Comments on: Learn Some Self Control! http://www.robertplank.com/self-control/ "Simplify and Automate Your Life With Email Autoresponder Mailing Lists" Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:55:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Best Tracfone Deals http://www.robertplank.com/self-control/#comment-2245 Best Tracfone Deals Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:35:41 +0000 http://www.robertplank.com/?p=336#comment-2245 I like to do three things at once. And not finish any of them. I think the key is to finish something. I keep trying to adjust my jobs to doing short quick projects. That I can finish. I am much more productive in the morning so I work from my home office without phone or interuptions for the first couple of hours per day. In the evening I post comments and write parts of articles. I like your system but then who is going to enforce it? Rick I like to do three things at once. And not finish any of them. I think the key is to finish something. I keep trying to adjust my jobs to doing short quick projects. That I can finish. I am much more productive in the morning so I work from my home office without phone or interuptions for the first couple of hours per day. In the evening I post comments and write parts of articles.

I like your system but then who is going to enforce it?

Rick

]]> By: Robert Plank http://www.robertplank.com/self-control/#comment-2204 Robert Plank Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:58:15 +0000 http://www.robertplank.com/?p=336#comment-2204 Good point Joel, it needs to be a quick task instead of a time filler. There's nothing wrong with quickly reading 5 blog posts and quickly making 5 responses to them -- the same with forum posts... But it's quite another thing to surf a forum looking for ideas or stuff to comment on just to kill an hour or two. I use Google Alerts to draw me to posts with certain keywords so I don't get distracted by all the other information. Leaving blog comments is ok as long as you don't waste hours doing it, or use it to delay a more profitable activity you SHOULD be doing. Good point Joel, it needs to be a quick task instead of a time filler. There's nothing wrong with quickly reading 5 blog posts and quickly making 5 responses to them -- the same with forum posts...

But it's quite another thing to surf a forum looking for ideas or stuff to comment on just to kill an hour or two. I use Google Alerts to draw me to posts with certain keywords so I don't get distracted by all the other information.

Leaving blog comments is ok as long as you don't waste hours doing it, or use it to delay a more profitable activity you SHOULD be doing.

]]> By: Joel Marion http://www.robertplank.com/self-control/#comment-2203 Joel Marion Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:07:18 +0000 http://www.robertplank.com/?p=336#comment-2203 Networking with other bloggers is anything but unproductive activity - nothing wrong w/ dropping comments on great blogs. Use social media to PROMOTE your business...instead of just wasting time w/ it like most people do. -Joel Networking with other bloggers is anything but unproductive activity - nothing wrong w/ dropping comments on great blogs.

Use social media to PROMOTE your business...instead of just wasting time w/ it like most people do.

-Joel

]]> By: Grandmapeg http://www.robertplank.com/self-control/#comment-2201 Grandmapeg Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:55:05 +0000 http://www.robertplank.com/?p=336#comment-2201 A bit of irony - we are the ones reading and responding so probably need those tips. Mother (and you) know best "Always do the most difficult task first and get it over". The challenge is to keep the e-mail and Twitter mail to a small mountain. Oh, yes - follow me on Twitter, but don't expect very many Tweets. A bit of irony - we are the ones reading and responding so probably need those tips. Mother (and you) know best "Always do the most difficult task first and get it over". The challenge is to keep the e-mail and Twitter mail to a small mountain. Oh, yes - follow me on Twitter, but don't expect very many Tweets.

]]> By: Brad West http://www.robertplank.com/self-control/#comment-2197 Brad West Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:31:54 +0000 http://www.robertplank.com/?p=336#comment-2197 Thanks Robert, Most of your tips i do have down pretty good. But I'm still amazed at how little one can accomplish in a day. I know i should'nt have looked at my e-mail and opened your message probably worse than that I came here read your post and responded. What the heck I admit it I'm an addict. I am on a bunch of lists to try to keep abreast of what the big marketers are doing. most of the time I don't open many of the messages. But when i add some one new such as yourself. I try to get a feel of who you are and how you do what you do. We are basically starting from ground zero right now, we spent a huge amount of time building something we had stolen from us. Sucks to be the good guy, but I wouldn't have it any other way but the honest way. Brad West ~ onomoney Thanks Robert,

Most of your tips i do have down pretty good. But I'm still amazed at how little one can accomplish in a day.

I know i should'nt have looked at my e-mail and opened your message probably worse than that I came here read your post and responded.

What the heck I admit it I'm an addict. I am on a bunch of lists to try to keep abreast of what the big marketers are doing. most of the time I don't open many of the messages. But when i add some one new such as yourself. I try to get a feel of who you are and how you do what you do.

We are basically starting from ground zero right now, we spent a huge amount of time building something we had stolen from us. Sucks to be the good guy, but I wouldn't have it any other way but the honest way.
Brad West ~ onomoney

]]> By: Jason fladlien http://www.robertplank.com/self-control/#comment-2196 Jason fladlien Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:40:29 +0000 http://www.robertplank.com/?p=336#comment-2196 Robert -- you didn't even share with them you biggest time management secret: Reverse Mini-Days! Also, thanks Joel for the props on Daily Seminar. I'm glad you liked it. It is truly a one of a kind membership. Thanks! Jason Robert -- you didn't even share with them you biggest time management secret: Reverse Mini-Days!

Also, thanks Joel for the props on Daily Seminar. I'm glad you liked it. It is truly a one of a kind membership.

Thanks!
Jason

]]> By: Jørgen Carlsen http://www.robertplank.com/self-control/#comment-2195 Jørgen Carlsen Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:37:12 +0000 http://www.robertplank.com/?p=336#comment-2195 It is a very interesting combination of tasks and wishes - and the decision to change wishes to TASKS to be excecuted before tasks. It is a very interesting combination of tasks and wishes - and the decision to change wishes to TASKS to be excecuted before tasks.

]]> By: Dan Massicotte http://www.robertplank.com/self-control/#comment-2194 Dan Massicotte Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:46:10 +0000 http://www.robertplank.com/?p=336#comment-2194 Wow Robert, when you're really "in the zone" working on projects and working on your list/site, how many hours do you pump in per week (or month)? Wow Robert, when you're really "in the zone" working on projects and working on your list/site, how many hours do you pump in per week (or month)?

]]> By: Mitch http://www.robertplank.com/self-control/#comment-2193 Mitch Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:43:49 +0000 http://www.robertplank.com/?p=336#comment-2193 Great way to look at it. Now all I need to do is determine exactly what it is I'm here for. When I know what my business actually is, I can devote this kind of productive time to it. I'm guilty of all those time-wasters, and I only break away from them when I get a flash of an idea and attempt to expand on it. I need a big picture. Thank you, Mitch Great way to look at it. Now all I need to do is determine exactly what it is I'm here for. When I know what my business actually is, I can devote this kind of productive time to it.

I'm guilty of all those time-wasters, and I only break away from them when I get a flash of an idea and attempt to expand on it. I need a big picture.

Thank you,
Mitch

]]> By: Joel Marion http://www.robertplank.com/self-control/#comment-2192 Joel Marion Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:30:28 +0000 http://www.robertplank.com/?p=336#comment-2192 Eban Pagan shares similar concepts in his Wake Up Productive free training video. It really is powerful stuff. Get rid of the multi-tasking and watch your productivity skyrocket...just imagine how much more money you'll make when you're actually getting things done. And Robert, always great insights. Thanks, bud. Joel P.S. And this is on the FREE blog; just imagine what's in the Daily Seminar posts (and yes, I'm a member...worth every penny and a whole lot more). Eban Pagan shares similar concepts in his Wake Up Productive free training video. It really is powerful stuff.

Get rid of the multi-tasking and watch your productivity skyrocket...just imagine how much more money you'll make when you're actually getting things done.

And Robert, always great insights.

Thanks, bud.

Joel

P.S. And this is on the FREE blog; just imagine what's in the Daily Seminar posts (and yes, I'm a member...worth every penny and a whole lot more).

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