Todd Lyden

Second in  the #Reverb10 series: Writing. From  Leo Babauta:  What do you do each day that doesn’t contribute to your writing — and can you eliminate it?  I'm going the cheap route. Nothing. I dare say EVERYTHING you do contributes to YOUR writing. Sure, the question implies that you can prioritize your life and cut something out like a dead limb. This might be true for a lot of people. And YES, I can prioritize, but cut that limb? I don't think I can see it. There are moments of slackadastical behavior I have no doubt that I could eliminate, but who doesn't need down time? There are moments of sheer do-nothing, but those usual involve my kids- those aren't going anywhere. I am sure I could crystalize some truly WASTED seconds, but I doubt it would RADICALLY improve my writing. Would it any more than reading a myriad of blogs, newspapers, magazines, books that I enjoy? Probably not. Would it any more than the radio I enjoy listening to? Probably not. If you can elim...

Image via Wikipedia I was enjoying Steve Clarke's pos t about using the fly in the urinal to provide focus for men while they are relieving themselves. I've heard this story elsewhere, but its one of those funny "no kidding" stories that just makes sense.  He offers a means to "finding the fly" at the end of the blog post, but I think it is fairly intuitive. How do you find your focus no matter what the situation? I loved teaching time management using the basic Covey matric. Because things became as simple  as URGENT and/or IMPORTANT. If you can't define something as both, it probably ought not be focused on just yet. I think one thing we can agree upon, what men are doing in the urinal can be generally urgent and important, even without a fake fly! Related articles by Zemanta Review: 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More ( thesimpledollar.com ) Six Ways to Supercharge Your Productivity ( blogs.hbr.org ) Zemanta helped me add links & pictures to this...