Archives for March 2008

Google Docs offline being rolled out [Hack Your Day]

Google is implementing Google Gears into Google Docs, a feature long awaited by many in the online community. This means that you will be able to use Google Docs without internet access, and when you do manage to go online your stuff will be synchronized automatically.
Offline access will probably mean that you will loose [...]

31 March 2008 | Google Docs, google, google gears, office, online apps | No Comments

5 steps to managing a blog writer’s workflow [Hack Your Day]

If you blog a lot, especially if you do it professionally, a lot of your day will be spent writing and reading stories. An RSS feed is an integral part of this, both for finding stuff to write about and also to keep yourself up to date on news. I think Google Reader is an [...]

31 March 2008 | Management, Organization, Productivity, blogging, workflow | No Comments

Eliminate procrastination - the high tech way [Genuine Curiosity]

The folks at Fruitful Time have launched an interesting product called Fruitful Time TaskManager Electro, and it promises to eliminate procrastination. Yes, you heard me - it eliminates procrastination.
The product functionality is very intriguing - as Fruitful Time declares, "Trying to use programs which hinder your productivity is automatically detected and blocked through an innovative [...]

31 March 2008 | GTD, Gadgets, Personal Productivity, procrastination | No Comments

Urgente e importante 2 [El Canasto]

El mes pasado pregunté por la urgencia y la importancia de tus tareas. La figura a la derecha es un grafico del libro Los 7 hábitos de la gente altamente efectiva de Stephen Covey. Para el resto de este artículo uso la numeración de este libre:

I: Ugente e importante
II: No urgente e importante
III: Urgente y [...]

31 March 2008 | Artículos, GTD, Organízate con Eficacia, importancia, stephencovey, urgencia | No Comments

Google’s April Fools [Hack Your Day]

Google really does come up with the best pranks on April 1st. Most pranks I see around the web and in real life are either quite dull, or are quite evil and over the top. Google manages to balance this somehow and provide us with more charm than we are used to. Last year they [...]

31 March 2008 | Fun & Games, april fools, google, online apps | No Comments

Guest Post - Frugal Living for More Productivity [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]

I have been on the road for the past few days (or week!) and I just have not been able to do any writing. Luckily, Kris Rowlands has offered to pitch in and help cover for my own lack of posting.
Here is the latest Guest Post:
Reduce, Re-use, Recycle!
Source: FotoliaAlways accused of being frugal, I have [...]

31 March 2008 | GTD, How To -, Living With Less | No Comments

10 Things I Learned From My Second Marathon [Zen Habits]

“The marathon can humble you.” - Bill Rodgers

Do you know that you guys were in my head for almost my entire marathon on Sunday? I thought about you guys — your encouragement, what I would say to you about my marathon, not wanting to report back that I had failed.
You helped me get to the [...]

31 March 2008 | Health Tip Day, fitness | No Comments

Do a Periodic Mind Sweep [Stuff for Getting Things Done]

One of my most relieving experiences was when I did my first mind sweep.   I was taking a GTD course and the instructor asked the class to do a mind sweep.  That is, get every to-do,  must-do, want-to-do out of your head and on to a piece of paper.  At first I struggled with [...]

31 March 2008 | GTD | No Comments

links for 2008-03-31 [The 4-Hour Workweek Journal]

Hivelogic: Offices and The Creativity Zone
A good post about offices, workspaces and work environments and how they help or hinder getting into the creativity “zone”.
(tags: productivity office workspace)

ConverStations: Twitter + Yahoo Pipes = Signal
A rather cool use of Yahoo! pipes to filter and publish data from twitter.
(tags: twitter pipes socialnetworking)

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31 March 2008 | Links | No Comments

6 Ways For Maintaining High Energy Levels [Organize IT]

A few months ago I wrote a piece about riding the waves of life. It discussed how our energy levels (and our productivity, happiness and motivation levels) fluctuate on a regular basis. Whether it is monthly, weekly or even daily, these fluctuations can have a very considerable influence on the way we live our lives. [...]

31 March 2008 | GTD, Health, Personal Development, self help | No Comments