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Need a Labeler? Read This…

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It doesn’t take long for any GTD neophyte to realize that an essential tool in their productivity toolbox is a good labeler. While it may seem superfluous to the uninitiated, it’s one of those things that adds that extra bit of polish to your productivity system, as well as feeds [...]

How Do You Recover From a GTD Disaster?

Written by jason

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Hey, everyone. I am not Brett, but I play him on TV. No that’s not it!!! I am Jason from Black Belt Productivity, and today I am pinch hitting for the new father.
I want to congratulate Brett and family on the birth of their new daughter. I also want to [...]

FileHamster: Version Control for the Rest of Us

Written by gtdwannabe

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Ahem. Cough. Cough. Testing. 1. 2. 3.
Well hello there gentle readers! My name is GTD Wannabe and I’m standing in today for Brett, who’s about to give birth. Well, my name’s not really GTD, and he’s not really going to be doing the heavy lifting [...]

Prepare to Be Very Jealous of My Killer GTD Setup

Written by Brett Kelly

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Disclaimer: Buckle up, this is a long one!
When Jennifer of Lifemuncher tagged me with this little meme, I have to admit, I was a touch apprehensive. Not because I’ve fallen off of the GTD wagon or anything (which I sort of did a few weeks back), but because I have changed my GTD implementation [...]

Quick Winstikker Update

Written by Brett Kelly

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Just a quick update regarding WinStikker (a little Windows desktop application I wrote to quickly and easily create new Stikkits from your desktop). One of the biggest requests (read: complaints about it was the 500-character limit on the main input field. It was written this way because, per Stikkit’s documentation, the [...]

Meet My New Secretary

Written by Brett Kelly

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In my eternal pursuit of the “mind like water”, I’ve noticed certain aspects of my productive life are, how shall I say, somewhat lacking. As much as I like to think I have a handle on my responsibilities and obligations, sometimes things fall through the cracks (and we all know what a no-no that [...]

How to Construct the Perfect Email Subject Line

Written by Brett Kelly

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How many times have you received an email with a subject line that said something like “Question” or “FYI”? Or, worse yet, had no subject at all? For all the millions of email messages that traverse the Internet every day, the ability to effectively formulate an indicative subject message seems to be fairly [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]