Paula Rizzo | List Producer

The One Thing That Will Make You More Productive All Day

June 7, 2015/2 Comments/in Home, Increase Productivity, Reduce Stress, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

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I like to take my time in the mornings. I like to wake up early and slowly get ready. Having a relaxed start makes my whole day feel more serene. An important part of my morning ritual is breakfast. I always leave it until last, in case I’m running late and then I can just eat breakfast at work.

Now normally I read the news on my iPad while I eat. However, I often find myself getting sidetracked and taking longer than I planned. You know, checking Facebook, emailing an interesting story I’d just read to a friend, checking Twitter, paying a bill that I just remembered about, etc. So instead I decided to try something a little different.

I just ate. Nothing else. Read more

4 Office Fixes to Supercharge Your Productivity

June 2, 2015/0 Comments/in Happiness, Increase Productivity, Reduce Stress, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

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Many of the common ideas on productivity are speculative. That’s why I don’t believe there is one right way to be productive, just what works for you. However, I wanted to share with you some productivity science.

I’ve written before about how stimulating your senses and changing your environment can make you more efficient. There has been a huge focus on business productivity in recent times which is why the services of absolute performance have been lauded for the way they have revolutionized efficiency in an online format. Well, researchers have been looking into new ways to help us get more out of our time.

Below are some of their top tips: Read more

Meeting “Listful Thinkers” at Book Expo America

May 31, 2015/2 Comments/in Books, Fellow List Producers, List Making/by Paula Rizzo

Sometimes it’s important to look back in order to move ahead. That happened to me last week when I attended my fourth Book Expo America conference. I go every year for my day job as a senior health producer at Fox News. I meet with publishers to talk about their new health, wellness and medical books that are coming out in the next year.

But this year I also attended as an author. What a thrill! I met with some list makers during two signings that my publisher set up. One woman took out her huge binder to show me all her lists. I couldn’t believe that she lugged it around with her everywhere, but she said she wouldn’t think of writing lists anywhere else. Read more

Umano App is History – Here’s some on-the-go Solutions

May 27, 2015/18 Comments/in Apps, Fab Find, Increase Productivity, Saving Time, Technology, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

It always seems to be that whenever I fall in love with an app, it makes serious changes, or gets bought out. Well that curse has struck again!

Umano will be closing down on June 12th. I’ve been a huge fan of Umano since I discovered it. The app gave me the chance to listen to articles I was interested in but didn’t have time to read while I was walking to the subway. I’ve also enjoyed recording my own posts, so I will be sad to see it go.

But what’s next? What can I do now to consume content on the go?

Here’s what I plan on trying to help move on now that Umano is closing down: Read more

How To Work Through Challenges And Get Stuff Done

May 20, 2015/2 Comments/in Benefits of List Making, Increase Productivity, Learning With a List, List Making, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

Can you imagine a day where you checked off everything on your to-do list without any problems or interruptions? Wouldn’t that be a nice change? But truthfully these days are quite rare. When we hit a roadblock it’s important to remember it happens to us all!

In fact problems are a normal part of the process. It’s all about how you deal with them.

Here are a few of the more common hang ups and how to move past them:

Denial: Do you ignore a problem when it arises? Me too!I I’m naturally a procrastinator, so I’m inclined tell myself “It’s nothing!” or “I’ll have time to address it down the road.” Especially if it’s a large task, or something I don’t want to do. Since I know these are my usual ways of ignoring a problem, I can recognize them and deal with them.

Make sure to pay attention to your own personal ‘tells’ so you can stop bad habits before they happen. If you are in denial, try writing a list of all the things you need to do to complete that day. You might surprise yourself and find that it’s easier than you think. Read more

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