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By: Martin A. Brown

Martin A. Brown — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:19:20 +0000

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By: N. Lisa

N. Lisa — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:30:37 +0000

Hi Corinne,

I’m catching up on my blog reading after a very busy month.

This is an awesome post, possibly even more cogent than the original post you reference. I’ll have to think about this more, but the passive barrier that springs to mind is related to recording my expenses. I used to be really good at this and then about 2 years ago I just fell off the wagon, became one of those people who scrambles before tax time to record all my expenses for the year. I think the solution is 2-fold: put as many expenses on my business card as possible and possibly change my accounting software/system so as much as possible is automated. That of course is yet another passive barrier to overcome!

By: Reed D. James

Reed D. James — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:21:39 +0000

I have a related technique. What I do is use Schedule Wizard (www.authordirect.com). It is a complete scheduler with pop-up reminders. It also launches programs. When there is a task that I particularly do not like doing such as reminding clients to pay, I have SW make the New Message pop up on a particular day and a particular time and then I am “forced” to write it then and there. It really helps things get done.

By: Kevin Lossner

Kevin Lossner — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:27:27 +0000

Your accounting issues sound familiar; for me the numbers differ and are expressed in different currency units, but the problem is the same. For many processes in a shared office, I find that “psychological engineering” is essential. For example, we had a computer dedicated for account management purposes and project scheduling, which had previously been managed by one person alone. The result of “easy” access by anyone in the office is that nobody found time to do the administrative tasks any more. Getting up and walking across the room to use another computer proved to be a significant psychological barrier in an environment with a heavy workload and constant deadline pressure. The only thing that worked was a network solution accessible from the individual translation workstations. This accommodated constant interruptions better.

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