Personal Management
May 19, 2023 / May 19, 2023 by Andre | Leave a Comment
President Eisenhower reportedly managed his tasks by categorizing them into a 2×2 matrix with the dimensions of importance and urgency. We describe this method as the Eisenhower Method or the Eisenhower Matrix. This article describes what the Eisenhower Matrix is, how to think like it, how to use it, and briefly introduces Priority Matrix applications […]
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In an experiment popularized by the book of the same name, volunteers were told to keep track of how many times a basketball was passed between players. While the ball was being tossed, someone in a gorilla suit walked between them in plain view. Very few people noticed the gorilla because they were so focused on […]
Project Management
May 19, 2023 by Andre | Leave a Comment
So often we’re in the position of trying to determine is something that needs to be done should be considered to be a task/to do or a project. We often jump to a decision that we later need to change. Over the last few years, we’ve witnessed the recent proliferation of social task management tools. However, with […]
May 18, 2023 / May 18, 2023 by Andre | Leave a Comment
Adding resources to your Microsoft Project Schedule the right way can save you time in the long run by making these resources available via email for status and task updates, or for import into Microsoft Project server. Here’s how to do it… From the Task tab, select the View drop down box (which is typically defaulted to “Gantt Chart”): […]
The ability to measure performance in Microsoft Project is a key element to keeping a project on track. Saving a baseline for a project where your using Microsoft Project is pretty easy to do. but that doesn’t necessarily tell you how on-time tasks are tracking. Although often overused, misused and poorly managed, the concept of […]
Presentation Management
I was once told: “Tell them what you’re going to tell them – Tell them – Then tell them what you’ve told them.” Although this is true, there is so much more to putting together a presentation than just pages in a PowerPoint doc. Most of the steps described below do not involve PowerPoint or any […]
Scripts
May 9, 2023 / May 9, 2023 by Andre | Leave a Comment
So in the past three months, I’ve been working on converting my my blog from WordPress to Jekyll. WordPress has so many requirements that I found myself spending all of my spare time managing plugins, interfaces, tables & themes and not writing. In Jekyll, blog posts are managed via Markdown files in a specific directory. Each post has its own […]
Ubuntu
So as I begin to teach myself new things such as WSL, the first thing that I always try to do is ensure my work is protected & secured, so as I mess things up (and boy do I..,) my work it’s still protected, making it easy to start over. I’ve created a shell script that […]
One of the biggest problems I have in wanting to constantly learn new things, is that these learnings sometimes come at the cost of breaking/ruining thins that you’ve previously done that actually work. You learn a new or better way of doing something, like tuning your Apache config file, tweaking a php.in file or overwriting and index.html […]
May 19, 2022 / May 19, 2023 by Andre | Leave a Comment
In today’s fast-paced world, effective task management is crucial for individuals and businesses alike. With numerous responsibilities and deadlines to juggle, having a solid system in place can make all the difference. In this WordPress post, we will explore the key principles and strategies for mastering task management and boosting your productivity. 1. Understand Your […]
