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Workflow: Beyond Productivity – A Review Series and a Book Giveaway Contest
Our fine topics of the day:
- A review series for Workflow: Beyond Productivity
- A book giveaway & podcast interview
- Request to readers for input on next directions
Exploring the Black Box – A "Review Series"
The other day, I came across an interesting OmniFocus & TextExpander post written by Ben Broeckx. Noticing his heavy involvement in a large organization, I emailed him mentioning my curiosity about how my writings might translate to the larger business settings. Being a solo practitioner myself, it is hard to gauge this from my own experience.
In any case, Ben has totally floored me by starting an entire Workflow: Beyond Productivity review series in which he discusses exactly how feels the book relates to the larger organization settings. He's already written three posts:
- "Workflow" reviewed part I – Thresholds of organization
- "Workflow" reviewed part II – Organizational decay
- "Workflow" reviewed part III – Invisibility & trusted returns
Book Giveaway & Podcast interview
Dom Goucher of Preneurmedia inteviewed me as part of a podcast series called Preneurcast. There’s a book giveaway going on for Workflow: Beyond Productivity as part of the show:
Preneurcast is a neat productivity/workflow podcast aimed towards the entrepreneur and small business owner. They have many nicely done episodes and interviews, so do check out the show. (Their next show is their 100th.)
Dom clearly has a good grasp of both Creating Flow with OmniFocus and Workflow: Beyond Productivity. In the episode, we focus on Workflow: Beyond Productivity as an all-encompassing, deep examination of what I believe are the roots that form many workflow systems such as GTD, Agile Results, or 7 Habits. I really enjoyed our talk, and we probably could have just kept going.
Next Directions
Now that Workflow: Beyond Productivity is complete and the dust is settling, I am curious as to what readers would be interested in seeing next. If you have moment, please visit this post to let me know your thoughts. Thanks!
What is Productivity?
Productivity is many things. For some, it is about doing a lot in a little time.
But, truly, productivity is so much more. It is about:
- Setting yourself up for success.
- Being focused where you want to be.
- Doing things that you find meaningful.
- Being creative, sometimes even in harsh environments.
- Forging your own paths.
- Finding your voice and delivering it well.
- Knowing and actively deciding on your obligations.
- Knowing where and how to say “no”.
- Avoiding procrastination.
Too often, many of us fall into just going along with and fighting whatever the world throws at us. “Go with the flow!”, we say. Meanwhile, we might think, “I’d like to do that one thing. Maybe one day I will.” The days go by. The goal never arrives, and then we wonder why or blame circumstance.
But when we learn to take charge of our lives and the world
around us, we start living life with intention.
Of course, striking out may seem scary. It takes courage to live life with purpose and on purpose. Roadblocks and worries, fears and concerns show up everywhere.
This is my passion. I want to help you to find that sense of your own unique play to meet the world so that you can:
- Create a life that is yours.
- Find and follow an inner guide in a way that works for you and those you care for.
- Decide on your obligations and meet them while building the world you want.
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