The Uncommon Life

Uncommon sense for an unconventional life – A blog by Kent Healy

Tag Archives: time management

31 May 2011

Truthfully, I don’t believe I could have earned the grades I did following conventional college advice. In fact, I believe that doing less, studying less (see tips 1, 2, and 3 in Part 1) and applying these 10 tips, contributed most to the outcome (it certainly wasn’t a natural gift for academics). And perhaps even more satisfying is knowing that these lessons can be applied in the professional world very well. Read More

10 ways to be uncommonly productive

by Kent Healy, 10 comments.

22 Mar 2011

It’s incredible how many opportunities there are to increase our productivity once we demand it of ourselves. And with the right strategies, doing more does not always need to be a compromise between work and fun. Read More

30 Nov 2010

When it comes to producing quality, creative, and inspired work, I consistently hear complaints so when expat-entrepreneur and friend, Darren Olstad, mentioned an unusual life-experiment he was about to undertake, it immediately caught my attention. What would happen if you left your usual work environment behind and moved into a hotel? Darren sought to answer this question by booking himself into a hotel for 60 days straight. Read More

28 Sep 2010

Identify the tasks that compose your day, tally the total hours, and imagine sending an invoice to yourself. What is the grand total ($$)? What is the hourly rate? These are indispensable questions. When we place a value on our time, we become aware of how we spend it–what we’re doing and how we do it. Most people complain about never having enough hours in the day, but squander their minutes on more futile activities than they realize because they have not candidly appraised their personal time. The way we use our time is directly related to how we value it. Read More