by PV | Mar 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
A year ago today I was half way through a 10-day Silent Meditation Retreat. It was an amazing experience: Eleven hours a day of sitting meditation. No electronics, no music, no reading or writing material. No contact with another human. Though there were over 100 of... 
by PV | Mar 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Prior to COVID, working from home was a rare but sought-after experience. But when we all ended up working from home for extended periods – with other family members, pets, and all our stuff around us – many discovered that it can be hard to be productive... 
by PV | Mar 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
In the context of productivity, when I talk to clients about “being honest,” what is at issue is a person’s ability to be realistic about capacity: How much can you expect to get done in a particular time frame? People are not honest about that. You’re not going to... 
by PV | Mar 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Let me introduce you to my “Happiness Equation.” That’s right. There’s a formula for happiness. Cultures around the world where citizens report the greatest happiness and life satisfaction have a lot of things in common. I’ve distilled a... 
by web | Sep 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
You’re not the only one who has wished you could clone yourself to get more stuff done. Recently I was working with a client who’s been consistently working 10 and 12 hour days, but the volume of demand for his production is unrelenting. Frantically treading water in... 
by web | Sep 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Piles of sticky notes, several different pads of paper and notebooks – keeping track of everything you have to do can be hard. Lists help. Why do lists work so well? One reason is because when you capture your intentions on a single page you gain clarity: finally,...