Mindshortcut » Self development http://mindshortcut.com Bringing straight-forward presentation & productivity ideas for smart people Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:02:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How to Create Your Own Four-Quadrate Weekly Goal Plan http://mindshortcut.com/how-to-create-your-own-four-quadrate-weekly-goal-plan/ http://mindshortcut.com/how-to-create-your-own-four-quadrate-weekly-goal-plan/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:23:58 +0000 J.J. http://mindshortcut.com/?p=441 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> You could say that in a month, you would be able to complete as many tasks as possible. However, in the end, you felt disappointed when were able to achieve little tasks and you started to blame few things:

  • You had set goals that are impossible to reach
  • You had set goals that could take longer time to succeed

Let’s talk about basics before you proceed further. In a month, there are four weeks – one week consists of 7 days; or 30-31 days in a month. First thing, you need to have three basic things before you proceed:

  • A pencil or a pen
  • A piece of white paper
  • A ruler

Here’s how you set your weekly goals with ease:

  • Let’s put it this way, you divide four weeks into four quadrates (refer to the diagram above).
  • List down your weekly goals in every quadrate. For example, I’ve set 40 goals for this month – that means 10 goals for each quadrate.
  • In the lower right of the quadrate, please allocate some small space for “Target” – for example, how many goals that you’ve achieved so far.

Here’s how you use this Four-Quadrate Weekly Goal Plan:

  • After a week, you need to review your goals. At the “Target”, write down total number goals that you have accomplished.
  • If you couldn’t complete all your goals in the first quadrate, strike the uncompleted goals and write them down again in either second, third or fourth quadrate. You have to sort out these uncompleted goals according to your own preferences.

    For example, earlier, I had set 10 goals for 10 goals for the first quadrate (or for the first week) and I’ve achieved 5 goals for the first week. However, the uncompleted 5 goals, I will strike them out and write them again in the second, third and fourth quadrates. You need to arrange it properly as there are unaccomplished goals at the second, third and fourth quadrates.

  • If you have uncompleted goals in different quadrates, you have to push yourself real hard to accomplish it. If you don’t hard to succeed it, your uncompleted goals will accumulate at one or all of your quadrates that can make this plan go terribly wrong.
  • Once you have completed this weekly goal plan, review your work to accomplish your goals and your problems that affects your productivity. You can bring forward those uncompleted goals to the following month. Repeat to the second point on how to sort out your uncompleted goals.

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]]> http://mindshortcut.com/how-to-create-your-own-four-quadrate-weekly-goal-plan/feed/ 1 Back to Basics – Providing Values as Your Main Core of Life http://mindshortcut.com/back-to-basics-providing-values-as-your-main-core-of-life/ http://mindshortcut.com/back-to-basics-providing-values-as-your-main-core-of-life/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:29:14 +0000 J.J. http://mindshortcut.com/?p=436 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> It’s time to create values to people (no matter you’re a employer or a employee). This also applies to your productivity at work. Bringing values to work means that knowing what you give-in during work instead of working for the sake of “work”.

Life for Alibaba’s founder – Jack Ma is all about providing values to people as the core of his business.

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Congratulations to President Barack Obama as the first Black American President of United States of America. This symbolized change – in terms of improving better leadership and determination values among us. Anything could happen to us – therefore, you need to construct a productive method to manage your life, work, play and etc. Live your life with passion – not regrets. Hope this speech able to incite confidence and integrity among people around the world.

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]]> http://mindshortcut.com/inspirational-speech-of-the-year-president-barack-obama-2009-inauguration-and-address/feed/ 0 How to Avoid the Ineffective Use of Post It Pads http://mindshortcut.com/how-to-avoid-the-ineffective-use-of-post-it-pads/ http://mindshortcut.com/how-to-avoid-the-ineffective-use-of-post-it-pads/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:52:43 +0000 J.J. http://mindshortcut.com/?p=415 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>

This picture shows the abuse or the ineffectiveness of post-it pads. Overuse it may cause serious distractions. Luckily I’ve discovered an expressive way of using Post-It pads (and it’s addictive too) -  I draw on Post-it pads by using basic props.

(via Serendipity)

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When you receive a PDF document, you’ll see a new “View” link next to PDF attachments you get in Gmail. See how it really looks in Google Documents:

(via The Official Gmail Blog)

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Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAUunR91VzI&eurl=http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/get-your-transit-schedules-and.html&feature=player_embedded

I’ve just installed Google Maps in my Sony Ericsson mobile phone because I don’t have use GPS when I want to look for directions – it saves me a lot of money as I couldn’t manage to buy one GPS device for this year.

Start installing Google Maps in your mobile phone here.

(via The Official Google Blog)

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Viral marketing is essential in improving your company sales and reputation. It’s much easier if you try to listen about viral marketing discussion in the movie Star Wars. It has funny accent and voice-overs – not to mention about the voice over of Darth Vader.

(via Swissmiss)

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You can eat your favorite hamburger in two ways – either with the ‘easy’ way or the ‘hard’ way. This actually symbolize how we do things – productive or non-productive way.

Meanwhile, I’m taking this opportunity to introduce the main characters of Mindshortcut comic strip. Introducing Jeezy, Jaden and Francis. Three of them opened an consulting company that provides various productivity related courses to various organizations. Each of them has their own working ethics or way of doing their jobs.

Here’s the summary of the main characters:

  • Jeezy has a stylish outlook, versatile, and more open minded than the other two guys.
  • Francis has a ‘Beethoven-look’, straight-forward person and much conservative than others.
  • On the other hand, Jaden – who’s a GTD guy, and has his huge control of his time. However, he often mislead by GTD ideas that would affects his productivity at work.

Subscribe to Mindshortcut for more updates about them so that you can follow them to their working space.

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Most of the times we are very complacent with our current situation. Therefore, we tend to follow the path of others without any consideration. If you’ve this similar experience, it’s time to hang around with creative people – not with a bunch of losers or water cooler gang. Your creative-booster will be stimulated if get along with creative, thoughtful and motivated people.

About creating your playlist with your Gmail part – that’s true.  Sounds awkward but that’s how I handle mp3 files that were sent by my friends.

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Sometimes I just couldn’t tolerate with too much opinions – especially those which are baseless opinions. Therefore you should follow your conscience before you make any crucial decisions. In order words, your common sense is important in making fast decisions. Maybe you should try bittergourd and cabbage juice.

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