Posts Tagged ‘Inbox’
This text is a sort of “spin-off” from my previous post “Productivity the Spartan way”, which was about my experience using a vintage computer (God bless it). Now, having spent some time back in my century, I’d like to share with you some of the enhancements I brought with me and a few general (more…)
Friday, December 18th, 2009
Tags: Books, Classification, Computers, Experience, GTD, Habits, Inbox, Motivation, Opportunity cost, Organizing, Paradox of choice, Personal productivity, Projects, Subliminal, Tasks, Time Management, Tips, Vintage
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In our modern, hurried days, there is always the risk of making an object of the people around us, turning our relations mechanical only because of the speed of things. Such risk is twice as common with electronic communication, whose immediateness, (more…)
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Tags: Books, Communication, Computers, E-mail, Emotional intelligence, GTD, Habits, Hurry, Inbox, Labeling, Mind, Perception, Personal productivity, Personal relations, Planning, Reminders, Stephen R. Covey, Tips
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…”but I used to have a calendar!”
Don’t worry: you still do. It is just that it is not going to be that populated anymore. Allen’s methodology reduces its using to:
a) events with a fixed date (dentist, birthday, deadline set by somebody else) (more…)
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Tags: Books, Classification, Filing, GTD, Habits, Ideas, Inbox, Labeling, Language, Lists, Low level, Notebooks, Organizing, Outlining, Personal productivity, Planning, Projects, Reminders, Tasks, Time Management, Tips, Weekly review, Writing
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The weekly review, or where we mix 1 and 2
So now we have 1) lists of tasks (one for each context), and 2) project plans full of future tasks, grouped by sequences, priorities and components. Let’s mix 1) and 2) and we’re almost there, can you believe it? (more…)
Friday, November 20th, 2009
Tags: Books, Capture, GTD, Habits, Ideas, Inbox, Inspiration, Lists, Low level, Motivation, Organizing, Outlining, Personal productivity, Planning, Projects, Tasks, Weekly review
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