Comments on: No time to produce? Try These Ideas http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2006/09/18/where-has-time-gone/ Everything about writing and marketing white papers Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:32:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: M Wallis http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2006/09/18/where-has-time-gone/#comment-60900 M Wallis Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:47:13 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2006/09/18/where-has-time-gone/#comment-60900 Hi Michael, just stumbled onto your site. The extra hour at the start of the day is arguable my most productive. Roberts tip on blogging, I'm going to set up. Thanks Hi Michael, just stumbled onto your site. The extra hour at the start of the day is arguable my most productive. Roberts tip on blogging, I’m going to set up. Thanks

]]> By: Shane http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2006/09/18/where-has-time-gone/#comment-59234 Shane Fri, 09 May 2008 05:53:33 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2006/09/18/where-has-time-gone/#comment-59234 When I was still working on a company, I spent almost 3 hours of my time at car everyday. My office was an hour and half car driving. Usually I use it to sleep so when I arrive at home I feel more fresh and able to do sonthing else, including writting. But then I found that I better use that time, especially the time when I go to office, to learn something from my podcast radio. That's the time when my brain was fresh and easy to learn something. When I was still working on a company, I spent almost 3 hours of my time at car everyday. My office was an hour and half car driving. Usually I use it to sleep so when I arrive at home I feel more fresh and able to do sonthing else, including writting. But then I found that I better use that time, especially the time when I go to office, to learn something from my podcast radio. That’s the time when my brain was fresh and easy to learn something.

]]> By: Robert Worstell http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2006/09/18/where-has-time-gone/#comment-58767 Robert Worstell Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:49:35 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2006/09/18/where-has-time-gone/#comment-58767 Another idea - try keeping a blog, open at all times. If you have the Google Toolbar, you can "send this" to Blogger and cut-paste your ideas that way. Flock (based on Firefox) has a built-in "Blog This" feature which will sign you into Blogger or any other service you have. Blogs are a great way to just get it all out of your system. And keep tabs on it as well. I use Blogger, Gmail, and Desktop Search to be able to find anything I've ever blogged. Blogger sends it to Gmail, which automatically archives it, then Desktop Search will search emails as well as my desktop - so my posts are easy to find. But the time saver is being able to blog, even if you have to stop and pick up the idea again - it's already half started. Use an outline so you can figure out where you were headed with that idea... Another idea - try keeping a blog, open at all times. If you have the Google Toolbar, you can “send this” to Blogger and cut-paste your ideas that way. Flock (based on Firefox) has a built-in “Blog This” feature which will sign you into Blogger or any other service you have.

Blogs are a great way to just get it all out of your system. And keep tabs on it as well.

I use Blogger, Gmail, and Desktop Search to be able to find anything I’ve ever blogged. Blogger sends it to Gmail, which automatically archives it, then Desktop Search will search emails as well as my desktop - so my posts are easy to find.

But the time saver is being able to blog, even if you have to stop and pick up the idea again - it’s already half started. Use an outline so you can figure out where you were headed with that idea…

]]> By: Whitney http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2006/09/18/where-has-time-gone/#comment-168 Whitney Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:12:53 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2006/09/18/where-has-time-gone/#comment-168 I use IBM ViaVoice. Absolutely love it, and it would be hard to make me change because I have six years invested in developing my "voice profile". Having put so much effort into developing the profile, the software's recognition rate is somewhere between 85% and 90% accuracy, which is higher than the average they advertise. I have acquaintances who swear by Dragon and say they would never switch -- for pretty much the same reasons I'm attached to ViaVoice. When you spend <b>that much time</b> developing a profile, you don't want to have to start over...no matter how good or how usable the <i>other</i> product might be. I use IBM ViaVoice. Absolutely love it, and it would be hard to make me change because I have six years invested in developing my “voice profile”. Having put so much effort into developing the profile, the software’s recognition rate is somewhere between 85% and 90% accuracy, which is higher than the average they advertise.

I have acquaintances who swear by Dragon and say they would never switch — for pretty much the same reasons I’m attached to ViaVoice. When you spend that much time developing a profile, you don’t want to have to start over…no matter how good or how usable the other product might be.

]]> By: Michael Stelzner http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2006/09/18/where-has-time-gone/#comment-166 Michael Stelzner Thu, 21 Sep 2006 05:11:34 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2006/09/18/where-has-time-gone/#comment-166 Whitney - What software do you use? - Mike Whitney - What software do you use? - Mike

]]> By: Whitney http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2006/09/18/where-has-time-gone/#comment-165 Whitney Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:48:06 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2006/09/18/where-has-time-gone/#comment-165 I've been using voice recognition software for years. Fire it up, put on the headset, and you can dictate notes or drafts or e-mails while you work around your desk filing paperwork, sorting through mail/junk mail, changing out pages in a dayrunner, cleaning, whatever. Since some of my best ideas come to me while I'm working on these more mundane tasks, I get to take advantage of creative inspiration AND get the gruntwork done. I’ve been using voice recognition software for years. Fire it up, put on the headset, and you can dictate notes or drafts or e-mails while you work around your desk filing paperwork, sorting through mail/junk mail, changing out pages in a dayrunner, cleaning, whatever.

Since some of my best ideas come to me while I’m working on these more mundane tasks, I get to take advantage of creative inspiration AND get the gruntwork done.

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