productivity

Vivlio_Gnosi

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World | Cal Newport

#nonfiction #business

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Vivlio_Gnosi

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World | Cal Newport

#nonfiction #business

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Susanita

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity | David Allen

As a #longtimefed I kept my own journal of what I did each day. Among other things, it made it easier to prepare my accomplishments at evaluation time.

Here are 5 things I did in a particularly memorable week.
1. Met with boss for weekly progress review. Provided a written summary on which boss took copious notes.
2. Made follow-up calls on all discussed projects. Left messages because nobody answered. Because they were out doing the work. ⬇️

Susanita 3. Addressed an average of 15 calls/visits a day from staff of the supported organization. (Yes, I was the de facto office receptionist.) 5d

Susanita 4. Attended a meeting about the highest priority project. Sent a detailed follow-up email to all attendees and my boss who couldn‘t be bothered. 5d

Susanita 5. Got ambushed by boss‘s boss in an impromptu meeting and explained everything discussed in point one. 5d

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Susanita It‘s been twenty years (!) since I was in that scenario, and yes I‘m still bitter. 5d

Tamra How about treating people like the qualified professionals they were determined to be when they were hired? That means assuming they are doing their jobs without babysitting. 5d

Leftcoastzen I hear you ! Here they fired two guys from VA who help when Vets struggle with mortgages. It‘s really efficient to push more vets towards homelessness! 5d

Leftcoastzen When I got deeper into the story they help any vet with any financial hardship 5d

TheBookHippie I‘m just exasperated… 5d

TheBookHippie @Tamra right?! 5d

TheBookHippie It‘s Putins orders, it‘s so unreal. 5d

Susanita @tamra Right?!? Obviously, I had my share of bad managers, but I also had good managers. In any case, the structure for monitoring work is in the office where the work takes place. He‘s already admitted it was all a ruse anyway. 5d

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Susanita they just want it all in an email (probably an unsecured email) that anyone on X knows is out there, that can be captured as it arrives by any country that wants to know what our gov is doing, and then can make counter-measures accordingly, plus know which workers are best to target to get more access to whatever they want. It‘s a huge national security risk. Whoever hacks those mails know who is involved in everything from ⤵️ 5d

Riveted_Reader_Melissa ↪️ from fire fighting to nuclear development to translating Russian along with their name & email. I am a civilian who has never worked in gov and I can see that as a huge security risk. 5d

Susanita @Leftcoastzen So much for caring about veterans!!! 5d

Susanita @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @TheBookHippie I figured they‘d just use AI to review the tasks and justify canning people. Or as one more way to mock federal employees, but it makes sense that they would also use it to provide free intel to Russia or whoever. 5d

dabbe Stephen Colbert's reply to Musk's so called mandate:
To: Elon Musk
Subject: What did I do last week?
1. Your mom.
2. Your mom.
3. Your mom.
4. Your mom.
5. Your mom.

I can't even come up with an adequate phrase to describe this arse. 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 5d

melissajayne If you go to The Breakdown on Substack, you‘ll find some interesting responses from people who responded to Elon‘s email 5d

melissajayne One government employee wrote this: 1. Stuck pins into Elon voodoo doll
2. Stuck pins into Trump voodoo doll
3. Stuck pins into RFK Jr voodoo doll
4. Stuck pins into MAGA hat
5. Went to buy more pins 5d

Captivatedbybooks My poor sister was off (we were going to a funeral) and was so worried. Since she had her laptop they told her to log on and reply to then get that notice at 2pm it was necessary to reply. Like WTF 5d

lil1inblue @melissajayne I don't know this employee, but I am sure we would be besties. 😍 5d

Susanita @melissajayne @lil1inblue same 😄 5d

Susanita @Captivatedbybooks I‘m sorry for your loss, and I‘m sorry your sister is going through this added stress. These people have no souls. 5d

Suet624 @dabbe @melissajayne brilliant! 5d

Leniverse Man Carrying Thing did a great skit about this: https://youtu.be/ottkSQYunnk?si=KcFzp-HSAGltVxq5 5d

Susanita @Leniverse 👍🏻👍🏻 5d

ncsufoxes My husband is a contractor with the National Cancer Institute. Since he has a govt email address he gets all these emails. I told him he should say 1) I‘m reading your 20 plus emails a day 2) I‘m trying to find a treatment/drug to solve f-n cancer (which will make the govt money) let me do my job 4d

Susanita @ncsufoxes Ugh. Nothing boosts productivity like constantly having to justify yourself. 4d

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Vivlio_Gnosi

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World | Cal Newport

Love the fact I've been assigned to read this book for work!

#nonfiction #business

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Julsmarshall

Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout | Cal Newport

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This was a thought provoking book about knowledge workers, unnecessary busy-ness and what quality truly looks like in the work world. It gave me a lot to think about and I‘m so grateful that the staff leadership at my organization is reading this together. A lot of work/self help/productivity books fall flat for me but this was worth the read! #BookspinBingo

TheBookHippie This has been recommend to me by a friend! 1mo

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Sace

Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts | Oliver Burkeman

Starting this today for one of the November discussions on The Big Read. I need to be careful. I‘ve started a lot of books lately!

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ImperfectCJ

The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future | Ryder Carroll

I am an avid journaler, but apparently an even more avid journal purchaser. At my current rate of journaling, this is 3.5-4 years' supply. I have decided that I am not allowed to buy any more journals until 2027 (unless I start using them faster and need another sooner than that).

JenlovesJT47 Can relate! I have a box full of empty journals 😆 4mo

Sace I can‘t seem to resist buying them either…and I don‘t even journal on a daily basis. I love jotting notes about my day, but one page can easily have 5 or more days on it. 4mo

TheBookHippie Feel free to join us in #journalingprompts 🤣🤣🤣 I also have this problem… 4mo

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ImperfectCJ @TheBookHippie This is tempting! I also have consistent intentions to follow this book. I'll do it for a few days/weeks then set it aside.

A Writer's Book of Days: A Spirited Companion and Lively Muse for the Writing Life

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TheBookHippie @ImperfectCJ oh that looks good! 4mo

Suet624 I‘m with you all. 4mo

Anna40 This is wonderful. Do you have a set time when you write? Do you write every day? 4mo

DogMomIrene What brand do you like best? I bought some Moleskin journals and I was surprised how much my pen bled through. I did a pen test in the back and every pen I own showed through. I remember Moleskin being better quality, but that would have been years ago. 4mo

ImperfectCJ @Anna40 I do a check-in each morning and evening, and then I try to log a few things throughout the day. It's pretty Bullet Journal-inspired. 4mo

ImperfectCJ @DogMomIrene I agree about Moleskines. I used to use them a lot, but I wonder if they changed their paper. I can only use ballpoints without gel ink in them. I like Leuchtturm best overall these days, but Rhodia and Clairefontaine also have awesome paper and a lot of color options. 4mo

DogMomIrene @ImperfectCJ Thanks! I‘ll be checking those out. 4mo

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Bevita

Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout | Cal Newport

so-so

I skimmed this because of course I am no good at slow. Good ideas here — allow twice as much time for projects as you think you need because you actually need that long.

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