Productivity Aids - Keep’m SimpleIn a world where today’s cutting edge “e-wares” are tomorrow’s dinosaurs, it is sometimes important to sit back and take things in perspective. Computers, software, telecommunications systems, pocket planners and the like are only meant to be devices of convenience and efficiency. Many of us, however, tend to upgrade to faster systems, devices with more features, and new versions of software without analysing just what we’ll get in return. The companies making and selling these products encourage this with adds suggesting we’ll get left in the dirt in today’s competitive world without them, but they’re in the business of unloading products before they become yesterday’s toys. In reality, new purchases and upgrades often decrease effectiveness and productivity while the buyer relearns how to use them. If upgrading is done too often, one can forever run a catch-up race and never recover the investment in time or productivity. Some upgrading and new investments can help us manage our lives and businesses more effectively, but by asking yourself a few simple questions, you may save yourself a lot of time and money:
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