Comments on: Book review: Career Intensity

By: David V. Lorenzo | SoHoSavvy.com

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By: james s

james s — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 22:02:30 +0000

career “accellarant” no.1:…….HONESTY. (if practiced religiously on a sincere/daily basis….will change life forever beyond the “scope of words”)

I’d continue on to no.2……but it would really start to shake you up…exactly.

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Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 18:11:37 +0000

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By: Bren

Bren — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 15:31:43 +0000

These are great! Thanks, everybody. I’ll be contacting you for an address…

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 15:10:24 +0000

For larger writing projects, e.g. a project’s final report, I recommend the practice of brief daily writing sessions over the course of the project. Instead of waiting for the last week to cram in all the write-up, spend 30 minutes or even 15 each day preparing for that final write up. During one session you may just write a few paragraphs, during another you may only outline a summary of previous work that needs to included in the final report. However, once the report deadline reaches the near time horizon, you’ll have a draft already complete and just in need of editing and clean up.

By: tully monster

tully monster — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 15:01:18 +0000

If I’m having trouble getting started on a task, I do two things: break down the task into its simplest components (and this can get idiotically simple!) and then sit back for a few seconds and visualize starting the task. Most of the time, it provides enough momentum for me to get the job done–often, before I know it.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:59:46 +0000

When you have a superior assign an urgent task with an impossible timeframe, your reply should be, “it’s my first priority, I’ll get it done as fast as I can.” Often if the tone is right, you’ll be able to glide past the fact that you haven’t bought in to the schedule. When the inevitable slip happens, just repeat the mantra: “It’s my first priority and I’ll get it done as fast as I can.” There’s no comeback to that that doesn’t sound insane.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:54:54 +0000

When ever you are asked to do a “one-time” task, be sure to record the steps, ideally automate as much as possible.

If the task is not successful, you’ll have to fix and repeat until it is successful.
Once it is successful, you will be asked to repeat it.

Also tasks tend to grew from previous work, so the seeds for your next challenge are in the current one.

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:53:45 +0000

Hopefully this will count as a tip: Switch to the Dvorak layout. I plateaued out in QWERTY a while back. Furthermore, if I typed full blast for a long time my wrists would start hurting.

Although I felt like at first, I was up to a usable speed after a month, and probably passed my original QWERTY skills in about a year. Now I type faster, and it actually feels good. Dvorak seems to have a flow to it, which can actually make typing a joy (as corny as that may sound)

Requires significant initial investment, but will pay off in the long run for most people.

Wikipedia:Dvorak