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Email Yourself Tasks To Stop Forgetting

The Technology Gets Your Work Done blog has a great tip for those of us forgetful types: email yourself ideas and tasks. Our method of carving ideas into stone is the very Norm MacDonald-esque note to self. Just as MacDonald would record “notes to self” on his miniature tape recorder during Weekend Update skits on ...

Hipster PDA Protector

I’ve stated before that I use Merlin Mann’s Hipster PDA religiously. It’s just as good as a PDA in my opinion, and it won’t break the bank. Well, thanks to WinterMute, you can make a cover for your Hipster PDA out of duct tape and checkbook covers. Sweet!

Jumbled To-Do Lists: Productivity’s Dirty Little Secret?

Today I just decided to do something different. For one day I’m throwing GTD contexts out the window in my daily planning. No disrespect to The David, I’m just switching it up for a bit. I’ve got a theory. Contexts are ways to organize what you have to do into the tools or locations you ...

Scrybe: Contextual Calendar To The Max

Oh man, I was as giddy as a school girl after seeing this video preview of Scrybe, an online calendar app. Quite possibly the coolest thing I’ve seen this year in terms of web apps. Finally, someone is actually adding contexts to a calendar and time management application. I’ve talked about the importance of contexts ...

Basecamp + GTD = Instant Inspiration (Confessions of a Web Developer)

I have to confess something. If I could romantically become involved with a web app, Basecamp (aff) would be getting some flowers and chocolates from yours truly. I know, I know… I’ve been yapping a lot about the project management software lately, but the more I play with it the more I can see benefits ...

How I Mix Basecamp and GTD

I can’t get enough of 37Signals‘ products. These guys have made some of the most elegant, robust, yet at the same time dead-simple products I’ve seen around. I primarily use Basecamp (aff) and Backpack (aff), but their Campfire and Ta-Da list are great products too. Unfortunately, there isn’t much written about how to fuse Basecamp ...

Harry Potter: A Great Example of GTD and Idea Capture

I might as well just come out and say it. I really enjoy reading and watching Harry Potter movies. Although they are written for kids, I love J.K. Rowling’s writing, and it’s always a great stress reliever to pick up one of the books. So go ahead, make your jokes and digs, but I have ...

Stumbles for 9/29/06

Menta Heuristics Productivity rules of thumb Creativity Course The 5 steps involved in creativity, and the 10 keys to creativity Overcoming Procrastination Steve Pavlina walks through how to get something started Procrastination, the habit of putting tasks off to the last possible minute, can be a major problem in both your career and your personal ...

The 5 Day PM Computer Fast: Why I Got More Done In Less Time

Last week I mentioned that I would be going on a nightly computer “fast”, meaning that I would only be using the computer until I was done working (5-6pm), and shutting it down for the rest of the evening. And believe it or not, I actually did it. For 5 days I was able to ...

Saying NO To Urgent Unimportant Tasks

Dave Pollard at How to Save the World has a great post on how he actually stopped doing the unimportant urgent tasks. After initially seeing the title of his article, I reckoned Dave had been poppin’ some crazy pills. But once you read his post, you’ll see that Dave is far from being a passenger ...

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