Archives for October 2007
I’m Growing a Mo for Prostate Cancer Research [Ian's Messy Desk]
Taking a leaf from Darren’s book, during Movember (the month formerly known as November) I’ll be growing a Mo (slang for Moustache). That’s right I’m bringing the Mo back because I’m passionate about men’s health and the fight against prostate cancer. Why…
Every year, around 22,300 Canadian men are diagnosed with prostate cancer and about 4,300 [...]
7 Ways to Get More Done [Ian's Messy Desk]
Posted in Productivity Wednesday
Work with a clean desk – A Coopers & Lybrand (now Price Waterhouse Coopers) study on productivity found that, “The average desk worker has 36 hours worth of work on their desk and wastes up to 3 hours a week just ‘looking’ for STUFF!” Clean your desk to work more effectively.
Keep a time [...]
Best Posts in October - and September - With Some News! [zen habits]
Photo by Mr Magoo ICU
I usually do a “Best Of” post at the end of each month, but I got so busy last month that I wasn’t able to do September’s. So this will be a Super Best Of, with two months in one.
I have to say that these last two months have been excellent [...]
Teaching Young People the GTD Way [HD BizBlog 1.2]
Today’s guest post is from Mike St. Pierre of The Daily SaintÂ
I first learned GTD from a 7th grade teacher who instructed me to write down my daily homework on a simple piece of paper. I was to track my assignments and then check them off as I completed my work. Not a bad system [...]
Teaching GTD to Young People [The Daily Saint]
Each Wednesday, TDS hosts The GTD Cafe where we look at Getting Things Done.
I first learned GTD from a 7th grade teacher who instructed me to write down my daily homework on a simple piece of paper. I was to track my assignments and then check them off as I completed my work. Not a [...]
Retreat via Blog [Productivity @ Home]
Every Wednesday, I share my thoughts on Learning and Professional Development.
I am having a crazy week. The death of a close friend, a major "situation" at my son’s high school and a heavier than average workload have combined to leave me feeling drained and overwhelmed. I would love nothing more than to take a day [...]
Easy Photo Sync For WHS (Windows Wednesday) [Tech Rest]
This is a review of PhotoSync Beta2 for Windows Home Server. It’s an Add-In that automatically uploads photos from your server to your Flickr account.
Installation. Installation was straightforward and simple. The steps were as follows (Steps 1-4 apply to any Add-In):
Download the msi file to a machine on your network
Open Shared Folders on the server [...]
Save time by typing action parameters and create yout task templates [Getting Things Done Blog - Nozbe]
Nozbe - your favorite Getting Things Done web application will get a great feature-boost these days and the feature we’ll start now is simply…
…a great time-saver for power users - write task parameters and create task templates!
You can now write task parameters (time, date, context, project, etc.) instead of choosing them and create powerful task-templates [...]
Clutter 101: Track Your De-Cluttering Activity [Organize IT]
Take a quick look around an average room and there are probably loads of areas that need to be regularly cleaned, and plenty of drawers, boxes and shelves that need de-cluttering. Apply all that to an entire apartment or house and that’s a lot of work and a lot of next actions to get through. [...]
Développement personnel et efficacité : le blog [C'éclair!]
Après le blog de plus, voici une autre découverte intéressante concernant la productivité (merci del.icio.us) au nom plutôt évocateur de : Développement Personnel et Efficacité.
C’est un blog assez discret mais rempli de conseils intéressants et originaux. Créé il y a presque 2 ans, on se perd facilement parmi les nombreux articles. Parmi ceux que j’ai [...]