Stikkit Updates In the online productivity tools arena, Stikkit has just announced that they’ve added quite a few updates to their interesting service, like a bookmarklet and “peeps” (aka contacts manager). I’ve never personally got into Stikkit much, but after seeing the screencast and perusing the company blog a bit and seeing other stikkiteers’ examples, ...
January 2007
Peep Laja emailed me about his new service called Dreaminder. It’s a simple operation, but it’s a pretty cool concept. You basically write down your dream, add your email, and a date when you want to be reminded of your dream. You’ll get an email on the date that you want to be reminded. It’s ...
Merlin at 43F points us to a terrific (mac only) resource for writers: Scrivener. Scrivener is more or less a project management tool for writers. It allows you to: edit multiple documents create “corkboards” to storyboard and arrange thoughts use a fully-featured outliner track keywords (like themes) you write about full screen edit … and ...
Office Depot has just come to the conclusion that employees lose more than 15 minutes a day (or 2 hours per week), due to lack of organization. Apparently 53% of employees operate in a “controlled chaos” environment. Honestly, they’re lucky it’s controlled. Most people only work in chaos. So naturally, Office Depot has come up ...
I’ve been trying out a couple of mind mapping programs: MindManager Pro and Thinkature. MindManager Pro is paid software ($349) from Mindjet, and in my opinion is the Cadillac of mind mapping programs. It’s fast, has an easy to use interface, and is very intuitive with an interface very similar to Microsoft Word. I love ...
Black Belt Productivity reminds me of something that I wrestle with all the time: GTD isn’t a static framework. While there are a few unbending rules (like review frequently), there still isn’t a stone tablet hidden away in David Allen’s office with the “perfect” blend of productivity tools. Really, most of it is open to ...
With all of the startups as of late, it seems like everyone is making a “clone” of something already in existence. Like a “MySpace clone” or a “Digg clone”. Why? Because these sites have proven that they have the formula for attracting visitors and making some serious coin. Unfortunately for these entrepreneurs, they’re not going ...
For me, creativity has always come in fits and starts. I can’t control it, and I certainly can’t predict it. Creativity diarrhea, if you will. It just kind of happens. Steve Pavlina has a great article with 7 steps to maximizing creative output, a must-read for anyone serious about making the most of their creative ...
