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December 03, 2005

Paying attention to attention...

My attention to atttention deficit (AAD) factor got a boost this weekend, catching up on some reading and surfing on the topic. I finally got some time to re-read Clive Johnson's NY Times article on Life Hackers with some leisure. He had mentioned me and Getting Things Done, but I wanted to pay more attention to some of the research about attention he was referring to. He's got a nice blog entry with the full article and some interesting comments below it.

I also received an email from our friend Jeff Tidwell, who pointed me to an essay by Steve Pavlina which describes his personal productivity techniques for getting a college degree in record time. It's good stuff, actually. Reminded me of the value of three-month goals, which I used to teach more than I do now. It reinspired me to start working more with my own. I'd put 3-month goals at the 10,000-ft horizon, much like bigger projects would be. But there is a little bit of a different spin in thinking about "desired outcomes" than just thinking about the projects being completed. Brings in a little more of the "why" about the projects, which might instill more juice. Also Steve's piece reflects probably the only cure for the distraction syndromes so popular to decry these days - ruthless focus on where you're going. It does seem a little more Type A than most of us would be attracted to, but it does make quite a point.

Posted by David at December 3, 2005 02:41 PM

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