5 Tools for Increasing Productivity and Gaining Time

Posted by on Feb 24, 2014 in Productivity, Work | 4 Comments
5 Tools for Increasing Productivity and Gaining Time

Over the past month, I’ve been working on automating processes that I’d like to become regular and effortless. Here are some tools that I’ve discovered or been exposed to and have recently put to use: Asana: Been using this for managing ALL of my tasks, projects, and turning ideas into action. I highly recommend doing […]

Brains on Creativity at SXSW Interactive

Brains on Creativity at SXSW Interactive

First, there was my request for votes in the SXSW Interactive Panel Picker to get my presentation to be a part of the SXSW 2013’s programming. In November, when I found out that my presentation had been chosen, I wrote a post of thanks to everyone who supported my submission with votes. Austin, Texas was […]

Transmuting Fear at TEDxRheinMain

Transmuting Fear at TEDxRheinMain

In my previous post, I share my experience of serendipitously speaking at TEDxRheinMain in February. But, of course, my experience that is only part of the story, right? The video is now available, so you can have your own experience learning about ways to transmute fear into productive creativity. Have you had the experience of […]

Serendipity in Action: Speaking at TEDxRheinMain

Posted by on Jun 4, 2013 in Creativity, Presentations, Speaking | 9 Comments
Serendipity in Action: Speaking at TEDxRheinMain

I’m sure you’re familiar with this famous quote about planning ahead: “The best-laid plans of mice and men / Often go awry” – John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men But Steinbeck stops at the best part. Sometimes when things look like they are going awry, what is needed is an extra dose of patience to […]

Four practices you never thought could make you more productive

Posted by on Sep 12, 2012 in Articles, Word Flow, Work, Writing | No Comments
Four practices you never thought could make you more productive

If asked if they wanted to be more productive during their day, most people would respond with an emphatic “yes!”. But what we usually do to create and produce more is to “push through it”, “suck it up”, and have a “no pain, no gain” type of attitude. What if some of the answers to […]