Archives for the 'Productivity / GTD' Category
The benefits of a clean desk and a tidy office [How to be an Original]
I used to be a major slob! I collected paperwork, piled it into big piles on my desk, in my drawers and if space ran out even on the floor. Usually I knew how to find what I needed pretty easily and fast, but at times it was a real ordeal to find that specific [...]
Review week 39; goals, blog and GTD [How to be an Original]
On Sundays I’m looking back on the past week. How did I perform towards my goals? How did my blog do? And how am I keeping up with my GTD system?
Blog performance
This week was a very successful week. The series on Mastering Productivity generated a tenfold of normal traffic on the day of publication and [...]
Sketchcast #3: Effective vs. Efficient [How to be an Original]
This sketchcast is a 3m15s video about the concept of Effectiveness and Efficiency. In the video I explain using a simple graphical representation the difference between the two and why I focusing on effectiveness needs to be done before focusing on efficiency.
If you want to read more about the subject, I suggest you head over [...]
Mastering productivity - a cross-blog series [How to be an Original]
This article is part of a four-article series, all published today on different blogs. If you find this article useful, check out the other parts:
- Mastering Productivity - Money at Dumb Little Man
- Mastering Productivity - How to be more effective with your time at Zen Habits
- Mastering Productivity - Energy at LifeDev
Productivity is a subject I write [...]
Ask the readers: What system do you use for contacts? [How to be an Original]
I have a love/hate relationship with contact information. I use it regularly and think it’s important, yet I can’t get it the way I want it. The solutions don’t satisfy me, but irritate me most of the time. This goes for both the system (I can’t seem to get categories to work for me) and [...]
Gtdfrk is getting things done [How to be an Original]
Gtdfrk is a frequent commenter on this blog, a fellow Dutchie (I think) and a blogger that produces very useful content and resources. He’s celebrating that he has reached a 1000 subscribers on his blog (I’m one of them) and wants to go to the next level. So he started an experiment and hands out [...]
Sketchcast #2: Using the Eisenhower matrix [How to be an Original]
Saturday is sketchcast day. Short 5 minute videos in which I explain a concept related to the topics on my blog.
This sketchcast is about the Eisenhower matrix, also known as the time management or time leadership matrix. It’s a short 5 minute 30 second video explaining the concept and ways to use it to your [...]
Review week 33; habits, blog and GTD [How to be an Original]
On Sundays I’m looking back on the past week. How did my habit change go? How did my blog do? And how am I keeping up with my GTD system?
This is the first weekly review I do on this blog. I’ll do this every week, a rhythm inspired by David Allen’s Getting things done method.
Progress [...]
7 steps to unleash the power of the 80/20 rule [How to be an Original]
The Pareto principle, more commonly known as the 80/20 rule or the Law of the vital few, states that there’s a vital minority of causes that are responsible for the majority of results. Pareto initially observed this with the distribution of wealth in Italy, but in the 1960’s Juran introduced the principle in the field [...]
How to use Google Reader to effectively track your Comment Marketing [How to be an Original]
This post is a productivity tip for bloggers. I got inspired to writing it by reading Problogger Darren Rowse’s announcement of his 31 days to building a better blog - 2007 series. I know that a lot of my subscribers are fellow bloggers and a lot of you are interested in productivity as well. This [...]