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I want to give you an approach that helpts me to be positive and enjoy life, for this let me tell you a little anecdote: [read more ...]
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A common problem to solve among -usually shocked when they first find out- couples expecting twins, is the twin stroller. If buying a stroller for a single kid requires some observation, talking with experience parents, checking out a few shops and a little thinking about your needs (ok, I’m exaggerating, most of us won’t do all that stuff), buying one for twins entails no difference. And putting initial effort will pay off in the mid term (and will save you some bucks for sure). In the video you can find under this post (click here if you can’t see it), you’ll see what criteria we used to make the selection and what was the model we finally choose. Basically we wanted a twin stroller that was: [read more ...]
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Try again. Really!. This widely used method (that you know well) has been called different names to sell books or to approach problems in diverse areas, and is even a widely used
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Almost a month ago my twins were born, so it is no coincidence a new post has taken almost that long to arrive since the last one. You may know how this is, lots of visitors wanting to meet the new babies, a young daughter demanding the care and attention she had before “dis babies” that “don’t leave” -in her words- arrived, and of course the never ending work responsibilities. With the family extension the little time gained by waking up at 5:30 am [read more ...]
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Have you rushed out the door with your kids wishing you had more time -and practice- to have been able to do a couple of ponytails to your daughter?. This video won’t help you to get that extra time [read more ...]
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The essential to-do list is a different one than the long list you use to add whatever task arrives at your work domains (usually created on Outlook, RTM or some other tool). I have been using it since I started testing the 80-20 Paretto principle on different dimensions of my life. It has helped me to get things done, specially for the ones I had an aversion to engage with (eg. long project reports). To understand what is it about and how to exploit its benefits, read this illustrative steps: [read more ...]
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Since the idea of creating a blog crossed my mind (just after my daughter was born and life got a little more complicated) whenever I managed to do the first paragraph of that initial post, I found myself drifting away invariably as I just felt uneasy for some reason. Then, an event triggered my thoughts about it -you´ll read under- and was then that I realized what was my problem: I was afraid. [read more ...]
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“More is less, less is more” – Ad Reinhardt
To enjoy the benefits of minimalism you don´t have to turn into Buddhism, get a house designed by Tadao Ando, grow Rasta dreads, throw away your Armani suits or Prada dresses –well, if you do, let me know where and when-. You can actually choose to be one, the metamorphosis is not tha painful, and you get the benefit –beside the ones listed under- to show off to your friends that bought the Prius because you would have beaten them on the ecological race. The biggest requirement is joinin the millenary bible-less movement of frugality. Don’t worry I won´t ask you to donate anything to a sect, instead I´ll be happy because you will enjoy of: [read more ...]
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Finally after a long time of hesitation, I am writing a blog for people like me: fathers –or mothers- that are very busy but want to have more free time. I wanted to write it mainly for two reasons, the first being that I rally enjoy the exploration of ways to be better in general (for me and for the people I care about) , and the other reason is to have fun doing something I enjoy (like learning about productivity), hopefully this will be enjoyable and usefull for you.
I´m in that group of people in their thirties that decided to have kids before they get to their forties. 80% of my friends are actually in the group (or are hoping to be in the close future). So when we meet, instead of gathering by the pub, club, disco, bar or restaurant, we do it at somebody’s parents vacation house with garden by the mountain or the beach, so we can all enjoy -in a more flexible way- good food (normally made by us all) and drinks (fortunately we all can buy ‘good enough’ wine) while we chat, have a good laugh and peak at the kids playing with –or fighting for- piles of toys we bring for the occasion. One recurrent topic in our talks is the lack of time, so one of the aim for this blog is help you find more time where you think there was none (and that applies to most full time workers. So to start on the right foot, let me tell you what means being more productive in practical ways -for me and my own reality-: [read more ...]
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