January 15, 2010
Productivity, Stress Management, Working From Home
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1. Give yourself permission to be ‘imperfect’
You haven’t got your ‘to do’ list under control, your mail box is overflowing, you haven’t got all your 2010 goals mapped out, your resume/CV/business plan isn’t perfect, you’re not networking as much as you ’should’ be.
Away from work you’re not spending enough times with your kids or partner, you’re not eating your 5 fruit and vegetables portions a day, you’re not going to the gym 3 times a week.
It’s okay…
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April 18, 2008
Productivity, Work Life Balance
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Beethoven and Churchill both worked in the morning and took most of their afternoons off. Gandhi spent time staring at the horizon. Nietzsche scribbled notes during frequent walks.
The following article from the productivity blog LifeDev, lists 10 ways in which some of history’s greats got things done – usually by taking more breaks and working less rather than the 12+ hour days many people in financial services tend to work.
Taking breaks, taking time to reflect, eat, nap and meet others kept them focussed. Most of us would do well to use some of their ideas.
Click here to read full article: 10 Ways History’s Finest Kept Their Focus at Work
