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No doubt that technology can be counter-productive. Cell phones, e-mails, and a truck load of other things can take big blocks of time you’ll probably never get back, and take away your focus. But how you can actually use technology to help you reach your goals, be more productive, and maybe earn some decent money in the process?

If you took a look at many of the posts from people who participated in the ultimate guide to productivity group writing project, you probably noticed that a lot of people mentionned technology as being something that is highly counter-productive. And i really do believe that it’s true to a certain extent. But let’s take a look at what technology can do for you today, that can help you be more productive, get more done and achieve your goals faster.

Technology - Time Savers

Blogging: You can publish your creations, ideas, thoughts, and whatever else you feel like, by pressing a button, instead of having to write all that on paper. And you also help save trees by using less paper, and digitally archives your stuff. And of course it’s easy to organize your creations (month, category). So it’s a time-saver if you look at it this way.

Phone: Though many people think cell phones are a pain in the a**, i think it can help a lot on the productivity side. Think about it, you’re out of the office and really have to make a phone call, well the easy and fast way is to use your cell phone, you can even keep doing what you’re doing while talking on the phone, and you don’t need to go and find a public phone, which would be too time consuming.

E-mails: It’s way faster to send an e-mail than to use postal services. If you send a letter, you can expect it to reach the other person withing a week, or maybe more than that. If, on the other hand, you send an e-mail, you can expect it to reach its destination within a couple of minutes, or worst case, in a couple of hours.

Planes: I’m attending the SobCon07 conference/seminar next week in chicago. At first i was thinking of driving to there (i’m in Montreal, Canada and it’s quite a long drive to chicago), but i decided to take a plane instead. That’s a real time saver. 2 and a half hour instead of 14 hours!

Online Business: It takes almost no money to start an online business as opposed to a traditional brick and mortar thing. The monthly costs are way lower in the online world than in the offline world, and i mean dirt cheap! No need to rent a space, buy office furniture, desks and all that. You can work from home, on one computer.

What about you?

How does technology helps you be more productive and closer to your goals? I think it would be interesting to know what people think of that. Do you see technology as a time-saver or as being counter-productive?

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