Comments on: Your Best Productivity Tips http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/04/02/your-best-productivity-tips/ Everything about writing and marketing white papers Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:19:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Michael Stelzner http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/04/02/your-best-productivity-tips/#comment-16027 Michael Stelzner Sat, 07 Apr 2007 23:53:06 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/04/02/your-best-productivity-tips/#comment-16027 Greg - I think I need a laptop. It must be nice to separate from the world yet still have the power to spell check. - Mike Greg - I think I need a laptop. It must be nice to separate from the world yet still have the power to spell check. - Mike

]]> By: Gregg Gallagher http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/04/02/your-best-productivity-tips/#comment-16025 Gregg Gallagher Sat, 07 Apr 2007 17:57:16 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/04/02/your-best-productivity-tips/#comment-16025 Using the laptop to change my writing venue during the day. I tend to do more research & general administrative functions when sitting at my desk. I break out of this behavioral trap when I want to do more creative writing by taking the laptop into the living room or up into the bedroom. Coupled with Michael's advice to unplug from the net, it really helps me to focus on the writing, not all that other stuff.... Using the laptop to change my writing venue during the day. I tend to do more research & general administrative functions when sitting at my desk. I break out of this behavioral trap when I want to do more creative writing by taking the laptop into the living room or up into the bedroom. Coupled with Michael’s advice to unplug from the net, it really helps me to focus on the writing, not all that other stuff….

]]> By: Michael Stelzner http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/04/02/your-best-productivity-tips/#comment-16009 Michael Stelzner Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:39:44 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/04/02/your-best-productivity-tips/#comment-16009 Whitney - I like the reading idea. I put it in practice today. It really does work. Thanks for stopping in. - Mike Whitney - I like the reading idea. I put it in practice today. It really does work. Thanks for stopping in. - Mike

]]> By: Whitney http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/04/02/your-best-productivity-tips/#comment-16008 Whitney Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:01:49 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/04/02/your-best-productivity-tips/#comment-16008 I write fiction, and writing even a couple of pages before I head to work is a good way to get past the start-of-the-work-day writing blocks we encounter. I also write a blog for an animal rescue; starting and finishing a post before I head to work never fails to jumpstart my writing -- for anything else -- for the rest of the day. Reading is a good way to clear the head. I'm talking 10 to 20 minutes...long enough to read an essay...things like "The Intellectual Devotional" or the essays in "The New Yorker" or "The Atlantic Monthly". Others read poetry, or selections from the Tao Te Ching. Use whatever usually works. Fruit smoothies made with silken tofu rev me up. Silken tofu has the consistency and taste of plain yogurt, but is lower in fat and sugar, and higher in protein. A good fruit smoothie shake has me running on a protein buzz for a good 3 hours or so. I write fiction, and writing even a couple of pages before I head to work is a good way to get past the start-of-the-work-day writing blocks we encounter. I also write a blog for an animal rescue; starting and finishing a post before I head to work never fails to jumpstart my writing — for anything else — for the rest of the day.

Reading is a good way to clear the head. I’m talking 10 to 20 minutes…long enough to read an essay…things like “The Intellectual Devotional” or the essays in “The New Yorker” or “The Atlantic Monthly”. Others read poetry, or selections from the Tao Te Ching. Use whatever usually works.

Fruit smoothies made with silken tofu rev me up. Silken tofu has the consistency and taste of plain yogurt, but is lower in fat and sugar, and higher in protein. A good fruit smoothie shake has me running on a protein buzz for a good 3 hours or so.

]]> By: Michael Stelzner http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/04/02/your-best-productivity-tips/#comment-16007 Michael Stelzner Wed, 04 Apr 2007 15:52:45 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/04/02/your-best-productivity-tips/#comment-16007 Jonathan - Power naps really do work. It has been years since I have done any. Maybe I need to try them again. - Mike Jonathan - Power naps really do work. It has been years since I have done any. Maybe I need to try them again. - Mike

]]> By: Jonathan Kantor http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/04/02/your-best-productivity-tips/#comment-16006 Jonathan Kantor Wed, 04 Apr 2007 15:01:21 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/04/02/your-best-productivity-tips/#comment-16006 I would think working outside would be even more of a distraction than web pages or answering e-mails! This may sound strange but I enjoy taking a short 1/2 hour nap during the day to increases my productivity. It comes on in the afternoon after the carb stupor kicks in. In fact, many studies are showing that naps increase worker productivity in the office. It may be early to start setting up a cot in your cubicle, though. Jonathan I would think working outside would be even more of a distraction than web pages or answering e-mails!

This may sound strange but I enjoy taking a short 1/2 hour nap during the day to increases my productivity. It comes on in the afternoon after the carb stupor kicks in.

In fact, many studies are showing that naps increase worker productivity in the office. It may be early to start setting up a cot in your cubicle, though.

Jonathan

]]> By: Michael Stelzner http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/04/02/your-best-productivity-tips/#comment-16002 Michael Stelzner Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:20:17 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/04/02/your-best-productivity-tips/#comment-16002 Hey Joi - Some folks might think you are crazy, but there is wisdom to your suggestion! - Mike Hey Joi - Some folks might think you are crazy, but there is wisdom to your suggestion! - Mike

]]> By: Joi Murugavell http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/04/02/your-best-productivity-tips/#comment-15999 Joi Murugavell Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:57:30 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/04/02/your-best-productivity-tips/#comment-15999 well I drink lots of water so I have to go to the toilet (its a forced break from the computer - can't ignore the call!) When I take breaks I am more focused, but its so hard to take breaks, so um this 'natural' break taking system contributes to productivity! :) well I drink lots of water so I have to go to the toilet (its a forced break from the computer - can’t ignore the call!) When I take breaks I am more focused, but its so hard to take breaks, so um this ‘natural’ break taking system contributes to productivity! :)

]]> By: Michael Stelzner http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/04/02/your-best-productivity-tips/#comment-15998 Michael Stelzner Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:39:53 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/04/02/your-best-productivity-tips/#comment-15998 Hey Tom - Here is San Diego it is an awesome 77 today. I wish I were not tied to a desktop. - Mike Hey Tom - Here is San Diego it is an awesome 77 today. I wish I were not tied to a desktop. - Mike

]]> By: Tom Chandler http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/04/02/your-best-productivity-tips/#comment-15997 Tom Chandler Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:31:32 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/04/02/your-best-productivity-tips/#comment-15997 Taking the laptop outside (now that the weather's nice up here in the mountains) with the wireless access turned off. Wow, I'm a writer... Taking the laptop outside (now that the weather’s nice up here in the mountains) with the wireless access turned off. Wow, I’m a writer…

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