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I was especially taken with their post on Aeolian harps

on productivity

... which I and others struggle with from time to time.

33 ways to boost your productivity

I'm surprised at how many of these I'm already doing (though some of the most effective, like the getting-up-stupidly-early, I fell out of the habit of while I was zombified).

Pop picks:
# "Timeboxing. Give yourself a fixed time period, like 30 minutes, to make a dent in a task. Don’t worry about how far you get. Just put in the time."

# "Cone of silence. Take a laptop with no network or WiFi access, and go to a place where you can work flat out without distractions"

# "Glittering prizes. Give yourself frequent rewards for achievement."

And best of all "#1: Nuke it! The most efficient way to get through a task is to delete it. If it doesn’t need to be done, get it off your to do list." this is the one that I tend to feel bad about though.