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How to Make a GTD System for About $20

I’ve had several requests come my way for some tips on how to implement GTD on the super cheap. After all, not everybody can afford a super-fancy PDA or even a spiffy Moleskine notebook – especially college students. So, after doing a little research, I’ve figured out a way to make your very [...]

Colossal List of Productivity Blogs and Resources

Blogging machine Leo over at Zen Habits (I’m not kidding – I have no idea how that guy is able to crank out as much quality content as he does) has posted his Top 50 Productivity Blogs, and he was kind enough to include the my little blog here!
Be sure to check out the list, [...]

The Mind of GTD: Recognizing Leaks in the System

(This post is part of a series called The Mind of GTD where I examine the thought processes and attitudes that make up a “mind like water”)
Obviously, your support system is the heart and soul of GTD as you see it. It houses all of your information, tracks all of your objectives and dutifully [...]

Off-Topic: Kurt Vonnegut Dies at Age 84

One of my favorite authors – Rest in peace, sir.

Source: Google News
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8 Habits of Highly Ineffective Emailing

Of all the possible uses for a computer, email is probably the most pervasive (perhaps second only to regular web browsing). From Bill Gates to your Aunt Betsy, everybody’s got an email account these days, possibly multiple accounts. It takes very little effort or know-how to get an email address, and there are [...]

Free Software: WinStikker Goes Open Source

Since posting WinStikker awhile back, I’ve had a few requests for the source code so people could monkey with it themselves. Well, ask and you shall receive.
This probably won’t interest most of you, but to all the C# hackers and stikkit enthusiasts out there, here it is. I’ve created a subversion repository and [...]

Friday Fun: 4D Ultrasound of My Daughter

As I’ve previously mentioned here a couple times, my wife and I are expecting our second child this June – a little girl named Nora. And being the technophile you all know I am, we decided to chump out the bejamin for one of those new-fandangled 4D ultrasounds (mostly so we could be sure [...]

Hacking Life: Slick Carrier for Your Bagel

bagel to go

Originally uploaded by rodrigo piwonka.

Not much to say about this, except that it’s totally awesome and I’ll be doing this in the very near future. Just gonna need some bagels…
Source: Lifehacker
Technorati Tags: lifehacks, bagel, cd spindle, ingenious

The Mind of GTD: Deliberate, Focused Review

(This post is part of a series called The Mind of GTD where I examine the thought processes and attitudes that make up a “mind like water”)
In the previous post, I talked about the notion of “reflexive capture”, or the training of one’s brain to automatically record (in some fashion) anything that needs recording, when [...]

The Mind of GTD: Reflexive Capture

(This post is part of a series called The Mind of GTD where I examine the thought processes and attitudes that make up a “mind like water”)
One of the most basic tenets of GTD is the requirement that “stuff” be out of your head and recorded somewhere you’ll look later (and regularly). Being able [...]