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What major problems should the book address?

April 7th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Here are some of my current ideas:

  • Procrastination
  • Managing e-mail overload
  • Building stronger relationships
  • Leaving work earlier
  • Fixing Meetings once and for all
  • Motivating yourself
  • Receiving & giving feedback constructively
  • I’m pasty white, have no muscles, and blotchy. I want to be Brad Pitt (or maybe Angelina, minus the tattoos). Help!
  • Dealing with failure (yours)
  • Dealing with failure (other people, whom you might depend on)
  • Avoiding time-sink addictions. E.g., computer addiction (wasting 10 hours a day on Facebook)
  • Body issues: insomnia
  • Body issues: looking & feeling better (body image? looking young?)

Tags: Problems-solved

6 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Cathy Stucker // Apr 7, 2008 at 11:33 am

    How about not letting negative/difficult people keep you from doing what you need to do? (Get them onboard, work around them, etc.)

    Avoiding online time-sucks. Not just email, but social sites and other online stuff that can consume your attention if you let it.

  • 2 Caine // Apr 7, 2008 at 11:37 am

    How about getting the most from the content that exists online. There is a lot of content out there, some of it has got to be good for you. Things that will inspire you, or help you get organized.

  • 3 Diana LeRoi-Schmit // Apr 7, 2008 at 11:57 am

    Great ideas for the book. I love the concept of approaching problems individually.

    Both Cathy and Caine’s suggestions I think cover the two other topics that come to my head as well.

    I guess also not getting bogged down in the tools but rather the process. But maybe that falls under procrastination :)

  • 4 Forrest Wright // Apr 8, 2008 at 5:44 pm

    How about Blocking Out Your Day/Calendar and How to Not Be Your Own Worst Enemy (dealing with negative beliefs).

  • 5 ZA // Apr 9, 2008 at 1:15 am

    I’d say that ‘leaving work earlier’ is a solution phrase with the problem phrase being ’staying late at work’.

    Same with ’strong relationships’ would you go with ‘weak relationships’ or something more descriptive?

  • 6 Samantha // Apr 10, 2008 at 10:13 am

    I’d enjoy learning about how to tell the boss that they’re the reason why you don’t get enough done.

    What about some time saving tips at home; such as ways to multi task on chores?

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