Aug
5
ZenHabits has a great post about 20 Strategies to Defeat the Urge to Do Useless Tasks. You know most of them but this compilation is a terrific reminder.
The key and first on the list is to know what’s important. Then all we need to do is to focus on that. But since that often is [...]
Jul
9
I wrote about Moleskine Notebooks some months ago. While reading a post at FreelanceSwitch I noticed another post that I had missed before. Skellie has written The Monster Collection of Moleskine Tips, Tricks and Hacks. That is a terrific post for Moleskine lovers as well as other fans of pen and paper.
Apr
10
April 10, 2008 – 10:49 am
Darren Rowse at Problogger explains how he went From 10000 to 0 Emails in an Inbox in 24 Hours. It involves using Google Gmail, its filters and coloured labels. I use Gmail myself for my subscriptions and mailing lists, very easy to figure out what is important and what is not.
Leo Babauta has a guest [...]
Feb
26
February 26, 2008 – 6:17 pm
I am a fan of using pen and paper, it is nice to see others post along the same lines. In The Power of Analog Writing is this part which I agree on:
Putting down plans, notes, ideas, and hunches in a notebook can be a great way to help organize your mind, as well as [...]
Jan
18
January 18, 2008 – 12:51 am
Skellie writes an excellent post about 5 Hard Questions You Should Answer Before Starting a New Project. The brief list is:
What are my end goals with the project?
What will I have to do to reach those goals?
Do I have enough ideas and inspiration?
Do I have enough time?
Will it impact on my other projects?
Skellie raises these [...]
Dec
31
December 31, 2007 – 8:36 am
Brandie Kajino of The Home Office Organizer made an interesting introduction in a group, an elevator pitch that really caught my attention:
Professionally, I organize home offices for home-based professionals. I love helping people create clarity in their physical environment, reducing stress and increasing productivity. I usually tell people I help them create a [...]
Dec
26
December 26, 2007 – 4:31 pm
I have posted about Task management my way - pen and paper which gives me the basic tools and a simple system. What I needed in order to achieve my own goals was a philosophy that works for me. I have tried GTD but found it too complex for my needs. Then I came across [...]
Dec
5
December 5, 2007 – 4:53 pm
I came across this quote by Lin Yutang in Zen To Done:
Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a nobler art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.
Update: This goes well with my post Turning 2008 into 80-20 which is about deciding what shall be [...]
Nov
18
November 18, 2007 – 1:01 pm
Previous posts in this mini-series are Be productive using pen and paper and The back-to-paper movement.
My old concept was using several to-do-lists, kept at home, and small notes. It has worked for me for many years, simple yet good enough. I have used emails to/from work to keep track of things to do or what [...]
Nov
17
November 17, 2007 – 12:29 pm
Part one in this mini-series is Be productive using pen and paper.
I continued my reading and went to Why techies are leading the back-to-paper movement. This is an excellent article by Douglas Johnston of DIY Planner. Since I already am using pen and paper I am not really part of the back-to-paper movement but it [...]
