Image via Wikipedia It has been my experience that when you start working with the Getting Things Done method, or any new execution system, it becomes overwhelming how much you need to do. I have 5 suggestions to break though the challenge and get things done. Do the obvious priorities. If your list contains some [...]
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I was recently frustrated with the bulk in my wallet and recognized most of the items in my wallet were club membership cards from stores, hotels, and airlines. While I appreciate the discounts they provide I have also found that most of the companies that offer the cards can enter the number manually at the [...]
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In 2008 I wrote a blog post entitled “Outlook Macro: Flag and Move Message to Follow-up Folder” which has become one of my more popular posts. Nearly two years later this method has, fortunately, become obsolete because of the additions in Quick Step features in Outlook 2010. As part of my Getting Things Gone process [...]
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I was reading a recent post on lifehacker that describes how to use Automator on a Mac to print documents in batches which inspired me to comment on a simple technique I have used for many years. Like most corporate employees I work with a shared network attached printer. The hassles of leaving my desk [...]
We are nearing the end of the year and most of us in management positions are being asked to provide our plans for next year including budgets, staffing plan, high level project identification, and numerous plans. Thought the year I try to take stock of my position consistently but we all get wrapped up in [...]
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My Mobile Workspace Originally uploaded by mraditus Once of the biggest opportunities for people trying to implement a new productivity system is to plan ahead and simplify their processes to be effective anywhere they happen to be. A couple couple months ago I wrote a post about my Ubiquitous Capture System that describes my [...]
Most planning and productivity systems, like Franklin Covey® and David Allen’s Getting Things Done, place a focus on establishing life goals and envisioning what we want to become. Essentially we seek our driving principles by asking “What will my perfect life look like?” Are you a great parent, spouse, employee, business owner, humanitarian, athlete, risk [...]
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I recently read Total Work Day Control Using Microsoft Outlook by Michael Linenberger. I found this book was a good companion to many of the other task and project management books that I have read. Based on the authors continue references to Getting Things Done by David Allen and may own reading I think this [...]
In the past month I have spoken with people rushing around and strapped for cash with the holidays coming and with the big day out of the way hope the pressure has been relieved. As others are feeling the pressure I have realized that a couple tips I have learned may be helpful for others [...]