Archives for the 'Productivity Blogs' Category
The Top 50 Productivity Blogs Of The Year [Ian's Messy Desk]
Fellow Canadian Evan Carmichael has listed Ian’s Messy Desk as one of The Top 50 Productivity Blogs Of The Year. I’m listed in the “Getting Organized†section, along with Unclutterer. It’s always gratifying to be included in these types of lists; more so when the list is compiled by someone of Evan’s stature. Thanks.
Recommended: [...]
The Top 5 Posts That Subtly Mock This Blog And A Zen System For The Artful Ridicule Of The Life Sutra [The 4-Hour Workweek Journal]
The honest and sincere ones invite ridicule, While the false and scheming ones enjoy praise.
- Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
Instead of writing something original, I thought I would simply rehash some existing content on the Internet. I just read a hilarious post over at one of my all time favourite blogs The Growing Life and [...]
Meet the Blog: The Art of Personal Productivity [Ian's Messy Desk]
Posted in Productivity Blogs
This week’s featured blog is The Art of Personal Productivity. This blog has been around for a couple of years. The posting frequency could be called regular, but not frequent: there are fewer than 200 posts over the two year stretch.
The Art of Personal Productivity is one of the resources for the [...]
Meet the Blog - Productivity501 [Ian's Messy Desk]
Posted in Productivity Blogs
This week’s featured blog is Productivity501. Productivity501 has been around for about two and a half years. Despite Mark’s protests of slower posting, content is added regularly and frequently.
Over the past few months I’ve had three or four opportunities to contribute to “group interview†posts at Productivity501. Mark sends out a question [...]
Meet the Blog(ger): Eric Mack [Ian's Messy Desk]
Posted in Productivity Blogs
Today features Eric Mack and his two blogs:
Notes on Productivity, his journey Getting Things Done with Lotus Notes.
Eric Mack Online, productivity mixed with more personal blogging.
I’m not sure when I first came across Eric, but I know the two reasons why: GTD and Lotus Notes. My employer uses Lotus Notes and I [...]
Meet the Blog: Get Organized Now [Ian's Messy Desk]
Today’s featured productivity blog is a case of older website, newer blog. I first came across the Get Organized Now website six or seven years ago, when searching for some organzing tips. It was like hitting the mother lode!
Get Organized Now offers tons of free tips, ideas, checklists, articles, e-courses, slideshows and more. The Get [...]
Meet the Blog: The Executive Assistant’s ToolBox [Ian's Messy Desk]
Posted in Productivity Blogs
Today’s blog is The Executive Assistant’s ToolBox.
When I first got into the workforce, 30 plus years ago, most offices had a book such as, The Professional Secretary’s Handbook: The Complete Reference Guide to Today’s Office. Transfer that concept to the Internet and you have The Executive Assistant’s ToolBox.
Chrissy writes this about her inspiration [...]
Meet the Blog - Dumb Little Man [Ian's Messy Desk]
Posted in Productivity Blogs
I’m starting a new series of posts for 2008 called Meet the Blog. Over on my side bar I have a blogroll of links to productivity/GTD/life-hack blogs, which I follow regularly. I’m going to introduce you to these blogs, one per week, over the next few months.
This will not be a review [...]