenty of productivity gurus recommend an entire, complicated… Read More
Some of the most successful and productive people I know are lazy. They’ll tell you so. David Allen, author of Getting Things Done and the godfather of productivity. Lazy. He will… Read More
Sure, you could give a nice bottle of wine or Scotch. But for the entrepreneur, geek or start-up junkie in your life (peer, colleague, family member or otherwise), consider something… Read More