Archives for the 'effectiveness' Category
Alltop = simple + effective [experiments in effectiveness]
As an alternative to finding the best blogs and news sources yourself, let Alltop do it for you. What they do is present the top five stories, posts and articles from thirty or more sources on a single page, that updates every ten minutes. Currently they serve up twenty four different categories, with more on [...]
First roadblock on the road to a more productive me [experiments in effectiveness]
Today I hit a real low. A measly score of 2 for the day in my journey to get organized for good. This is partly due to me slacking off and partly due to work getting busier as people return from holiday vacations. I could have powered through and made the day mine, but I [...]
5.6% of a new habit [experiments in effectiveness]
Five days down and eighty-five to go in phase 1 of my ZTD implementiation (that’s the 5.6% bit)! Breaking my day down into the simplest and non-threatening steps possible is working wonders for me. The mental relief of knowing I must complete three and only three tasks, plus getting my inbox to zero over the [...]
Getting Organized For GOOD: Throwing down the gauntlet [experiments in effectiveness]
I’ve been getting on and falling off the GTD wagon since April 2002 and my biggest problems have always been system fiddling and the openness of GTD. From paper, to web-based, to standalone application, to index cards and back, I’ve tried just about everything and stuck with nothing. I have obsessed over connecting actions [...]
Now THIS is worth reading folks [experiments in effectiveness]
I have to take my hat off to Ryan Norbauer for one of the best bits of writing I have EVER read in my life. I am deadly serious when I write EVER. His treatment of the prevalent culture of your-best-is-not-good-enough and why not trying to live up to that perfection is worth a serious [...]
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 [...]
Back from life with a call for help [experiments in effectiveness]
It’s been many moons since I last wrote something meaningful and useful here. I allowed myself to be overrun by life and succumbed to pretty much everyone else’s demands on my time. Well, 2008 is around the corner and a few days ago I decided I will carve out more time for me to work [...]
todo.txt Tuning Tips [experiments in effectiveness]
Tomorrow is my 20th day living my life in ASCII and I still love it. Here are some tips that are really doing the trick for me. For the first time in a long time. I am consistently seeing and working my lists. Go ASCII!
Keep your lists where you can see ‘em. Visibility is crucial. [...]
Join the Rest Revolution! [experiments in effectiveness]
Craig Huggart is starting a revolution at Tech Rest and he’s looking for joiners. Seriously. We’re all over-worked, over-extended…over-everything. Many of us think fool ourselves into thinking we are borrowing time from our families and personal interests in hopes of paying it back later, so we can get our work done. Once today is gone, [...]
The problem could just be you [experiments in effectiveness]
Man, does it suck to run out of excuses and things to point your finger at to explain why you didn’t do all you set out to do on any given day. You’re left with nothing but little old you to blame. It’s an awkward moment as your psyche squirms looking for something to blame. [...]