The Art of Less Doing – Ari Meisel

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Get Rid of Your To-Do List Immediately

Get Rid of Your To-Do List Immediately

The Problem I’m going to let you in on a little secret, your to do lists are making you inefficient, stressed out, and fat…ok maybe not fat but the other two for sure. But how can this be you ask, [...]

February 6, 2012 Posts
How To Become A Google Calendar Power User

How To Become A Google Calendar Power User

So this is going to sound like the opposite of efficiency but I have seven calendars in my Google Calendar and as far as I’m concerned, the more the merrier. How can this possibly be efficient you say? Each calendar [...]

December 5, 2011 Posts
This Is How We Do It: Project Management with ManyMoon

This Is How We Do It: Project Management with ManyMoon

The Problem There is no end to the list of project management tools at our disposal. Unfortunately, most of them are aimed at projects with a lot of team members instead of a two or three person team with many [...]

December 20, 2010 Posts
This is How We Do It: Running Errands from My Couch

This is How We Do It: Running Errands from My Couch

One of the Fundamentals of Less Doing is to stop running errands. I thought it might help to go into more detail about how I use three, that’s right only three, websites to replace 90% of typical errands and ensure [...]

December 2, 2010 Posts
How to Use a Virtual Assistant: Get an Earlier Appointment with a Busy Doctor

How to Use a Virtual Assistant: Get an Earlier Appointment with a Busy Doctor

I hate going to the doctor, but I hate it even more when I need to schedule an appointment, and my doctor isn’t available for over a month. I’ve finally figure out a way around this. Every doctor’s office has [...]

November 9, 2010 Posts
Fundamentals of Less Doing: Interpersonal Relationships

Interpersonal Relationships

Fundamentals of Less Doing is a series of articles detailing how we think about productivity from a conceptual level. If you are new to Less Doing, the Fundamentals series is a great place to start. There is a hiccup that [...]

October 12, 2010 Posts
Tips & Tricks: Progressing Beyond A Dedicated Virtual Assistant

Tips & Tricks: Progressing Beyond A Dedicated Virtual Assistant

My virtual assistant, Christy, who has worked with me for over a year, recently got a promotion at the outsourcing company she works for and would no longer be a virtual assistant. I immediately panicked and started figuring out how [...]

August 16, 2010 Posts