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My Single Best Tip for Productivity

Written by Brett Kelly

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My good friend GTD Wannabe over at her blog of the same name did one of these meme taggy thingamajigs. Against my better judgment, I’ve decided to participate.
Looking back on the different habits that have made me the productivity guru I am today (lol), this was a fairly easy decision. Of all the [...]

Friday Fun: Personal Stuff and The Best Video Ever

Written by Brett Kelly

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You all might have noticed that things have slowed down a bit here at the old CW. Well, there are a couple of reasons why:
First, I’ve recently accepted an offer with a new employer doing web development with PHP, Flash and other stuff (which I’m terribly excited about). This coming week will be [...]

Getting Nothing Done: An Open Response

Written by Brett Kelly

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A blogger named Z.D. Smith recently posted an entry to his blog titled “GND” (which, I can only assume, means “Getting Nothing Done”) where he (eloquently, albeit with a healthy dose of bitterness) lambastes GTD/productivity bloggers, as well as GTD, itself. From the post:

Can Tivo Save Your Marriage?

Written by Brett Kelly

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(Disclosure: I don’t work for Tivo or anything)
Before you dismiss this notion out of hand, I invite you to examine this hypothetical situation…
Tom and his wife Jane are seated in the living room. As per usual, Jane is in possession of the coveted remote control and happens upon yet another rerun of the classic [...]

My New Favorite Productivity Application

Written by Brett Kelly

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After spending several months flirting with all manner of web applications, notebooks and the like, I think I’ve finally settled on my GTD implementation of choce. Backpack, a product by the venerable 37 Signals (makers of Basecamp), is simply fantastic.
When considering my previous idea about the two types of web-based GTD systems, [...]

As a Thank-You for ‘Following’ Me, I’ll Stop NoFollow’ing You

Written by Brett Kelly

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So, since I’m feeling particularly altruistic and sappy, I’m going to hook you guys up (and this is aimed specifically at all of the entrepreneurial bloggers out there)…
I’ve decided to remove the “nofollow” attribute from all links the comments. If you don’t know what this means, here’s a 2-sentence synopsis:
Basically, any link that contains [...]