Archives for December 2007

How to become debt free? [FruitfulTime Blog]

Many people find it hard to get out of the vicious circle of creating debt. Debt is a common problem. It puts extra pressure and stress on the person leading to other vices such as lying, alcoholism and possibly stealing to settle debt. If you are in debt here are some tips that will help [...]

30 December 2007 | debt, debt free, live better, personal skills | No Comments

Getting Things Done GTD on Your iPhone [Did I Get Things Done? - Getting Things Done GTD with Personal Development and Motivation for Success]

Just watched this video on YouTube for Nozbe on the iPhone, iNozbe.
Now, I haven't yet played with Nozbe, as I tend to be a bit of an offline app love for GTD and don't really know how the online version would be for myself.
The app seems pretty cool on the iPhone. The fact you have [...]

30 December 2007 | GTD General, General Items, nozbe iphone gtd | No Comments

Email reminders the easy way [What's the next action]

I saw this service on a few other blogs and I must say I am intrigued by it. 3mindme.com is an email reminder service. You basically email a reminder to yourself at “tomorrow@3mindme.com” or “jan5th@3mindme.com” or “nexttuesday@3mindme.com” and it’ll forward whatever you sent back to you at the specified time. David Barret, the creator [...]

30 December 2007 | GTD | No Comments

Things - New Mac Getting Things Done Application [Did I Get Things Done? - Getting Things Done GTD with Personal Development and Motivation for Success]

I have just been having a good look at a new GTD application to hit the scene. It is called Things, and comes from CulturedCode.com.
 
I have not yet had chance to play with it although I have signed up to their newsletter so hopefully I will get on the Alpha/Beta program to test it out.
 
Must [...]

30 December 2007 | GTD, GTD General, General Items, OmniFocus, igtd, things | No Comments

Adding value to others: Remain calm in a crisis [experiments in effectiveness]

Always on the lookout for ways I can actively add value to other people, I re-discovered one yesterday that really makes a difference. It is simple in concept but may be difficult in practice. Drum roll please…
Remain calm in a crisis…even if you are freaking out inside.

On countless occasions I have prevented a crisis from [...]

30 December 2007 | Communication, Management, effectiveness | No Comments

Review week 52; goals, blog and GTD [How to be an Original]

On Sundays I’m looking back on the past week. How did I perform towards my goals? How did my blog do? And how am I keeping up with my Getting Things Done system and Zen to Done habits?
Blog performance
Some nice performance last week. There was only one new post, but the stats are up nevertheless. [...]

30 December 2007 | Weekly Review | No Comments

GTD Mastery 100: Step 13 [Gearfire Productivity]

To read my complete journey to GTD Mastery see the main post.
Step 13 to GTD Mastery is: I have a folder marked “inbox” on my computer for downloaded files.

I named my folder “downloads” instead because I don’t use it as an inbox. Any files I manually download get placed in the appropriate folder immediately [...]

29 December 2007 | GTD | No Comments

Great keynote speech from Leo LaPorte [Tech Rest]

Anil Dash (Six Apart) does a thought provoking intro. Then Leo starts at about 14 minutes and does an excellent job of describing what we are doing in “the new media”. Worth a look!

Original post here: Craig Huggart

29 December 2007 | Anil Dash, Blogworld, Craig Huggart, Leo Laporte, Misc. | No Comments

Five Secrets for the New Year [Genuine Curiosity]

I just finished John Izzo’s book, “The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die” and I think it’s a good choice to provide some perspective for New Year’s resolutions.
This book contains a very interesting collections of anecdotes and insights from hundreds of interviews Izzo has conducted with “elders” in various cultures around the world [...]

29 December 2007 | Books, Healthy Stuff, Observing My World, Self Improvement | No Comments

Super Saturday Quotes 29th Dec 2007 [Organize IT]

Super Saturday quotes for 29th December 2007
John Luther: “Good character is more to be praised that outstanding talent. Most talents are to some extent a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it piece by piece–by thought, choice, courage, and determination.”

Babe Ruth: “Sometimes when I reflect on all [...]

29 December 2007 | GTD, Inspiration, Quotes, super saturday | No Comments