Archives for the 'GTD' Category
How to Get Rich - Felix Dennis Book Review [Did I Get Things Done? - Getting Things Done GTD with Personal Development and Motivation for Success]
One of the books I read whilst away in Portugal was the How to Get Rich book by Felix Dennis.
I bought this book a few months ago following an Amazon suggestion. The title intrigued me as wealth is something that I am constantly striving for and I read many books on the subject.
I must admit [...]
Use the ThinkingRock home screen to learn GTD basics [Hack Your Day]
One of the best tools for GTD is Thinking Rock, an application developed in Australia, and free for all to use. It utilizes all the principles in David Allen’s Getting Things Done book, and applies them with great efficiency and productivity.
A great place to start using this application for any user, especially new GTD fans [...]
Smart To-Do List software [Genuine Curiosity]
If you’re looking for a straightforward way to track your to-do’s, organize projects, and keep yourself on track, you might find what you need with "Smart To-Do List." This Windows-based application helps you create projects, track progress, rate task importance, and filter your tasks.
The software is intended to be "GTD Friendly" so you can manage [...]
Action types instead of contexts in GTD [Hack Your Day]
If your GTD contexts are not used to their fullest potential, you might want to think about exchanging them for action types which will add an extra layer of clarity to your system. Since I work 100% of the time at my computer I don’t have tasks which are not done here. I could use [...]
How To End The Multitasking Madness And Regain Your Sanity [Organize IT]
In this age of instant access information, always available entertainment and bottom line obsessed business our time, energy and focus is always at a premium. It seems to be a common and accepted part of life that we need to multitask to keep on top of it all. The only problem is we aren’t actually [...]
The GTDAgenda Newsletter [Productivity in Context]
My friend Dan has graciously allowed me to post the contents of his new newsletter that outlines the features of the terrific service GTDAgenda. (Disclosure: GTDAgenda is a paid service, and a sponsor of Productivity in Context - there are free plans, a $4.45/month plan and a $7.95/month plan)
You may have noticed the new Sponsor [...]
5 Tips for Improving Productivity with a Virtual Assistant [Productivity in Context]
Virtual Assistants are a hot topic right now, and Mark Shead of Productivity 501 has some tips for those of you that may be thinking about taking that plunge:
5 Tips for Getting a Virtual Assistant
1. Expect to spend some money.
If you don’t have money set aside you’ll probably get frustrated when something takes longer [...]
Amazing Videos: Bruce Lee On Mind Like Water [Organize IT]
One of the most popular concepts the author of GTD, David Allen, states is to have a mind like water. When you throw a pebble into water, it responds appropriately to the force and mass of that pebble, then returns to a calm state. You should be able to react similarly when an email enters [...]
Total, Relaxed Organization [Stuff for Getting Things Done]
A while back I wrote about a nicely put together list comparing 100+ GTD software titles. The list is maintained by a company called Priacta. I had never worked with Priacta so I asked the readers of this blog if they had any experience with this company. The feedback was phenomenal. I received a number [...]
Organize IT Recap: Myths About Work, Albert Einsten [Organize IT]
Organize IT recap for 13th June 2008.
Still collecting productivity tips from you all! Already had some very good contributions so keep them coming. I intend to bring them together and publish a big compilation in the near future so keep an eye out for it.
When I shared this link about six work myths with a [...]