Archives for the 'Organization' Category
5 steps of mindmapping to determine your goals [Hack Your Day]
Going from May to June my project count jumped from about 3 to about 9, in addition to all the ideas and future developments I have in mind. If you’ve ever had your mind totally full and couldn’t write up a list for fear of forgetting something, here’s a 5 step list to make sure [...]
Why you should start using databases now! [Hack Your Day]
I’ve been promoting database usage for a while now, so let me add another post on top of the pile. I believe a database or your work (or personal) life is the most productive thing you could do which also helps you organize yourself and it may even increase your immediate productivity.
I’ve been writing posts [...]
Automatically backup multiple email accounts [Hack Your Day]
If you’ve got multiple accounts there’s a really easy way to backup all your emails automatically as they are sent/received. If you have a gmail account it’s even easier, but it can be done with many services, and even email clients.
The whole idea is to route all your email addresses to one central account. You [...]
Staple free stapler [Hack Your Day]
Stapling productivity just doesn’t get any better than this folks! This stapler doesn’t use metal staples, but the paper itself to join together your stuff. Apart from being highly environmentally friendly, it will save you money and time, since you will never have to buy staples again!
I seem to run out of staples at the [...]
The future of desktop and online productivity [Hack Your Day]
If you take the internet out of context and forget about all the obvious productivity advantages it has given us, like email, skype and so on, it’s still not anywhere near to being as much of a time saver in productivity as it could be. Let me explain.
Take a look at the average internet user [...]
Use OS-X style stacks in Windows [Hack Your Day]
I have been doing the blog for so long I couldn’t remember If I’ve ever done a post on RocketDock. I had a feeling that I didn’t, but I haven’t even mentioned it, oh the horror of it all! If you haven’t heard of it, RocketDock puts a little Mac-like dock on your Windows desktop [...]
How overorganizing can help [Hack Your Day]
I’m an avid believer in the saying that “too much of anything can be bad”. I probably just made that up, but it’s true nevertheless. I have found though in my own experience that over-organizing may be a suitable action plan for some people.
The organizational curve
I think the against arguments are fairly obvious. Organization works [...]
My Finals Study Schedule (for Today) [Gearfire Productivity]
Today is going to be a day filled with a lot of studying and not too much else. Here’s my schedule:
8am Wake up, shower, eat, check mailboxes (IRL and virtual), write in blog
9-10 Study for German final
10-11 Study for Geology final
11-12 Study for Russian final
12-1 Free BBQ at Bowman Park; Meet Melissa 12 in Hub [...]
Productivity tips for freelance writers [Hack Your Day]
Apart from blogging I actually used to do (and am starting again) to do a fair bit of freelance writing. There a lot of things you can do for yourself that enables you to work better, get better work and to organize yourself better. Let me share some tips I’ve accumulated to make your job [...]
Powerful contact management with Highrise [Hack Your Day]
Highrise, by 37signals, is a very powerful contact management system that lets you keep track of anything contact related. You can use it for customer care, networking, team management, even task management if you want to.
Basics
At its core, Highrise is a place to store contact information and interaction. You can create contacts, enter various contact [...]