Productivity Secrets From Jerry Seinfeld

LifeHacker.com has a great article on Jerry Seinfeld's method to be more productive. Read the entire article here:

Editor: When software developer Brad Isaac told us he had productivity advice from Jerry Seinfeld, we couldn't turn down the chance to hear more. Read on for the whole story from Brad.

Years ago when Seinfeld was a new television show, Jerry Seinfeld was still a touring comic. At the time, I was hanging around clubs doing open mic nights and trying to learn the ropes. One night I was in the club where Seinfeld was working, and before he went on stage, I saw my chance. I had to ask Seinfeld if he had any tips for a young comic. What he told me was something that would benefit me a lifetime...

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Practice Personal Kaizen

Here's a great post from one of my favorite Web sites: LifeHacker.com. We know you practice kaizen (Japanese for "continuous improvement") at work (right?), so why not adapt it for home. Here's the money quote (follow the link at the end to read the whole LifeHacker post):

Kaizen is a system for introducing process improvements. But the most important thing is to use these systems to make your life easier. You can use them to pump out more work, and that's a good thing, but remember that the whole purpose is so that you don't have to work those twelve-hour Fridays.

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Your Posts, Please!

Welcome to QualityHacks, a site designed for quality professionals to share hacks--tips, tools, and techniques--that help them do their jobs more efficiently and more effectively. Don't be shy! Post your thoughts on any topic you'd like. The only request is that it be a helpful tip, technique or tool.

They don’t have to be complicated or fancy. In fact, simpler is preferred. And you don’t have to worry about spelling and grammar and such. We’ll clean it up for you. We just want to give you an easy way to share your tips and techniques.

Here’s some possible topics:
• How have you modified the SPC software package you use to work better?
• How have you set up your document control system?
• How do you manage your gage calibration scheduling?
• How do you communicate quality issues to employees, customers, and suppliers?
• How do you motivate your internal auditors?
• How do you recognize and reward team members?
• How do you use everyday applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. in your quality processes?
• How did you select that last piece of measuring equipment you bought?

If these sound like questions you’d like to see the answers to, you’re probably not alone. If they sound like questions you’d like to answer, rest assured that there a lot of people out there who would really like to know how you answered. Don’t be shy! Your peers are in the same situation you are.