Posts Tagged ‘Efficiency’
How Smart is Your Smart Phone?
I was an early adopter of the Blackberry. I was working for a large corporation when they came out, and as soon as I saw one of my colleagues with one and heard about it’s capabilities, I knew this was for me. I had just returned from a vacation and had been frustrated at being away from e-mail for a week.
A few years later, I upgraded to the cell phone version of the Blackberry. I got rid of my low-tech personal cell phone and have been hooked on the smart phone concept ever since.
After I left Corporate America and formed my organizing company three and a half years ago, I decided to try a Motorola Q. Less than two years later, I went back to the Blackberry, vowing never again to stray. Each version of the Blackberry had more wonderful features, and I saw no reason to ever leave the fold again.
Then came the iPhone. At first, I was very skeptical about all of the hype. But as time wore on, I envied my friends who, with a few flicks of a finger, could use their phones to bring up graphically rich web sites and zoom in on them.
As I rided out my two-year Verizon contract, I checked out the iPhone a few times at Apple and AT&T stores. I was concerned that, after years of a robust Qwerty keyboard, I would find the virtual keyboard difficult to use. I was concerned about leaving Verizon and switching to AT&T. I had a ton of fears – rational or otherwise — and had nearly talked myself out of wanting an iPhone.
Three weeks ago, with my Verizon contact about to expire, I took the plunge.
Work at Your Peak Efficiency
In two days, I will be flying to Columbus, Ohio, to attend the annual conference of the National Association of Professional Organizers for the rest of the week. My focus for the next two days is be as efficient as possible: plowing through my to-do list, answering e-mails with rapidity, turning down requests for meetings, and delaying until next week anything that doesn’t need to be done now. I plan to leave my inbox completely empty, and my desk clear of paper.
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could work this efficiently all the time, and not just when we are about to take a trip?