Here’s my mapping from David Allen’s GTD workflow to the parts in my system that implement each component. My main electronic tools are Things (http://culturedcode.com/things/), Journler (http://journler.com/), Mail.app and iCal. My main physical tools are my HPDA, my physical tickler file, my A-Z filing cabinets and my “inbox” and “pending” boxes.
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Weekend Watching: Merlin Mann on Maximizing Your Time – Merlin Mann's talk at Google. (tags: productivity gtd lifehacks @readlater )
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PocketModMac: MacOSX PocketMod Generator Via Print Dialog – A cool way of printing in PocketMod format from any MacOSX application (tags: pocketmod macosx tools productivity printing )
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Big Nerd Ranch Weblog PagePacker makes pocket-sized books – Little gem of an app to put anything into PocketMod format. Despite the warnings in the page, the downloadable version is not expired, and it works fine in Leopard. (tags: pocketmod productivity macosx tools howto )
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Time & Attention Presentation: "Who Moved My Brain?" | 43 Folders – Very useful presentation about managing your time, reducing interruptions, and making better use of your brain. (tags: productivity gtd 43folders presentations )
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My GTD system
September 1st, 2008 · 3 Comments
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Ready-Set-Do! – GTD tool/methodology for Mac (tags: @readlater gtd productivity )
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Two Minute Playlists for Getting Things Done – Nice idea – for those 2-minue tasks, have a smart playlist in iTunes with songs that are around 2 minutes in length. (tags: gtd itunes productivity tips )
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After three months: handwritten log experiences
March 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Almost two months ago, I wrote about my new productivity technique of keeping a handwritten log of my daily activities. At the time I had been doing it for about a month, but I was still in the “excited about it” phase, so I thought it would be fair to do a review after two [...]
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Productivity tip: cut lunch short and reward yourself with leftover “personal time”
March 5th, 2008 · No Comments
I have the habit of taking some “personal time” every day after lunch, to check news, web comics, check my personal email, etc. Recently I had started to try to limit that time to 15-20 minutes at most (unchecked, it could stretch way into the afternoon).
I take as personal time whatever is left of [...]
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Personal Development for Smart People – Steve Pavlina – Several interesting productivity-related articles. (tags: @readlater lifehacks productivity reference useful )
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