You’re right, I don’t work in an office, I work from home. But I did work in an office and there was often something that kept me at work when I no longer needed to be there. And even at home, there are things that keep me at my desk when I’d rather be outside on a lawn chair.

I just read the latest post on Zen Habits (a guest post from Alexandra Levit) and it meshed pretty well with an article on Lifehacker from last week, so I thought I’d post a short summary of the two articles.

1. Get stuff done. Yeah, easier said than done, I know. But you can “nip procrastination in the bud” by “working in dashes” and “remind[ing] your future self.
   • Break larger tasks into smaller ones.
   • Complete smaller (easier) parts of the task to make the overall task more manageable.
   • Set a timer and work on a specific task for a specific period.
   • Set a reminder to spend time working on tasks that aren’t due until some time in the future.
2. Use productivity tools. Learn tricks for making Google searches better, use shortcut keys (Microsoft’s or Apple’s), or Google Docs or Google Calendar.
3. Doable to-do lists. ‘Nuff said.

There you have it. Three solid [summarized] ways to get stuff done. You really need to take a look at the articles and click through some of the links to really get an idea of tools that are out there to help you do this. I know I need it!