How Laziness and Inertia Can Make You More Productive

re: How Laziness and Inertia Can Make You More Productive

AndyMorris — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:09:16 GMT

Do It Tomorrow is the most unbelievable book that takes lazy productivity to a whole new level. It strikes a healthy balance between the 4 hour work week and getting things done.

re: How Laziness and Inertia Can Make You More Productive

themikeb — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:38:36 GMT

Unless some manipulate it..A bill payed by billpay takes a week to be credited?

Some places that would have incurred late fees.

Electronic banking leaves one at the mercy of the merchant as well as the evil bankers..no one could tell me where the money was , left the account thursday AM, and did not make it to the beancounters until the next thursday PM , hmmm.That was not the first time either.

I trust none of the corporate entities.

re: How Laziness and Inertia Can Make You More Productive

analogkids — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:22:29 GMT

Not only do think the Electric Company or Gas Company can take more out of my account than what I owe, they have! Another thing that has happened to me is the Gas Meter Attendant misread my meter more than once, which would have caused me to use much more energy than necessary to resolve the problem if I was on automatic bill payment. Instead I figured out their error, disputed the bill & paid the correct amount in the first place. I have acquaintances who have had automobile payments taken out twice, and their banks charged overdraft fees even though it wasn't their fault. They spent a lot of time & grief getting their accounts straightened out. PatriSpain, I hope you never have to experience these problems, but they DO HAPPEN a lot more often than people think.

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Dr Rik — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:13:42 GMT

I would give you lot's of great suggestions, but I think I'll go surfing instead

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jaycei — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:55:52 GMT

Hi Linbones, Re EFT practitioner for weight loss. Go to emofree.com which is Gary Craig's website, and go through the postings for Carol Look and the weight loss section. I also recommend his DVDs and the intermediate DVDs contain two hours of Carol Look on weight loss and addictions, and a CD with her written information. She also has a practice in NYC and you can contact her through the above website or through her own. Just by the website and Gary Craig's DVD collection, I have changed my weight loss protocol around successfully, and I am once more on the losing track, this time permanently. Good luck.

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Green Tea — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:50:23 GMT

Linda V, you can find an EFT practitioner by going to the following url www.eftmastersworldwide.com

Best wishes!

re: How Laziness and Inertia Can Make You More Productive

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Islander — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 11:20:54 GMT

Everyone seems to assume that "automatic bill payment" means dipping into your checking account. Not so. My bills are paid by credit card. In fact, every transaction of over $8-10 is paid by credit card. At the end of the month I pay off the balance. I have a printout of where my money went and more frequent flyer miles!

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Green Tea — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 07:41:09 GMT

I'm an ace at procrastination but working my way out of this talent thanks to Dr. Mercola's newsletter in which I have learned about EFT. I have a very long history of auto-immune issues (extremely toxic dental work) including chronic fatigue, etc. Having survived a bed ridden existence I choose to push things away if I sense any hint of being overwhelmed or challenged. Having recently researched the methodology of EFT on my own though, I feel that the basis of my procrastination may also have something to do with my having been abused as a child. Putting things off is a way to be in control?? That's one thought anyway. Whatever the dynamic, I am looking forward to working through these issues with a practitioner of EFT. Thank you so much for making this information available to your readers Dr. Mercola.

re: How Laziness and Inertia Can Make You More Productive

PatriSpain — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:26:28 GMT

Unless you pay cash, any company you pay with a check HAS your personal bank information - your account number, which bank and where. To 'get their grubby hands' into your account would be as easy for the companys to do as forging one of your checks and forging your signature. Oh yes, and then there is the reliability of the post office.

Rather than assuming, a serious talk with your bank will reveal just which is easier to manipulate: your checks or a one way pay system that only you designate to whom and what amounts and when. If you automatically pay your electric bill, do you seriously think that they will/can take out more than what is on your electric bill?? Or do you seriously think that there is an employee working at the electric company's computerized accounts system that can take your information, get into your account and have money transfered to theirs?

If you do, then you either watch too many movies or you have not informed yourself as to how a transfer of funds as opposed to a check works....and that there is more protection and safety checks with automatic payments for such bills as utilities, mortgages etc. Paying automatically is like check paying without the paper or the risk of 'getting lost in the mail' or falling into the wrong hands.

Although no system is perfect, the 'pay by check and mail' is the most flawed, inefficient and easiest to manipulate.

In central Europe, checks are something from the dark ages. Here one pays utilities by automatic transfer, shops accept automatic debit (with your bank card), credit card or of course cash. There are more garantees this way than someone wanting to pay with a check. The benefit of a debit card is instant payment to the seller...you don't have cash in your account, the transaction doesn't go thru. However with a check, the seller has no garantee that the buyer's check will not bounce.

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New to Natural — Tue, 20 May 2008 17:00:12 GMT

Efficiency, Multi-tasking - now building up inertia?

All these words mean putting responsibility of your life into someone else's hands so you can enjoy "free time" - which usually involves the television set.

I don't like the idea of giving a company my account information so they can automatically stick their grubby little fingers into my bank account. Nope - not a fan.

Lack of financial monitoring is what gets people in trouble..............

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CSR — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:29:11 GMT

I wouldn't classify these behaviors as "lazy", rather, the common theme is efficiency and how being efficient helps one accomplish more. By setting up an automatic savings, for example, one is getting something done each month without exerting extra energy, which can be devoted to other things--this is an efficient use of energy, not laziness! :-)