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GTD Mastery 100: Step 15 [Gearfire Productivity]
To read my complete journey to GTD Mastery see the main post.
Step 15 to GTD Mastery is: I have a paper file system which is fun and fast to use, perhaps using an automatic labeler.
A couple of months ago, I put out a call for help to our readers for the creation of my paper [...]
Student Tools: OneBigU [Gearfire Productivity]
OneBigU’s slogan says it all, “Answer Questions, Help Darfur.” OneBigU is the brainchild of Eric Cheung, a University of Toronto graduate.
The idea came when I was stuck on an assignment for school. Sure, I could call up a friend or pester them with messages, but why do that?
I was pretty sure I wasn’t the [...]
Life Lessons from a Dentist? [How to be an Original]
I hate going to the dentist. Ever since I was about 14 years old, a visit to the dentist never came without a follow-up appointment for a treatment. I tried my best to prevent it, but to no avail. I also tried not doing my best … that obviously didn’t work either.
The torture treatment sessions were [...]
Student Tools: ClearCheckbook [Gearfire Productivity]
On GearFire, I write about productivity and time management. If the adage “time is money” is true, then students need to manage their money too. Enter ClearCheckbook, a free Web 2.0 application for personal finance.
ClearCheckbook runs under the slogan “money management made easy” and I can wholeheartedly agree having used it for the [...]
Blink: The power of the first 2 seconds [How to be an Original]
First impressions, mind reading, snap decisions and thin slicing.
Those are strong concepts, some of them even mind boggling. But these are the very concepts that Blink, the book by Malcolm Gladwell is all about. This book will help you think about the way you think, especially in the first two seconds of meeting someone or [...]
Zen to Done: Changing habits to be productive [How to be an Original]
About two weeks ago, Leo Babauta of Zen Habits released an e-book on his concept of Zen to Done. ZTD is a series of habit changes associated with productivity systems. Combined they form a productivity system by itself. At only $9.50 the 83 page book is a steal!
Productivity systems are a series of habit [...]
Why Pownce is Useful [Gearfire Productivity]
You may or may not have heard of Pownce, Kevin Rose’s web start-up which makes it easy to share links, photos, videos, or files with friends. Before you say “Ugh, not another chat/twitter/messaging app” let me tell you why Pownce fills a previously open gap, and why it will be useful to you.
Lets imagine you [...]
Myndology “Bare†Series Review [Gearfire Productivity]
Myndology recently came out with a new line of environmentally friendly notebooks called the “Bare” series. I have reviewed Myndology notebooks before, and have expressed how pleased I have been.
The new Bare series comes in two sizes. The old Journal (6.5″ x8.5″), and a new size called Memo (3″x4″) which is similar to an old [...]
Reviews of my GTD Site [Getting Things Done]
A couple of weeks ago I started a promotion experiment: earn money by writing an honest and serious review of my GTD site. The initial call for reviews apparently wasn’t interesting enough, so I upped the ante a little bit.
The second call for reviews produced 4 reviews of my GTD site by fellow bloggers. Today [...]
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 [...]