productivity
Putting email into context
Do you write an email to your colleague who’s sitting right next to you? Would you rather email a person to negotiate a deal? How many times do you play email tennis until you decide to pick up the phone to call the person?
I’m an office bound worker, and my work requires me to deal [...]
Limits are liberating
I woke up at 5.30 in the morning, without an alarm clock. Since I’m awake, I might as well do something productive. So I listed down what I wanted to do, booted up my computer and started arranging my work place. Then I found a bill which I needed to pay. So I went online [...]
Why train tai ji in the morning
Practising tai ji is hard. But that’s not an excuse to not practise. However, the “hard” part seems to nag louder than the “I want to practise” part. So I’ve rephrased the question to “how can I create the time to practise”. I have tried night time, I have tried day time. I have tried [...]
GTD and me
It has been more than 4 months since I’ve last heard about Getting Things Done (GTD), a book that has changed the way I plan and organise my life. There’s some influence in how I should go about using the knowledge I have collected so far. There’s even some hint of the book in an [...]
How to reduce the time between waking up and getting out of bed
Your alarm rings. You stirred. The alarm is still nagging at you, and it’s somehow getting louder. The ear is gaining consciousness. You rolled over. The alarm now is deafening. Your hand searches frantically for the “off” button. It’s no where to be found?!! With a great huff, you wrestled out of the blanket and [...]
Too much focus on self is selfish?
Reading through what I’ve written before, a lot of the articles focus on the self. Why the self is important in self-help. Why we should focus on our choices and don’t just play catch up. Why we should start with ourselves in sports or when we just want to eat healthily. Are all these articles [...]
