http://www.aneclecticmind.com Web site and blog for Maria Langer, freelance writer, commercial helicopter pilot, and serious amateur photographer. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:28:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/05/04/when-computers-reduce-your-productivity/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/05/04/when-computers-reduce-your-productivity/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 14:25:47 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/05/04/when-computers-reduce-your-productivity/ How many times has something like this happened to you? By now, most of us who participate in social networking -- Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, etc. -- know firsthand how social networking can absolutely destroy productivity. The rest of us with Internet connections can see how having an email client or Web browser open at our desks can seriously reduce productivity. But have you ever stopped to consider how the computer applications we actually use to get our work done hurt our productivity? For an example of this, I can draw upon something that happened to me last week. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/05/04/when-computers-reduce-your-productivity/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2008/01/10/a-look-at-omnifocus/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2008/01/10/a-look-at-omnifocus/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:39:55 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2008/01/10/a-look-at-omnifocus/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2008/01/10/a-look-at-omnifocus/feed/ 7 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2007/10/18/is-social-networking-sucking-your-life-away/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2007/10/18/is-social-networking-sucking-your-life-away/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:52:31 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2007/10/18/is-social-networking-sucking-your-life-away/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2007/10/18/is-social-networking-sucking-your-life-away/feed/ 7 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2007/05/08/on-notebooks-and-scratchpads/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2007/05/08/on-notebooks-and-scratchpads/#comments Wed, 09 May 2007 00:54:45 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2007/05/08/on-notebooks-and-scratchpads/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2007/05/08/on-notebooks-and-scratchpads/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2007/01/18/5-tips-for-staying-focused/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2007/01/18/5-tips-for-staying-focused/#comments Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:08:11 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2007/01/18/5-tips-for-staying-focused/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2007/01/18/5-tips-for-staying-focused/feed/ 2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2007/01/02/tools-to-help-you-minimize-distractions-on-your-mac/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2007/01/02/tools-to-help-you-minimize-distractions-on-your-mac/#comments Tue, 02 Jan 2007 17:06:10 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2007/01/02/tools-to-help-you-minimize-distractions-on-your-mac/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2007/01/02/tools-to-help-you-minimize-distractions-on-your-mac/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2007/01/01/how-to-use-e-mail-more-safely-and-effectively/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2007/01/01/how-to-use-e-mail-more-safely-and-effectively/#comments Mon, 01 Jan 2007 21:31:55 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2007/01/01/how-to-use-e-mail-more-safely-and-effectively/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2007/01/01/how-to-use-e-mail-more-safely-and-effectively/feed/ 0