Stever Robbins, Get-it-Done Guy blog

This link arrived in a solicitation. I’ve read books about these “long-form sales letters” and was wondering what people think of them? The link is www.membershipsitebootcamp.com. create a free poll on pollsb.com //

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As you know from listening to my podcast, I keep my TO DO list on paper. It keeps me honest about keeping it a reasonable length, and ruthless pruning items that I’m never going to do. But even so, my list has far more items on it than I can do in any given day. [...]

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I’m seeking to understand the challenges of dealing with e-mail. It’s not as simple as it seems. Of the people who find e-mail a challenge, different people have different issues. For some, it’s keeping their inbox empty; they get stressed out from a large, unanswered inbox. For others, it’s treating e-mail as interruption (“I know [...]

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“Work hard and you’ll be successful.” “You just need to put in a little hard work.” “Whew! I worked so hard today.” We say things like this all the time without thinking about it. Recently, my bedframe broke and I needed the mattress moved. Despite my newly developed manly-man muscles (thank you, Trainer Tyler), decades [...]

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Ok, big epiphany today. I was complaining. Then I noticed that somethings, I complain about. Others, I don’t. What’s the difference? For me, complaints seem to be statements of where in my life doesn’t seem under my control. Even when complaining about myself (“Darn these love handles”), I only complain about the things I have [...]

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I’m trying to get a sense of what kinds of things stay on our backlogs and clutter up our mental lives. When you don’t get to something on your “to do” list on a given day, how long does it stick around before you finally do it or drop it from the list? What kind [...]

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Here’s a video by Barry Schwartz, the author of “The Paradox of Choice.” Having more choices seems to be a recipe for doing less and being less happy (exactly the opposite of what we all want). I want to work this material into the book somehow, but am not quite sure how to do it. [...]

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Ok, my desk sometimes gets a tad messy. So now I’m working on techniques for whipping that desk back into shape. Looking around, there’s a clear pattern: I’ve got Books-I’ll-read-someday here, along with a bunch of incoming paper mail that needs attention (utility bills? I don’t need no stinking gas! … oh, wait. Yeah, I [...]

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I’ve been getting a lot of letters from college students asking for tips that are specific to them. I’m trying to get a sense of what the big issues are in college these days. In my Taking Killer Notes episode, I talked about my note-taking technique from college. What other issues/problems did you have in [...]

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I’ve been exploring ideas around self-promoting at work, being recognized, and motivation as it relates to recognition and achievement. What is the relationship for you between achievement and recognition? How do you know you’ve achieved something? What forms of recognition do you want for your achievements (from self? others?)? Is there a relationship? If you [...]

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