#uppingyourgame v2.0

#uppingyourgame v2.0

a practical guide to personal productivity

About the Book

Updating the original #uppingyourgame e-book from 2010, this new version will cover everything you need to be more productive on a personal level. It will include:

  • reasons for being more productive
  • workflow creation
  • useful tools and apps
  • automating parts of your workflow
  • helping others be more productive

This book will be written over the course of 2015 with feedback from readers putting the ideas it contains into practice. By purchasing this book now, you'll get all the updates free of charge!

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About the Author

Doug Belshaw
Doug Belshaw

Open Educational Thinkerer. Consultant focusing on #digilit & #openbadges. Previously: @mozilla / @jisc / school senior leader / #historyteacher.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
    • What is productivity?
    • Why bother being productive?
  • Preparing for productivity
    • Having a purpose
    • Creating a heat map
    • Carving out time
  • Finding your flow
    • Chunking
    • Heuristics
    • Automation
  • Fighting the resistance
  • Helping others become more productive
  • Conclusion

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