Andrew Wiltshire

Articles: 60

How-To, Principles of Work

Habit Building by Keeping Productivity Streaks Alive

When building a habit, consistency makes all the difference. Especially in difficult situations, some basic principles and behaviors can help you to keep on track and not break the chain of building good habits. These are the tactics to apply if you want to achieve long and productive streaks.

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How-To, Principles of Work

How to use iterations to improve personal productivty (even beyond programming)

Using iterations can improve your personal productivity. Iterative work improves your efficacy and efficiency. Follow these principles to get started.

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How-To, Principles of Work

Be realistic AND visionary

Studies have shown that humans systematically overstimate what can be done in a year and underestimate what can be done in ten. hink big for your future. But be realistic for your present. It's a delicate balance.

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How-To, Principles of Work

Working In Sprints Will Be A Revolution For Your Personal Productivity

Sprints are at the core of all agile management systems. They not only improve teamwork but also enhance productivity on a personal and individual level.

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How-To, Principles of Work

Reduce Useless Information and Declutter Your Digital Diet

Do you need to reduce the useless information in your life? Does it sometimes feel like you’re getting too much information? Making it get difficult to keep track of important things? Do you find it hard to segregate the important…

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How to avoid distractions and achieve deep work

Knowing how to avoid distractions is an indispensable skill. Increase deep work, cut set-up costs and reduce mental distraction by following these rules.

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How-To, Principles of Work

Touch everything once: If you decide to do it – just do it.

You lose a lot of time if you start with a task, then stop to do something else and continue later. If you only touch everything once, you will save all these small time fractions that can easily add up to several hours each week.

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How-To, Principles of Work, Productivity Tools

Stop Procrastinating – How A Tickler File Can Help You Stop ‘Putting It Off’

If you want to stop procrastinating, a simple organisation system can help you to increase focus and reduce anxiety. A tickler file can be this system.

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How-To, Principles of Work

How to Avoid Procrastination Traps

Procrastination traps, for any individual, can be a dreaded bane. We all know what needs to be done yet we simply avoid doing it. It is common to put undesirable assignments at bay until the very last minute. However, in…

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Productivity Tools

The Better To Do List: When A Tickler File Might Be Better Than The Best To-Do List App

A to do list app is probably the simplest and most common form of a task management system. I to do list is a great tool. As it also has it’s limitations. People frequently ask “Is there a better to…

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