I spend a whole lot of time in front of a computer. It was (and still is) my hobby, and subsequently became my profession. And being a GTDer, I’m constantly looking for ways to streamline my computing processes. After about 7 years of full-time computer use, I’ve discovered one of the greatest productivity killers in computing history: the mouse. That’s why I’ve introduced a new snazzy post category called “No Mouse Required”. Constantly moving your hands on and off the keyboard wastes all sorts of time, so I’m determined to eradicate (to the extent it’s possible) my personal use of the mouse. So, anytime you see a post under that moniker, you’ll know there’s a nugget of mouse-less bliss awaiting you.

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Came across this thread on the DavidCo discussion forum regarding the making of minor tweaks to your implementation, and it got me thinking a bit about how changes like these can actually hamper my productivity more than help it (in the short term, at least). As I’ve said before, I’m an analog GTDer, by and [...]

In an effort to keep things fresh around here, I’ve decided the vanilla (yet pretty heavily hacked) WordPress theme I’m using could use some dressing up. And, not being any sort of graphic designer, I thought I’d call upon the community to help me out with a new logo! The rules are pretty straight-foward, feel [...]

Mind-mapping is one skill I’m still developing as a relatively new GTDer. I’ve tried a couple different apps, as well as plain old pen and paper. The latter works best for me (though, I’d be lying if I called any of my previous mind-mapping attempts wildly successful). But, if I were a digital GTDer, I [...]

Given the type of work that I do, I spend a great deal of time not talking to anybody and just thinking and typing. I do my best work when I can guarantee (which I usually can’t) several solid hours of total solitude. Nobody walking up to my desk asking me questions, no pop-ups telling [...]

One of the biggest problems I’ve had with GTD to date has been with reminders geared toward switching contexts. Like, if I know I need to bring something home from the office when I leave, or when I need to stop by location X when on my lunch hour. Things like this generally appear clearly [...]

Glen over at LifeDev posted this article dealing with Jazz bringing you up a couple notches as far as the old thinker goes.  Personally, I enjoy a moderate amount of Jazz, but I find I do my best work when listening to really aggressive genres (hardcore, metal, etc.).  I’m not sure the neurologists of the [...]

One tool that I’ve found immensely useful in creating the content for this here blog is Snipshot.com, an online photo editor. It’s what the rest of us use (or should) when Photoshop is just a bit too much. If all you need is a quick resize, crop, rotate – snipshot wins. Save your images locally [...]

I don’t know about you, but many of the items on my project list are pretty monstrous. The kind of thing I look at during my weekly review and feel just a little ill. This is especially true of my projects at work, many of which will take several weeks to complete. It can really [...]

Looking for a web-based GTD tool that offers a simple, easy to use interface without any fluff? Check out SimpleGTD for just that. Stumbled across this site while perusing del.icio.us this afternoon, and gave it a quick look. Thanks to the ready-made demo user, I was able to play with it right away without creating [...]