Nicholas Bate

The Simplest of Productivity Boosters, 3 of 50

This day deliberately left blank.

100 Words

Chop wood, carry water, mow the lawn, rake leaves, build a wall, knead dough, bake bread, chop onions, assemble a casserole, sketch trees, hike the landscape and take a break to climb a tree, scramble on a stony seashore, toss a few pebbles out across waves, brew coffee and squat to drink and chat and eat that bread you made. Carry a pack stripped to essentials, check a traditional compass, feel skilled, walk miles and miles and miles. Sew up rips in trousers. Sleep well, awake refreshed, take on fresh challenges. Be strong. Do what a Hunter-Gatherer 21C might do.

The Simplest of Productivity Boosters, 2 of 50

Each day always address something which is investing (even though it is not urgent) i.e makes future life easier. To do this reduces the number of tasks in the future which will be urgent.

Why We Love The Beatles (v2) 64 of 100: Plus 50 Years

The re-release of The White Album shows how timeless their material is and how they certainly didn't always release all their best stuff.

 

That's another reason we love The Beatles

The Back-Story

Reason 1: Story-tellers; 2: Sgt. Pepper; 3: Eternally optimistic; 4: Still cool; 5: George Harrison.; 6: Love Me Do

7: Work Ethic ;8: Synchronicity; 9: The Roof-top Concert; 10: Candlestick Park; 11: Lennon & McCartney

12: I Saw Her Standing There; 13: Liverpool; 14: Black & White; 15: Album Covers; 16: John Lennon

17: Lennon & McCartney; 18: Rock 'n Roll; 19: They Never Made it Easy; 20: Ringo

21: Meditation & Massage; 22: The Back of a Commer Van; 23: George Martin.

24: Simply Different

25: A Time to Think

26: Revolver

27: Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

28: The B Side

29: The Philosophy

30: December 1960: A Turning Point

31: What really, really motivated The Beatles?

32: 1961

33: Their last rock 'n roller.

34: From road to studio

35: The Magnum Opus

36: Mr Brian Epstein

37: Just Ordinary Lads

38: 1962

39: Yesterday

40: The Encouragers

41: 1963

42: Peace & Love

43: Abbey Road 1

44: Abbey Road 2

45: Always Cool

46: Did Paul break up The Beatles?

47: Timeless

48: The Seven Stages of Love

49: A Space in their Hearts

50: It Was 1964

51: Masters of Simplicity

52: Both 

53: Stories from Atoms of Experience.

54: That Rooftop, that slip of paper.

55: That 7-Minute Song

56: The Best Friends The Planet Ever Had

57: 1965

58: Play-lists

59: The photos of Astrid.

60 Catching Up

61 Consistently better

62: Evolution

63: Feel Better

The Simplest of Productivity Boosters, 1 of 50

Always write down that which needs to be addressed, however small, trivial, distant. Your brain is powerful sure. But save the processing power for problem resolution not extreme memory practices. 

Brilliant at the Basics of Business (v2) 100, 74

Walk the firm. Walk the offices. Open doors. All brimming with energy and resourcefulness? Excellent.

Fast-Track with The Book

B@BofBiz One talk normally

B@BofBiz Two first impressions

B@BofBiz Three: make price the smallest issue

B@BofBiz Four: your brand reality

B@BofBiz Five: success can destroy you 

B@BofBiz Six if you are serious, then 0825 not 0832

B@BofBiz Seven forget 'closing' techniques

B@BofBiz Eight your business isn't special

B@Bof Biz Nine one 3 x 5 card

B@Bof Biz Ten PPT slides: are they real?

B@Bof Biz Eleven Stop wishing, start selling

B@BofBiz Twelve Don't Walk By

B@BofBiz Thirteen Are you excited about your business?

B@BofBiz Fourteen Quarter to quarter: no limping.

B@BofBiz: Fifteen Agility

B@BofBiz; Sixteen No 'about'

B@BofBiz: Seventeen Train Your People.

B@BofBiz: Eighteen Planning is good. But it isn't reality.

B@BofBiz: Nineteen Everybody Sells

B@BofBiz Twenty Simply Be Better

B@BofBiz Twenty One Watch The Numbers

B@BofBiz Twenty Two Price To Sleep Well

B@BofBiz Twenty Three Now. Only now. Have that coffee.

B@BofBiz Twenty Four Some are just messers. Let them go.

B@BofBiz Twenty Five Don't Wait for luck

B@BofBiz Twenty Six Is The Customer Always Right?

B@BofBiz: Twenty Seven What's with the rivalry, huh?

B@BofBiz: Twenty Eight Do Not Set Price Quickly

B@BofBiz: Twenty Nine Know Where You Make Your Money

B@BofBiz: Thirty Keep it Lean, Mean and Frugal

B@BofBiz: Thirty One: Get Closer

B@BofBIz: Thirty Two: Stay Alert

B@BofBiz: Thirty Three: Get skilful

B@BofBiz: Thirty Four: What would you do differently?

B@BofBiz: Thirty Five: What are you reading?

B@BofBiz: Thirty Six: Plan-Do-Review

B@BofBiz: ThirtySeven: Not Just KPIs

B@BofBiz: ThirtyEight: Not Just Job Title

B@BofBiz: ThirtyNine: Don't Love Every Customer

B@BofBiz: Forty: Respect the Relationship

B@BofBiz: FortyOne: Get to the Airport Early

B@BofBiz: FortyTwo: Write Better Notes.

B@BofBiz: FortyThree: Pure Gold for Performance Improvement.

B@BofBiz: FortyFour: Get On With It

B@BofBiz: FortyFive: Have A Plan

B@BofBiz: FortySix: Make it Easy

B@BofBiz: FortySeven: Give it a Go

B@BofBiz: FortyEight: Don't Mess About

B@BofBiz: FortyNine: Ask

B@BofBiz: Fifty: SWOT

B@BofBiz: FiftyOne: Delegation

B@BofBiz: FiftyTwo: Systems

B@BofBiz: FiftyThree: Challenges

B@BofBiz: FiftyFour: Leap don't Copy

B@BofBiz: FiftyFive: Review any time.

B@BofBiz: FiftySix: Expenses

B@BofBiz:FiftySeven: the Annual Conference

B@BofBiz:FiftyEight: It's Not About Time

B@BofBiz: FiftyNine: Communicate

B@BofBiz: Sixty: Career Path

B@BofBiz: SixtyOne: Check the Waste

B@BofBiz: SixtyTwo: The Offering

B@BofBiz: SixtyThree: Hit The Numbers

B@BofBiz: SixtyFour: Quality must be a given

B@BofBiz: SixtyFive: Sell First; Then Negotiate.

B@BofBiz: SixtySix: What's The True Story?

B@BofBiz: SixtySeven: What Creates Culture?

B@BofBiz: SixtyEight: Want & Love

B@BofBiz: SixtyNine: Energy

B@BofBiz: Seventy: Copy. And improve.

B@BofBiz: SeventyOne: Regularly Review

B@BofBiz: SeventyTwo: Get rid of the waste.

B@BofBiz: SeventyThree: The problem

Jagged Thoughts for Jagged Times, 334

Fresh starts are always exciting.

Monday: bring it on...

 

Jagged Thoughts for Jagged Times, 333

A list prioritises your attention.

A plan schedules that prioritised attention.

A list times a plan gives you freedom.

Why We Love The Beatles (v2) 63 of 100: Evolution

There's always a track which will help you feel better.

 

That's another reason we love The Beatles

The Back-Story

Reason 1: Story-tellers; 2: Sgt. Pepper; 3: Eternally optimistic; 4: Still cool; 5: George Harrison.; 6: Love Me Do

7: Work Ethic ;8: Synchronicity; 9: The Roof-top Concert; 10: Candlestick Park; 11: Lennon & McCartney

12: I Saw Her Standing There; 13: Liverpool; 14: Black & White; 15: Album Covers; 16: John Lennon

17: Lennon & McCartney; 18: Rock 'n Roll; 19: They Never Made it Easy; 20: Ringo

21: Meditation & Massage; 22: The Back of a Commer Van; 23: George Martin.

24: Simply Different

25: A Time to Think

26: Revolver

27: Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

28: The B Side

29: The Philosophy

30: December 1960: A Turning Point

31: What really, really motivated The Beatles?

32: 1961

33: Their last rock 'n roller.

34: From road to studio

35: The Magnum Opus

36: Mr Brian Epstein

37: Just Ordinary Lads

38: 1962

39: Yesterday

40: The Encouragers

41: 1963

42: Peace & Love

43: Abbey Road 1

44: Abbey Road 2

45: Always Cool

46: Did Paul break up The Beatles?

47: Timeless

48: The Seven Stages of Love

49: A Space in their Hearts

50: It Was 1964

51: Masters of Simplicity

52: Both 

53: Stories from Atoms of Experience.

54: That Rooftop, that slip of paper.

55: That 7-Minute Song

56: The Best Friends The Planet Ever Had

57: 1965

58: Play-lists

59: The photos of Astrid.

60 Catching Up

61 Consistently better

62: Evolution

Jagged Thoughts for Jagged Times, 332

Less is often more. Slower is often faster. The challenge is in staying observant and noticing the tipping point, the interface when too many people makes the meeting non-productive, when chasing standard of living reduces quality of life and when boosted efficiency lowers effectiveness.