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By: Discover where the time goes | Life on Avenue Z

Discover where the time goes | Life on Avenue Z — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:14:31 +0000

[...] WorkTime tracks every single activity on your computer. It shows you how long you surf the web, work on a document, spend writing emails. I can’t imagine a better tool for understanding where your time goes so you can change habits and increase your productivity. [...]

By: AgentSully

AgentSully — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:29:27 +0000

Good luck with your goals! Thanks for the link!

By: Fighting the five biggest freelance time wasters | Life on Avenue Z

Fighting the five biggest freelance time wasters | Life on Avenue Z — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:40:49 +0000

[...] a thorough examination of the way I spend my days, I’ve discovered some large disconnects between what I think I’m capable of doing in a [...]

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:07:17 +0000

Read “Good to Great” …it is inspiring and insightful. I loved the advise, for example, about creating your own ‘Stop doing’ list .

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:34:04 +0000

I ran that time in 1988. To run half that far in twice that time today would kill me.

I love Covey’s four quadrant matrix. Learn it, live it, love it.

…Back to lurking now.

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:12:18 +0000

Wait — I need to clarify, Stephen. I need to come back and say PHENOMENAL TIME on your marathon!

By: steph

steph — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:11:25 +0000

Hmm, good post! I need to do the same thing.

My hubby got this from Stephen Covey and I mean to apply it (er, someday!): prioritize using these categories: urgent and important; urgent and not important; not urgent and important; not urgent, not important.

I have a feeling I know where most of the stuff during the day would fit right now…

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:10:24 +0000

Stephen — wow! Great marathon time. My most sincere congratulations.

I think Coach James wants me to relax my upper body more — ok — relaxing it AT ALL would be a good start. I’m with the coach once a week for track workouts — the kind where you almost toss your cookies after each interval. Good stuff.

He said he’s only seen one other runner who ran like me in all the years he’s been coaching, and it took him years to fix that runner. Sigh.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:04:55 +0000

Your coach said that? Maybe you need to relax your arms more. Pumping your arms not only helps you maintain proper balance, sort of like spinning tires on a bicycle keep the bike upright, but the help you pace your breathing and prevent cramps. Hands should be relaxed and arms should swing up in front and go back behind your torso too, depending on your pace.
But what do I know, I only ran a marathon in 3 hours 6 minutes and 9 seconds.