Category Archives: GTD

31
Oct

Working hard: there is no substitute

The first rule for improving personal efficiency is: Act on an item the first time you read or touch it. I’m not talking about those things that you can’t do now or even those things you shouldn’t do now. I’m … Continue reading →

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6
Sep

Web Widget Wednesday: 30 boxes

I’ve mentioned 30boxes before. Google’s calendar is quite functional, I’m sure, but 30boxes has some unique features and, besides, I can’t allow the secret agents of Google to know everything about me that easily. What you get with 30boxes is … Continue reading →

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27
Aug

Getting Things Written

This looks like it will be a fantastic read: a freelance writer on GTD: Some people have asked me to explain how I integrate Getting Things Done (“GTD”) with being a writer. If you’re a GTD purist, look away now … Continue reading →

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9
Aug

Before (and of help to) GTD

I’ve mentioned before that before David Allen there was Kerry Gleeson. I think his book is different than and perhaps fills some gaps in David Allen’s. One of the issues were the frequent exhortations to change your behavior. We all … Continue reading →

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8
Aug

Web Widget Wednesday (abbreviated): moneytrackin’

I am way busy getting the house ready for visitors, so WWW will have to be truncated. I have loved moneytrackin’ for budgeting projects. I will eventually want something tied to my bank account, but for now this is just … Continue reading →

Posted in appquest, Christian Productivity, GTD, Uncategorized | 1 Comment
8
Aug

Counting down/day 29: I need a new alarm clock

My phone goes off for a minute (I think) and then gives up forever. If I sleep through that minute there is nothing left. So I didn’t get up till six and I almost went back to sleep then. Only … Continue reading →

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4
Aug

Since I just blogged about GTD

Let me just say I think “stress-free productivity” is simply not a helpful expectation. I’m all for reducing the stress in getting things done. But I think one helpful attitude would be to accept some forms of stress as a … Continue reading →

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4
Aug

A GTD app review!

Wow. A blogger spent a lot of time putting together this survey of the GTD app landscape. I am quite impressed. Will be bookmarking this for future GTD tools for some time to come. (Much of this is for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, appquest, GTD, Mac, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
1
Aug

Web Widget Wednesday: Joe’s Goals

I’ve blogged about this earlier, but I thought Joe’s Goals deserved more comment and made a worthy beginning to my new and continuing (I hope) Wednesday blog topic. Due to my trip to Florida, I have fallen away from using … Continue reading →

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30
Jul

10 Reasons You Should Get a Job

Let me start this by saying that Steve Palina has a lot of worthwhile things to say. Just because I think his 10 Reasons You Should Never Get a Job is pretty flawed does not mean that I disagree with … Continue reading →

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