The A - Z of Productivity

A is for

productivity

apps, how

many do you

really need?

B is for productivity blogs

Bis for

brainstorming,

a great way of

coming up with

new ideas

C is for using cloud services like

Dropbox and Google Drive that

make it easier to work from anywhere

D is for David

Allen, the

Godfather of

GTD, and the

man who’ll ask

you “What’s your

next action?”

E is for

Exercise

because a

healthy mind and

body operate in

tandem

F is for using apps like

Freedom to disable internet

access and get to work

G is for setting

specific,

measurable,

attainable, relevant

and time-bound

goals

H is for having enough hours

in day - if Beethoven and

Einstein made do

with 24, so can we

Iis for managing your

email with

Jis for keeping

a journal of

your progress

and setbacks

K is for

Kanban

boards, a

productivity

tool for teams

L is for

L

M is for taking time

for meditate, because

life isn’t just work

N is for Ninja

because with a

trusted and practised

system, anyone can

slice through their

work with ease

O is for outcome

O is for

Outcome,

because any

good project

begins with the

end in mind

P is for

Pomodoro

technique, a

great way to

work in small

blocks of time

Q is for the Quantified Self

Q is for the

quantified self,

because self-knowledge

can come through

numbers

R is for reviewing your

commitments, projects

and lists once a week

S is for

Stephen Covey,

the author of the

7 Habits of

Highly Effective

People

T is for

keeping a

regularly

reviewed

and updated

to do list

U is for using the right

tools at the right time

V is for

making

allowance for

variables in

any project or

task

W is for

Wunderlist,

a free multi-

device to do

list manager

X is for managing budgets for your

projects in an XLS or Excel file

Y is for watching videos of

cute cats on YouTube when

you should be working

Z is for

Zen

References• Slide B. Brainstorming image by Hubspot via http://bit.ly/JjGVEO.

• Slide D. David Allen by Andrew Mager via http://bit.ly/1jYuj46

• Slide E. Run! by Steve Garner via http://bit.ly/1b3fKEw

• Slide G. Goals image by Hubspot via http://bit.ly/JjGVEO.

• Slide K. Kanban board example.jpg by Dr ian mitchell via http://bit.ly/1fdAlKq

• Slide L. Less is more by Floriana via http://bit.ly/1gxV8fF

• Slide M. Meditation by Nina Stawski via http://bit.ly/JjI2UQ

• Slide N. Ninja via http://bit.ly/1cIu3ms

References• Slide O. Aldrin Apollo 11.jpg by NASA via http://bit.ly/1bOJ0mT

• Slide Q. Quantified Self 2011by Sebastiaan ter Burg via http://bit.ly/IVINmH

• Slide R. ScientificReview.jpg by Center for Scientific Review via http://bit.ly/1fdCO7J

• Slide S. Stephen Covey by www.myowncoach.co.uk via http://bit.ly/19ob8g4--

• Slide U. Penknife_Swiss-Army-Knife__51220 by Emilian Robert Vicol via http://bit.ly/1edeer4

• Slide V. Studying… by Clay Shonkwiler via http://bit.ly/1ed7BoK

• Slide Y. JellyBean versus the Digi-Key packaging materials by Windell Oskay via http://bit.ly/192M2Fu

• Slide Z. Kanji zen by Galagorn via http://bit.ly/JjFjuv

• All images taken from above links on December 14, 2013 under a creative commons license

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