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  • Blog Post: Daniel Cook on 8 Laws of Productivity

    Daniel Cook has a great PDF on the 8 Laws of Productivity .  The subtitle is “8 Productivity Experiments You Don’t Need to Repeat.” It’s the synthesis of Dan’s learnings and research over the years on how to create more productive teams. Right up front, Dan defines productivity as work accomplished...
    on19 May 2013

  • Blog Post: Free Time Management Skills Guide

    30 Days of Getting Results is a hard-core time management course.    It’s a 30 Day Sprint with a lesson each day, but you can go at your own pace.   For example, I every now and then I scan through it in about 20 minutes to remind myself of the best time management skills to...
    on16 May 2013

  • Blog Post: Time Management Books

    I put together a comprehensive Time Management Books list.  It’s a serious roundup of the best time management books you can find.  It’s a long list, and it’s meant to save you time in multiple ways, and on multiple levels. I organized the time management books into multiple categories for...
    on22 Dec 2012

  • Blog Post: If You’re Afraid of Your To-Do List, It’s Not Working

    If you’re afraid to look at your To-Do list, it’s not working.  Your To-Do list should inspire you. One of the things that happens a lot with To-Do lists is they can get overwhelming.  It’s easy to pile on more things.  Eventually, you’re afraid to even look at your To-Do list.  ...
    on28 Nov 2012

  • Blog Post: 10 Big Ideas from Getting Results the Agile Way

    Are you using Getting Results the Agile Way to get ahead?   If you know the best ways to use your time and energy, you can get exponential results.   Agile Results, the system inside of Getting Results the Agile Way , is a synthesis of proven practices for motivation, time management...
    on25 Nov 2012

  • Blog Post: Tim Ferriss Interview on The 4-Hour Chef

    My interview with Tim Ferriss on The 4-Hour Chef is now live.  Tim Ferriss it the best-selling author of The 4-Hour Work Week and The 4-Hour Body .  The 4-Hour Chef is Tim’s newest book on how to make the most of life. Before my interview, I asked some colleagues and friends what questions...
    on20 Nov 2012

  • Blog Post: Thanks for Sharing Getting Results the Agile Way

    Thank you everyone.   It was a great day for Getting Results the Agile Way .    As folks shared the message around the world, Getting Results the Agile Way became a top download on Amazon in a few categories.   At various points in the day, it was #1 in Business Time...
    on10 Nov 2012

  • Blog Post: Think in Three Wins

    “Great acts are made up of small deeds.“ – Lao Tzu Agile Results is spreading as a productivity and time management system around Microsoft.  I’ve done five talks on Getting Results the Agile Way over the past two months.   Some teams are using it to build high-performance teams. ...
    on16 Oct 2012

  • Blog Post: Agile Results in Evernote with One Notebook

    Agile Results helps you achieve “Agile for Life”, which means flow value, while you learn, and adapt to change. I’ve written about how to use Agile Results with Evernote before, but some of you wanted a simplified version.  In this post, I’ll share an approach with you for using Agile Results with...
    on15 Oct 2012

  • Blog Post: Time Management Magazine Features an Article on Agile Results

    Glenn Watt, Senior Editor of Time Management Magazine , tells me that the first edition of Time Management Magazine will feature an article on Agile Results.  Here is the press release: JD Meier Article in the First Special Free Issue of Time Management Magazine The first issue will be available...
    on20 Sep 2012

  • Blog Post: Time Management Tips #22 - Close the Flood Gates

    If you are really behind, and want to dig yourself out, and get back on top things, then close the flood gate. Don't take on new things. Time management tips #22 is close the flood gates.  It's all too easy to reopen the door, let things slip in, and keep taking on new things, without first finishing...
    on28 Aug 2012

  • Blog Post: How To Scale as a One-Man Band to Improve Your Productivity and Amplify Your Impact

    Getting better, faster, simpler, and more meaningful results is the name of today’s game. What you don’t know can hurt you.  Your own and other people’s productivity issues can get in your way.  This is especially true if you don’t know what good looks like.  This is especially true, if...
    on24 Aug 2012

  • Blog Post: It’s Not Volume, It’s Value

    Are you doing too many things for the sake of more, without enough space for the sake of value?  Are you producing more stuff, but not necessarily producing more value or making more impact? Less is often more, and less often works better in a lot of cases.  This is especially true when less...
    on19 Aug 2012

  • Blog Post: Time Management Tips #21 - Create an Achievements List

    You need to take stock. Stopping to smell the roses, includes reviewing your achievements.   You can review your achievements very simply: Achievements for the day Achievements for the week Achievements for the month Simply write down a list of your achievements for the day.   Write...
    on16 Aug 2012

  • Blog Post: Time Management Tips #20 - Priorities List

    “Action expresses priorities.” -― Mahatma Gandhi “Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.” -― Stephen R. Covey “Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.” -― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Your priority list is not...
    on15 Aug 2012

  • Blog Post: How To Read Blogs More Effectively

    Too many blogs, not enough ROI?   Is your backlog of posts to be read, wearing you down? No more. I’ll keep this post short or it defeats the purpose, so let’s cut right to the chase … There is a secret to reading blogs more effectively, and it’s not reading faster.  It’s adding a strategic...
    on14 Aug 2012

  • Blog Post: 3 Calendar Reminders for Agile Results

    Agile Results is an simple system of proven practices to focus, set goals, find your motivation, improve your productivity, master time management, and achieve work-life balance.   It’s a way to get your game on. This is a simple way to add Agile Results to your calendar.  It’s the best...
    on14 Aug 2012

  • Blog Post: Should 30 Days of Getting Results Be Flashcards or a List of Lessons?

    I’m testing the user experience again at 30 Days of Getting Results .   It’s worth it and I want to get it right, since I have a lot more people asking me about training now for Agile Results. If you can take the new experience for a test drive, and give me feedback on whether you like the...
    on13 Aug 2012

  • Blog Post: Time Management Tips #19 - Just Finish

    Sometimes you need to Just Start .  Other times, you need to Just Finish . One of the best ways never to finish something, is to spread it out over time.  Time changes what's important.  People lose interest.  Changes of heart happen along the way.  Spreading things over time...
    on13 Aug 2012

  • Blog Post: Time Management Tips #18 - Do It Now

    A little bit now, saves a lot of time later. One of the worst ways to bury yourself with endless tasks is to keep postponing.  Every task you postpone means follow up.  That means overhead.  It's like constant paper shuffling. You've heard the saying, "Don't put off until tomorrow...
    on9 Aug 2012

  • Blog Post: Time Management Tips #17-Identify Outcomes

    One of the best ways to win back time is to use outcomes.  An outcome is simply an end-result, or an end-in-mind.  You identify outcomes by asking, "What do I want to accomplish?" or "What do I want to achieve?" Time management tips #17 is identify outcomes .  When...
    on7 Aug 2012

  • Blog Post: Time Management Tips #16–Unscramble Your Day

    Do you know what you want to accomplish today?  Did you actually make the time for the things that you want to do today?   Are you task switching like crazy?  The single most common pattern I see when somebody’s day is scrambled, it’s because they didn’t make time for the things that...
    on6 Aug 2012

  • Blog Post: The Values of Agile Results

    I’m a big believer that values are the lightening rod .  Values can repel or attract, and like attracts like (opposites attract, but similarities bind.)   Values are the fast way to know whether something is right for you, or if you feel a conflict (and sometimes you can’t put your finger...
    on4 Aug 2012

  • Blog Post: Agile Results on a Page

    Agile Results is a simple system for getting meaningful results. It's a systematic way to achieve both short- and long-term results.  It works for all aspects of your life, from work to fun. The key to achieving results in our ever-changing world is learning and responding to change. Traditional...
    on4 Aug 2012

  • Blog Post: Time Management Tips #14 - Dump Your State

    When it comes to time management, one of the most common questions I get is, “How do you dump your state?”   Meaning, how do you dump what's on your mind to a place you trust, and how do you pick up where you left off? Time management tips #14 is dump your state .  Dumping your state helps...
    on2 Aug 2012
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