Archives for the 'Gear' Category

Book of Days Reminder [Productivity in Context]

Just a quick reminder for those of you who are using the book of days that I put together, it’s time to order the July through December edition if you haven’t already.
For more information on what it is, click here.
To order the second volume of the Book of Days click here.
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29 May 2008 | GTD, Gear, Productivity, Weekly Review | No Comments

Yikes! The Future of Augmented Cognition? [Productivity in Context]

Via Ryan at Collaborative Ideation:
Augmented Cognition
This short film takes place in 2030 in a command center that is tasked with monitoring cyberspace activities for anomalies that could threaten the global economy. The economy, which functions largely in cyberspace, is the link between countries and is extremely susceptible to instability. As might be expected, given the [...]

14 May 2008 | Digital Apps, Gear, Links | No Comments

GTD With Index Cards [HD BizBlog- The Podcast: Productivity in Context]

Getting Things Done With Index Cards 2.0 - a set on Flickr
I do not know what took me so long to find this.

Original post here: Stephen

25 April 2008 | GTD, Gear | No Comments

The SOBCon Notebook Hack [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]

I spent a couple of days last week looking all over Maine for a bookstore that carried the Moleskine Citybook for Chicago. I wanted it so that I could have a separate place to capture all of my notes and contact info for the trip coming up in two weeks.
Try as I might, I could [...]

20 April 2008 | Gear, Organizer, Planning | No Comments

The Bubble Planner - A Tutorial [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]

My friend Bill has put together a pretty cool tutorial for the Bubble Planner Organizer. It is a pen-and-paper system that uses a Mind-mapping-style format to collect your thoughts and put together your agenda. It works really well, and I highly recommend it.
How does it work? Well, I’ll let Bill tell you:
Memory is naturally associative, [...]

16 April 2008 | Brainstorming, GTD, Gear, Mind Like Water | No Comments

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Go to Levenger [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]

My wife and I visited Boston this past weekend, she was working a Bridal Show at the Bayside Expo Center on Saturday and Sunday. Since I am not in that biz any longer, I took a ride on the subway Saturday afternoon to pay a visit to one of my favorite places: Levenger.
I just love [...]

28 January 2008 | Community, GTD, Gear, Levenger, Organizer | No Comments

Book of Days Shipping Update [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]

I have completed the PDF version of this excellent journal, and it is available at Lulu.com.
I ordered one for myself afterward, so that I could see what it looks like in “real life”. This morning I received an email that it has been printed and spiral-bound. The package has been delivered to UPS and its [...]

4 January 2008 | Books, GTD, Gear, The Examined Life | No Comments

Convergence Device [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]

Another great cartoon by Dave, that sums up my feelings about those super-combo-phones:

Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.
Heh.
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20 December 2007 | Gear, Just fun | No Comments

Circa Notebooks and Writing Novels [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]

Innowen has a great post about the Cornell style of note-taking and using a Circa-bound notebook for writing a novel.
Using Cornell Notes to Write Stories | D*I*Y Planner
The Cornell Note-taking system was developed by Walter Pauk, an emeritus professor of education from Cornell. Unlike most note-taking styles, the page layout of Cornell Notes is what [...]

11 December 2007 | Gear, Links, Productivity | No Comments

The GTD Setup for December 2007 [@Stephen | Productivity in Context]

As the end of the year approaches it is time for the inevitable navel-gazing that productivity Pr0n addicts love. It is, of course, time to update my “Killer GTD Setup” post to reflect 11 months of learning, practicing, working and tweaking. Some things have changed quite a bit, others have stayed the same. So let’s [...]

6 December 2007 | GTD, Gear, System | No Comments