Posted on Tuesday, 16 August 11, 12:14, by James Michie, under
Productivity.
Having spent more than a year improving my personal productivity, I can sum up what I’ve learned in a single sentence: “Pick one task and do it”. However, that would do a disservice to the journey and to the great people who helped me along the way through their writing on the subject. So, without [...]
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Some of you will know that I am quite the Apple fanboy. I currently own a MacBook Air, MacBook Pro (my second one) and an iPod touch. Having blogged twice about the apps I have installed on the iPod (during the early days of this blog), I felt it was time to confess to the [...]
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Posted on Friday, 21 January 11, 07:00, by James Michie, under
Productivity.

Be concise – check out five.sentenc.es. Be organised – try inbox zero. Place things you need actioned at the beginning of emails NOT at the end. If you include questions, number them in order of importance. One day a week DO NOT check your email – give yourself a break and return to your inbox [...]
1. Get out and about What I enjoy most about the weekend is the chance to get out and about in to a non-school environment. This could be as trivial as walking down the road to the local Costa Coffee for a flat white or to the local supermarket to get the groceries. Or it [...]
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This is a brief update on what’s happening with #edjournal. If you have written or are writing an article for submission, we have decided to go with the Harvard System of Referencing. A web based home for the journal is currently under construction. This will include clear direction on how to submit articles, rules for submission [...]