by Christopher S Penn | Mar 5, 2013 | Productivity
In my newsletter this weekend, I talked a bit about the benefits of improving focus. As I’ve added client work to what I do, the number and frequency of deadlines and deliverables has multiplied far beyond what I had when I was just doing marketing for one...
by Christopher S Penn | Oct 17, 2012 | Advertising, Marketing, Productivity, World of Warcraft
Dr. Barry Schwartz is famous for his TED talk about explaining the paradox of choice: when faced with too many choices, often we choose none. Nowhere is this highlighted more than in the new World of Warcraft expansion, Mists of Pandaria. Once you reach level 90,...
by Christopher S Penn | Aug 21, 2012 | Productivity
If there’s one addiction I have in the productivity space, it’s constantly looking for better, more effective, faster email productivity apps. Baltimore startup Mailstrom made it onto my radar scope recently via Greg Cangialosi, and it’s pretty...
by Christopher S Penn | Aug 10, 2012 | Productivity
If you’re an avid fan of the Evernote application, then you’ll appreciate this little-publicized feature that someone pointed out to me. Take any text list on either your mobile Evernote or your desktop Evernote and hit the checkbox button, once at the...
by Christopher S Penn | Jun 25, 2012 | Business, Productivity
Justin Levy asked on Facebook: Also, as a follow up to your daily reading workflow post, I’m always interested in seeing how people organize their days and knowing you, it’s organized for optimal productivity. Great question. First and foremost, I make...
by Christopher S Penn | Jan 17, 2012 | Awakening, Productivity, Strategy
If I had to rank the questions I’m asked at conferences and online, probably the single most asked question I’m asked is in the form of “How do I get started X”, where X is SEO, affiliate marketing, social media, Twitter, Google Analytics, etc....