Archives for the 'Ask The Readers' Category
Ask The Readers: So, What Are Your Productivity Tips? [Organize IT]
Last week was a special week dedicated to my productivity tips series. In case you missed it I covered how to deal with obstacles in your path, define what ‘done’ actually means, reward yourself when you get things done and make time to relax and recharge. I hope you enjoyed the change of focus. I [...]
How long is not long enough? [Ho-ohana Blog]
Earlier today a colleague called. She was frantic because I hadn’t responded to an email message she had sent. She read the text of the message to me and I didn’t recall receiving the message. We had a good conversation on the phone and got the questions she had resolved. [...]
Ask The Readers: So What Is Productivity Anyways? [Organize IT]
There are enough bloggers (including yours truly) who write about personal productivity but what is it really all about? Last week I came across the alternative productivity manifesto at The Growing Life which introduced some very interesting ideas. One of those was how productivity is an industrial era economics term. How come then, are we [...]
Ask The Readers: Can GTD Be Simplified? [Organize IT]
When I did a critique of GTD a few weeks back and asked my readers to contribute their thoughts, many of you complained about the complexity of the system itself and/or the difficulties in implementing it into their workflow. There are a number of examples out there of how GTD has been simplified (Zen To [...]
Ask The Readers: Can Personal Development Be Taught? [Organize IT]
Should personal development be taught in schools? To me on a basic level, it seems like a smart move. It could arguably give children valuable life tools like habit building, productivity and how to gain a better understanding of their expectations in life. In this day and age, with increasing complexity and pressures, it’s [...]
Ask The Readers: What Don’t You Like About GTD? [Organize IT]
We all know that GTD is a very popular system for those wanting to get a grip of their workflow and productivity levels. However, like most things it has its negative qualities; features and aspects that don’t work as intended or simply aren’t practical for the average person to use. It’s got me thinking about [...]
Ask The Readers: What Weird Things Have Influenced You? [Organize IT]
Recently two of my favorite blogs have taken big steps forward. This has had a motivational affect on me and my aspirations for Organize IT (more on all this in a future post) and it got me thinking about influences. Over the years, particularly as a child, I’ve had a few weird/funny ones, some of [...]
Ask The Readers: Do You Do Social Networking? [Organize IT]
If you believe all the studies and reports, social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook are changing the way we use the internet and how we socialize. I know so many people who are signed up to these sites and it is actually a bit perturbing to me to see some of the stuff they [...]
Ask The Readers: Do You Track Your Roles And Responsibilities? [Organize IT]
In preparation for an up to date look at tracking roles and responsibilities in your life (you can read my original view on the topic here), I want to throw the issue out to all my readers. It would be great to hear your thoughts on this as tracking my progress in terms of roles [...]
Ask The Readers: Your Favourite Cleaning Products? [Organize IT]
I’m sure most of you will agree that very few, if any, cleaning products out there live up to their optimistic claims. However, every so often I do come across a product that does exactly what you would expect from it, no more no less. My favourite tools are those that make otherwise difficult [...]