In this fast paced world, we are constantly
trying to improve our productivity, but it's tough to try to keep up with it all. We have compiled a list of productivity tools that will help you get things done.
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- Action: Chaos Toolbox [+]Here is just some of the stuff you'll find in our toolbox. For your convenience we have added links, so you can check them out for yourself. Some of the tools could be a great fit for you, others may not. If you find another product that you think works better for you, let us know - we would love to hear from you. | Contact Us |MindManager - our favorite mindmapping tool
Use MindManager maps as virtual whiteboards to easily capture ideas and visually organize projects, presentations, and strategies. They are great for:- Brainstorming
- Project Planning
- Strategic Planning
- Task Management
- Preparing Presentations
- Meeting Management
Springpad
Use Springpad to quickly and easily save ideas and information you want to remember. Springpad automatically categorizes your stuff and enhances it with useful links. Share your stuff, set reminders and get alerts to relevant news, offers and deals.
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TimeTrade
Add a 'Book Now' button to your site and turn web traffic into confirmed appointments. You no longer have to email or call someone to make appointments. You assign when you're available and let TimeTrade do the work for you, syncing everything with your calendar.
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Scansnap S1500 with Fujitsu
Organizing your office is as easy as pushing a button. With a scanning speed of up to 20 pages per minute, the S1500 can quickly reduce paper clutter without sacrificing document quality.
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Smartpen with Livescribe
Smartpens record everything you write and hear so you'll never miss a word. Replay your meetings or lectures simply by tapping on your notes. Download to your computer for fast and easy access!
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- Recommended reading: [+]Here are just some of the books that have shaped our thoughts over time... enjoy!The Way We're Working Isn't Working
Tony Schwartz
The Four Forgotten Needs that Energize Great Performance
The technologies that make instant communication possible anywhere, at any time, speed up decision making, create efficiencies, and fuel a truly global market place. But too much of a good thing eventually becomes a bad thing. Left unmanaged and unregulated, these same technologies have the potential to overwhelm us. The relentless urgency that characterizes most cooperate cultures undermines creativity, quality, engagement, thoughtful deliberation, and, ultimately, performance.
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CrazyBusy
Edward M. Hallowell Md
Overstretched, Overbooked, and About to Snap!
Are you too busy? Are you always running behind? Is your calendar loaded with more than you can possibly accomplish? Is it driving you crazy? You’re not alone. CrazyBusy–the modern phenomenon of brain overload–is a national epidemic. Without intending it or understanding how it happened, we’ve plunged ourselves into a mad rush of activity, expecting our brains to keep track of more than they comfortably or effectively can. In fact, as Attention Deficit Disorder expert and bestselling author Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., argues in this groundbreaking new book, this brain overload has reached the point where our entire society is suffering from culturally induced ADD.
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Eat That Frog!
Brian Tracy
21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
The legendary Eat That Frog provides the 21 most effective methods for conquering procrastination and accomplishing more. This new edition is revised and updated throughout, and includes brand new information on how to keep technology from dominating our time.
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Taming the Paper Tiger at Work
Barbara Hemphill
Clutter is Postponed Decisions
At work, people deal with piles of forms, files, folders, and mail but they have no system in place for the non-stop barrage of paper that lands on everyone’s work stations; or if they do have a system, it is one that does not work very well. This book offers solutions to the paper-piling problems that inhibit productivity.
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