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Making Good Decisions

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Bruce Keener

I recently read a few news items that relate, at least partially, to decision-making, and thought I’d share some key points. In Danny Sullivan’s summary of Google Zeitgeist conference, he quotes Google cofounder Larry Page as saying There are no … Continue reading →

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Creative Use of Tools (Software)

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Bruce Keener

In looking through my Google+ Stream, I noticed that Chris Messina linked to this impressive article on using Apple’s KeyNote presentation tool for designing web sites. It’s an impressive article, but to me the main takeaway is that you can … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on Time

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Bruce Keener

Over the recent holidays, I caught myself daydreaming about my own funeral. I pictured one of my friends saying “That Keener sure did know a lot.” With another friend saying “Yes, but it would have been better if he known … Continue reading →

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5 Minutes of Getting It Done Is Better Than Never

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Bruce Keener

Have you had items like the following on your ToDo lists for a while? clean house organize tax info organize bookshelves by author clean Mac files and folders write year-end employee reviews clean WIndows files and folders clean garage Although … Continue reading →

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Two Tips for Dealing With Time-Suckers

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Bruce Keener

This time of year, most of us reflect and ask ourselves if we have accomplished what we wanted to for the year. As I have addressed this, I have realized that I allowed myself to be a victim of time-suckers … Continue reading →

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What Can You Learn from Google About Managing Your Time?

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Bruce Keener

Google has no doubt developed many time-saving techniques that helped thrust it into the lead position as a search engine. We could probably learn a great deal from these techniques. Maybe someday they can be persuaded to share some of … Continue reading →

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Keeping the End in Mind with Projects and Goals

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Bruce Keener

I hope my previous post made you keen on the importance of keeping the end in mind. Of course that post referred to the “final end” (what some call “the big chill”), but the principle of keeping the end in … Continue reading →

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Project Management Tip from J.K. Rowling

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Bruce Keener

Ever wonder what tools authors use for managing a project as immense as writing a book? Wouldn’t it be nice if we could use their tools for managing our more complex projects? You might suspect, as I would have, that … Continue reading →

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An Exercise in Anticipation

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Bruce Keener

I occasionally like to take some time to anticipate what is likely to occur in the next 10 years. It’s an activity that is helpful for planning purposes, and can also be quite sobering. For example, if you look ahead … Continue reading →

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Productivity and Sheer Will

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Bruce Keener

Entreprenuer Gary Vaynerchuk tweeted the following several months ago: Screw productivity and productivity products, I win with sheer will ….I know I am dumb In other words, he is saying he will not whittle away his life reading productivity blogs … Continue reading →

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