http://www.mixx.com Mixx of items from the productivity collection en-us Most iPhone apps are terrible: they don’t do much at all and what they do actually do, is usually the duplicate functionality of a hundred other apps that already exist. Most of them barely even do that very well. Here are the best productivity apps. Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:40:50 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2952993/15_really_popular_productivity_apps_for_the_iphone thingy_2952993 markfrost http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/15-really-popular-productivity-apps-for-the-iphone.html Your focus and energy each day is limited. If you use it on the wrong stuff you will never have enough to tackle to important and positive stuff you want to do. Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:48:45 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2918478/5_wonderful_ways_to_waste_your_time_focus_and_life thingy_2918478 markfrost http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2008/11/26/5-wonderful-ways-to-waste-your-time-focus-and-life/ It seems obvious that you can’t reach your maximum productivity on your own. You need to have resources, learning material, people to motivate you, give you feedback and to help you along your way Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:38:55 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2917373/maximum_productivity_connections_learn_this thingy_2917373 taeran2003 http://learnthis.ca/2008/11/maximum-productivity-connections/ a short power nap can make your day more productive Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:50:54 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2915427/sleep_your_way_to_a_more_productive_day thingy_2915427 myln http://blogs.bnet.com/teamwork/?p=510 Employees will feel -- and act -- engaged when their employer creates conditions that permit them to do so. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:50:25 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2895947/employee_engagement_dependent_upon_conditions_created_by_employer thingy_2895947 katharinec http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-11/w-eed112008.php Apple’s device is already a great productivity tool, but there are also some additional applications that can really help you and your business succeed. Here are the top ten (free!) apps not to miss for your business needs. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:13:56 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2894849/top_ten_free_business_apps_for_the_iphone thingy_2894849 KyleDeming http://www.thewojogroup.com/2008/11/top-ten-free-business-apps-for-the-iphone/ I have always been able to utilize my vacations as great “think tanks”. I always seem to come out of a vacation more energized than when I went in. Here are five great tips for getting the most out of a vacation from a productivity point of view. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:37:49 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2879342/5_vacation_productivity_tips thingy_2879342 sidsavara http://www.didigetthingsdone.com/2008/11/23/5-vacation-productivity-tips/ As both programmer and marketer, I have been plagued with productivity issues all my life. I have the problems most people have, but I have them a bit worse; when I have to do something, I postpone it. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:21:17 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2874641/enhance_your_productivity_today_do_more_do_it_better thingy_2874641 snowe9 http://www.cimples.com/2008/11/22/enhance-your-productivity-today-do-more-do-it-better/ For many users, these types of articles are nothing new but I was impressed by how well written this was. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:27:27 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2863927/what_s_the_point_of_twitter thingy_2863927 The_Plagiarist http://www.productiveflourishing.com/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#more-828 A strategic planning executive starts her day by opening her inbox and sorting all of her emails alphabetically. She answers messages from her boss first, followed by emails from the company’s management team and then she responds to everyone else in... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:54:07 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2837115/managing_email_overload thingy_2837115 TheGlassHammer http://www.theglasshammer.com/news/2008/11/19/managing-email-overload/