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The Concrete Goals Tracker

Posted by Erich on January 16th, 2008

While scanning the web last night, I found a particularly useful productivity tool called the Concrete Goals Tracker.
David Seah — designer-extraordinaire and fellow New England resident — has created a great series of free productivity tools called the ‘Printable CEO’ that aid in your high-level goal setting, time tracking, and task tracking efforts.
In his […]

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8 Ways to Stay Sane While Stuck in Traffic

Posted by Erich on November 12th, 2007

Do you find yourself stuck in traffic on a regular basis?
Instead of passing the time mindlessly listening to the radio or gossiping with your friends on the cellphone, try some of the following ways to make the traffic time a bit more productive:
1. Learn a Foreign Language
Last summer my wife and I went to […]

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The 4-Hour Workweek

Posted by Erich on August 20th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich, by Timothy Ferriss, the twenty-third of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

Lately I’ve been drawn to books on finding sanity in our crazy fast-paced lifestyle. Take my review of […]

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The Now Habit: Final Thoughts

Posted by Erich on April 20th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play, by Niel Fiore, the eighth of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

Reviewing The Now Habit this week has been educational in helping me understand why I sometimes procrastinate. […]

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The Now Habit: Chapters 7 - 9

Posted by Erich on April 19th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play, by Niel Fiore, the eighth of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

Working in the Flow State
This chapter’s primary focus is to introduce to the reader what we today […]

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The Now Habit: Chapters 4 - 6

Posted by Erich on April 18th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play, by Niel Fiore, the eighth of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

Guilt Free Play, Quality Work
One interesting note that Fiore makes in this chapter is that workaholics and […]

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The Now Habit: Chapters 1 - 3

Posted by Erich on April 17th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play, by Niel Fiore, the eighth of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

Why We Procrastinate
The first chapter of The Now Habit is dedicated to discovering why you procrastinate. […]

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The Now Habit

Posted by Erich on April 16th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online is reviewing The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play, by Niel Fiore, the eighth of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.

Do you struggle with procrastination? Do you continually find yourself putting off what you know you should […]

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Getting Things Done: Final Thoughts

Posted by Erich on March 16th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online will be reviewing Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen, the third of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.
Looking back at this week, I can already say that this book has and will continue to change my life for the […]

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Getting Things Done: The Power of Key Principles

Posted by Erich on March 15th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online will be reviewing Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen, the third of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.
Allen saves the last three chapters of his book to recount some of the more subtle, but powerful effects that can occur […]

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Getting Things Done: Practicing Stress-Free Productivity

Posted by Erich on March 14th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online will be reviewing Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen, the third of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.
This is where we get to put Allen’s principles to the pavement and discover if they truly have some merit for our […]

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Getting Things Done: The Art of Getting Things Done

Posted by Erich on March 13th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online will be reviewing Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen, the third of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.
Today we’ll be visiting the first three chapters that make up the first part of GTD: The Art of Getting Things Done
A […]

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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

Posted by Erich on March 12th, 2007

This week, Life Training Online will be reviewing Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen, the third of fifty-two books in the 52 Personal Development Books in 52 Weeks series.
For those involved in learning about personal productivity, the GTD (Getting Things Done) phenomenon is probably nothing new to you and this […]

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Overcoming Procrastination with Preparation and Planning

Posted by Erich on February 5th, 2007

What I’ve come to learn is that people don’t simply put things off, postpone, or procrastinate because of a lack of purpose, but rather a lack of preparation and planning. We’ve all experienced this: We know what it is that we want, where it is we want to go, but because we don’t know how […]

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10 Essential Lists to Keep in your PDA

Posted by Erich on January 27th, 2007

I remember back in the late 90s when the first Palm Pilots came out. I was instantly hooked. Now over 10 years later, I don’t think I could function without one. If you’re the PDA-carrying type like I am, then you probably think you have all the info you need on it already. However just […]

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10 Days to a Better Life

Posted by Erich on January 25th, 2007

What seems to separate those who find success in life from those who do not, is not a lack of talent, but rather a lack of action. This is not to say talent has no bearing. Nonetheless, if you are frozen by inaction, you will never realize the true extent of your talents. Why do […]

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6 Ways to Improve your Productivity while Driving to Work

Posted by Erich on January 10th, 2007

For many of us, we spend a good chunk of our day commuting to and from work. If you’re like me, you travel an average of an hour each way, that comes out to 21 days a year (that’s not including 10 holidays and weekends). And if you work 40 years of your life you […]

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