Archives for the 'Brainstorming' Category
Getting Things Done 2.0 [Hidden Dragon BizBlog 1.2]
I am too sick for any original thinking today (blegh), so go read what Michael Sampson and Eric Mack are talking about here. Another avenue of research!
So, here I am, on the fourth of July, thinking about what GTD 2.0 might look like for me personally and whether I need a GTD 2.0 to deal [...]
The Bubble Planner - A Product Review [Hidden Dragon BizBlog 1.2]
I received a review copy of The Bubble Planner in the mail last week, so I have given it a shot as part of my new organizer beta-test. The Bubble Planner is an interesting idea, basing your planning and To-do lists on a mind-map-like “bubble page”. From the company website:
The Bubble Planner Unleashes Your Brain’s [...]
The iPhone Killer [Hidden Dragon BizBlog 1.2]
There has been tremendous hype this past week about the new iPhone, which apparently can do all sorts of things. The problem for me is that I do not want a phone that does all of that. I just want my phone to be a phone (and I am one of those people who does [...]
GTD with TiddlyWiki [Hidden Dragon BizBlog 1.2]
The beta-test of my new organizer is going very well, and I have most of the layout settled, as well as the tabs for the various sections of the organizer itself. Your comments and emails have been very helpful in this experiment, and I thank you.
I have noticed that several of you use different digital [...]
Cutting Back on Inputs [Hidden Dragon BizBlog 1.2]
Brian Oberkirch has a post on “Trimming the Attention Sails”, getting more done by spending less time on things that do not need to get done. Here is a sample:
* Unsubbed from all email discussion lists.
* Turned off all email notifications from social networking sites.
* All sound-based notification off. Dock bouncing, outta here. Only growl [...]
Link - Goal Setting Guide [Hidden Dragon BizBlog 1.2]
Agent Sully has just posted her free Ultimate Goal Setting Guide for you to download and get on with your journey to success. As she says, “Today is a new day!”
Life Goals
Here’s the fun stuff. What if I told you you can have just about anything you want? Well you can! The real “secret†[...]
Print Your Own Calendar Pages - Update [Hidden Dragon BizBlog 1.2]
This post has been updated, scroll for the Italicized text to catch up on the changes.
I have been working on a project for a while now, to put together an effective calendar system that incorporates the features of GTD with the unique needs of my meatspace job. I have posted previously on the Gear that [...]
Project or Next Action Mini-cards [Hidden Dragon BizBlog 1.2]
The GTD-o-sphere has been buzzing lately with posts about how to capture, plan, track, and display Projects and Next Actions. The ideas range from simple lists to hPDA templates to Circa-fied inserts to your organizer. Take a look at these mini card post-its from 3M:
Simple, yet powerful, these cards let you think in a dynamic, [...]
Print Your Own Calendar Pages [Hidden Dragon BizBlog 1.2]
I have been working on a project for a while now, to put together an effective calendar system that incorporates the features of GTD with the unique needs of my meatspace job. I have posted previously on the Gear that I use to stay organized, and while it is working well enough, it is somewhat [...]
Are You at the End of Your Rope… [Hidden Dragon BizBlog 1.2]
…or have you just lit a fuse?
I am sure that most of us are familiar with this motivational poster with the cute little kitten:
Or, for the more cynical among us, this little gem:
I tend to find more humor the second image myself, as I am not a cat person. In addition, I find the act [...]