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Systems Thinking and Management

Here’s how to use systems to effectively manage your life and time, and how they underpin all aspects of productivity.

The Pain-Pleasure Propulsion Technique for Motivation

Let’s talk about a different way to generate motivation. The technique I want to share with you today is part of a class of exercises that we call “inner game techniques” at Asian Efficiency. These are ways to systematically implement psychological and behavioural changes in yourself quickly and effectively.

How I Manage My Online Content Consumption with Readability and Devonthink Pro

Systems

Today I want to introduce a system that I created for myself to help me manage my reading of online articles, blog posts and other text-based content, and where necessary archive that content for future reference.

Gathering Points – Limit the Flow of Information To Become More Effective

Systems

The other day I was watching a series of videos called Time Management Fundamentals by Dave Crenshaw on lynda.com. I’m always interested to learn from other people about time management and there is one concept that I want to share with you that I learned from the videos. One of the ideas Dave talks about ...

5 Examples of Asian Efficiency Mind Maps (And See How We Mind Map)

Systems

We frequently get asked for mind mapping tips and how we implement mind maps. We have decided to share a couple examples of mind maps we have used for the blog so everyone can have a glimpse of how we do it. Below are five examples of mind maps that we have created so you ...

Speed Reading, the Asian Efficiency Way

Systems

Speed reading is not a complicated topic. While there have been books written and 3-day seminars held about the subject, they’re mostly full of fluff and practice sessions. What we’re going to cover here is the 80% that I think really matters. The other 20% is the fun “oh, let’s go from 1,000 wpm (words ...