33 Rules to Boost Your Productivity - Volume 3 (Blog)

[Savage]

Use this thread to discuss the following entry from Steve Pavlina's blog:

33 Rules to Boost Your Productivity - Volume 3

[munish]

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

[Iamsuperman]

LOL. Cool a trekkie with a sense of humor.

[ArthurHung]

Armageddon--Use Overwhelming Force to totally dominate your problem. Send a real human being to serve in Congress.

Real can be construed as enlightened, especially coming from Steve. Sounds like a good idea, time to set up another global intention-manifestation effort. Congress, hmm, why not president? Who's with me? Forget the million dollars, Steve for president

[Jeff Lilly]

So in 3 volumes, Steve has posted 99 tips. There must be a 100th tip out there! But what is it?...

[Savage]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lilly

So in 3 volumes, Steve has posted 99 tips. There must be a 100th tip out there! But what is it?...

Stop reading and get to work!

[Mike DeWitt]

Steve,

You're on a roll! Next try channeling historic and literary figures; if you're trying to stretch your creativity you need at least 30 more lists.

Mike

(e.g. Henry the 8th: Set up your own religion. Make up the rules to fit your lifestyle!)

[Akashic_Librarian]

I laughed out loud at some of them...brilliant.

[Sunnybayes]

CHEAT SHEET ALL THE WAY BABY!!!! muhahaha.... call it quite a coincidence we were thinking the same things however I beat ya Steve to the idea by a day or two

Me and online forums

You didn't make the cheat sheet did you!!! Do it!! cause you are not going to remember the things that you need to do unless you make the cheat sheet.

Here's the idea behind the cheat sheet: You read the information once in full detail. You copy down the parts that are most effective to you. That way you don't have to read the whole freaking blog over again to remind yourself what to do.. you have the cheat sheet there to remind you.

Me and my egocentric self says I manifested it all... good cause I didn't really want to go through your whole blog again and make it myself...

Though that's how I like to view those post, and I think that's why everyone loves them so much, because people can all remember your tips daily and implement your daily algorithm that you use for success, and remember what to do without having to reread your entire blog.

And its extra awesome because you can print them off and post them in your favorite location and them soon enough it will all become a subconcious habit driving you.

[Sam988]

hahaha number 32 is great, maybe its a synchronity for me to start moving my a** and start implementing some tips (from the first 66, of course )

[Paul C]

Heh heh, that was a good laugh for this morning. I found the voodoo one to be particularly funny. Great post.

Now, time to work!

[JohnK]

With "Proactive", you completely ripped off my M.O.

JK

[ahimel]

*giggle*

Originally Posted by ArthurHung

Who's with me? Forget the million dollars, Steve for president

But I like Steve. I don't think I could do such a horrible thing to him.

As fantastic as these posts are, and I don't deny that they're fully up to Steve's standards... or my standards for Steve, or whatever.... does anyone else find the new theoretically-"contextual"-but-really-having-nothing-to-do-with-any-of-this text ads annoying? Or have I been infected with spyware that sticks those into random websites?

[Tabs]

"Captain Kirk. If you boldly and brazenly act like you know what you’re doing, people will assume it’s true. Use this strategy to get promoted to the point where you can delegate all your work to those who really know what they’re doing. Orion slave girls are standing by."

Question: What role exactly do the Orion slave girls play in this rule? Feel free to tell me to get my mind out of the gutter, but at first sight I thought the girls do the work then I thought "Captain Kirk? Girls working?"

Thanks for a great laugh, it is good to see you have a sence of humor, I was sure the lack of sleep would have taken care of that a long time ago.

Cheers,
Tabs

[ambimorph]

Hi Steve,

Just wondering if you're a Vinge fan or if #12 is an independent meme.

-Am

[Savage]

Originally Posted by ambimorph

Just wondering if you're a Vinge fan or if #12 is an independent meme.

Don't know who/what Vinge is.

[ambimorph]

Guess not then. :-)

Vernor Vinge is my favourite sci-fi author. Forgiveness vs. permission comes up in "A Deepness in the Sky". But read "A Fire upon the Deep" first. :-)

-Am

[Calculusaurus]

Haha!

Genuine entertainment. This list going up on my wall.

Despite its humor, I can't help but think this article has some underlying motive, some subtle effort to make us laugh at our failed attempts at increasing productivity by reading about productivity (online, of all places), thus offering some new perspective that somehow opens our minds to some true rule (i.e. the 100th rule) of Getting Things Done.

[Freelancer]

Love it Steve.

Thanks for sharing this with us !

[Paul C]

Originally Posted by Calculusaurus

Despite its humor, I can't help but think this article has some underlying motive, some subtle effort to make us laugh at our failed attempts at increasing productivity by reading about productivity (online, of all places), thus offering some new perspective that somehow opens our minds to some true rule (i.e. the 100th rule) of Getting Things Done.

I wouldn't be surprised. Considering that you're already expecting this, therefore it will be.

[Savage]

Originally Posted by Calculusaurus

Despite its humor, I can't help but think this article has some underlying motive, some subtle effort to make us laugh at our failed attempts at increasing productivity by reading about productivity (online, of all places), thus offering some new perspective that somehow opens our minds to some true rule (i.e. the 100th rule) of Getting Things Done.

What can I say? You're essentially right.

One person I really admire was Mark Twain, who was a master at using humor and wit to make an observation. Some examples:

Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.

The more things are forbidden, the more popular they become.

The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane.

One thing I like about humor is that it's a great way to bypass people's defensiveness.

[SenorKaffee]

At first I thought - "uh, someone is in a bitter mood today".
#32 can really work out. Quiet a few authors never accomplished anything in the field they write about.

[Erock]

Sweet post. Will be implementing all 33 shortly.

Erock

[Groundless]

Thank you for the laugh.

What is the Zen of this article?

Probably, stfu and get back to work!

[Candace]

i love the voo doo one ~ too funny!... after thinking too hard too serious too much this was a lift back to a little joy of laughter. thanks a bunch.

[starlike]

Is this some kind of joke (not jokes in plural LOL)?
I think the smarter half of your audience will find this humor quite dry. It's not that I don't "get it". I get all of them but I'm just amazed at the level you are at. I think the teenagers will like this but it is really a shame that you would want to dilute your blog with improvised 'funny talk'. It's not really Monthy Python this....

[sergiutruta]

I liked the "Evil eye" the most
Voodoo is not too bad also

[Paul C]

Originally Posted by starlike

Is this some kind of joke (not jokes in plural LOL)?
I think the smarter half of your audience will find this humor quite dry. It's not that I don't "get it". I get all of them but I'm just amazed at the level you are at. I think the teenagers will like this but it is really a shame that you would want to dilute your blog with improvised 'funny talk'. It's not really Monthy Python this....

I would consider a great sense of humour to be important, especially so when ones perceptions of reality expand and become deeper. It's an unfounded expectation that Steve shouldn't be allowed to express spontaneous humor when desired. And if you observe the content closer you will see that he is conveying a message, but within a form that is unfamiliar to the more, so called, 'mature minded' adults.

[Jason S]

Steve, you should try executive coaching--you've already got the material and you've nailed the humor, here, too...

... of course, this comes from a kindred spirit who loves using ironic lists to
get people to consider their actions and in a whole new way...

Jason
How to Self-Destruct: Making the Least of What's Left of Your Career

[Calculusaurus]

Originally Posted by starlike

Is this some kind of joke (not jokes in plural LOL)?
I think the smarter half of your audience will find this humor quite dry. It's not that I don't "get it". I get all of them but I'm just amazed at the level you are at. I think the teenagers will like this but it is really a shame that you would want to dilute your blog with improvised 'funny talk'. It's not really Monthy Python this....

Look a little deeper. This isn't just humor; it's satire.