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Please share: What is the one thing you should throw out?
Love him or hate him, I’m a rabid devotee of author, entrepreneur, investor, seeker, Tim Ferriss. His is my desert island podcast, which is why it was fun to listen to Tim being interviewed by Stephen Dubner on his Freakonomics radio show. To listen to a masterful interviewer is to ask oneself, “why haven’t I ever asked that question?” He asked this of Tim, and I’d like you to answer it too:
How I used Evernote this summer to paperlessly plan my wedding
Within days of saying “yes” a year ago, I created my “Wedding” notebook in Evernote for our big day this September. It has been absolutely essential! How do people plan weddings (let alone anything) without Evernote! It not only keeps my head straight, but allows me to seamlessly share information with my sister and sister-in-law to be who are helping with planning. Here is a sampling of my 62 notes in my Wedding notebook:
How to train your attention (the hard way)
On Monday I listened to an eye-opening interview with “Deep Work” author, Cal Newport on the Asian Efficiency Podcast. A fan of Cal’s based on his relatively radical stances on focus and work flow, I teach his work in my talks on productivity. Warning: nothing he suggests is easy, but based on trials with myself and my clients, I’m thoroughly convinced his ultra-strict methods WORK.
Free yourself from online distractions with the Freedom app
Fantasy:
You set a timer to work on a very specific project. You immediately dive into deep focus and concentration, effortlessly producing your best work within minutes. At the end of your prescribed period of focus, you realize you have eliminated your to do list and/or written the next great American novel.
Reality:
You sit down to write your newsletter. Three sentences in, a Messages text pop-up sends you into a peripheral conversation that has nothing to do with writing said newsletter.
How to maximize the backs of your doors
When getting acquainted with a client’s home or office, I always look at the back of their doors. Most of the time they are blank, while items desperately in need of storage sit nearby on the floor. In this case, a small utility room off of an office needed attention. The answer was clear: the elfa Door & Wall Rack at The Container Store. You can either purchase one of their pre-arranged systems, or choose baskets a la carte as I did. Here’s the demystified break-down of this exact system:
Minimalism Video Tutorial: The Old MRI I’ll Never Need
The minimalism video tutorial series is back! I just posted a lesson on getting rid of your old MRIs and X-rays. Yes, many of you have MRIs and X-rays that you cannot get rid of for various reasons, but many of you DO have MRIs and X-rays that are totally obsolete that you should get rid of, like I finally did. Watch the video below. Click here to watch the entire series.