Archives for July 2008

GTD at AllTop.com [Productivity in Context]

AllTop has dedicated a new category to GTD, with a list of feeds from the top bloggers and writers about Getting Things Done. This blog is listed, twice actually, with one set of feeds for every post and one for just those tagged GTD.
There are a bunch of other great blogs there as well, if [...]

31 July 2008 | 11900 | No Comments

Got a Passion for Project Management? [My Stuff for Getting Things Done]

Scott Berkun, the famed author of Art of Project Management (now known as Making Things Happen) is looking for someone to bring his PM-Clinic distribution list into the 21st century. 
What is PM-Clinic and what is Scott looking for?  As Scott describes it;
Five years ago I started a simple little discussion list called pmclinic. [...]

30 July 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Notes on Life: Positive Thinking, Speeding, “Flow” in Meetings, Reading with My Kids [Zen Habits]

It’s great when the things I write about and my real life converge so beautifully. Today I have a guest post up on Scott Young’s blog … I recommend you go check it out, as it’s something I originally planned to run here on Zen Habits:
The Vast, Unstatable Importance of a Positive Attitude
And while writing [...]

30 July 2008 | 11808 | No Comments

Increase productivity while you eat [Genuine Curiosity]

They say those of us in the US will eat just about anything if you put it on dough and cover it in cheese. That may be a slight exaggeration, but I had two reactions when I saw the video below.

That’s pretty funny (but plausible if marketed properly).
I wonder what that could do to increase [...]

30 July 2008 | 11812 | No Comments

eDragonu’s Next Steps [eDragonu - the choice of a personal path]

It’s time to make some announcements here regarding the future of eDragonu’s blog, and also the author’s - Dragos Roua, by his name - medium term intentions. First and foremost, I have to tell you that I’ve finished the exit from the company I founded 10 years ago, Mirabilis Media. The company was one of [...]

30 July 2008 | 11816 | No Comments

Let’s Start A Personal Productivity Twitter List! [Organize IT]

Recently Problogger did a feature asking readers to submit their social media profiles. The result was a list of over 500 Twitter users. This has had a big influence on the amount of followers I have, which in turn has resulted in much more constructive feedback and discussion. So, I thought, why not do something [...]

30 July 2008 | 11820 | No Comments

creativityist notes - 07.30.08 [Creativityist]

Now that we are starting to get settled in Austin, I’m finding a few more chunks of time to work on Creativityist. Here are a few notes about the goings on that might be of interest to Creativityist readers:

I added a Resources page. Right now, it is a list of some recommended reads from [...]

30 July 2008 | 11824 | No Comments

Note Taking Tips [FruitfulTime Blog]

This article includes useful note taking techniques, a must have skill that every one of us needs to master.
Whether you are an employee, student, manager, or the boss, you have and will be in situations where you need to jot down notes. Here are some tips that will help you take better notes during meetings:

Prepare [...]

30 July 2008 | 11828 | No Comments

Improve Workflow Management [Ian's Messy Desk]

Posted in Productivity
After a presentation of David Allen’s Getting Things Done, at the Kirtland Airforce Base, someone in attendance posted the following summary of the GTD system to the base website. The summary is no longer on line, so I’ve posted the copy I made.
Learn techniques based on David Allen’s processes described in “Getting Things [...]

30 July 2008 | 11832 | No Comments

Is batch processing the new way to GTD? [:: Flipping Heck! Productivity, Project Management & Motivation Blog ::]

Update: I had to re-publish this post as something weird happened with the tags - apologies if you see this twice!
I was interested to read Darren Rowse of Problogger discussing his blog posting techniques and that he batch processes them for maximum productivity.
I thought about that for a while and it made complete sense! I [...]

30 July 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments