Month: October, 2007
Productivity Tip #03: Start Something And Finish It
Starting something and following it through to completion provides clarity because it gets it off your mind, and a clear mind is an important element of being productive. It’s difficult to get anything done when you have twenty incomplete things pulling your mental energy in different directions. Imagine all your next actions as blips on [...]
My Productivity Templates Revised
When I originally started Organize IT, one of the main things I focused was on my collection of productivity templates that I had designed. One of the problems I had with tools like Filofax was that the sheets and refills did not fit my vision of an ideal GTD system or suit my specific needs. [...]
Video Of The Week 21st Oct 2007
Glitter spray gets everywhere. But not there!
Organize IT Recap: Using Index Cards, Financial Security
Organize IT recap for 20th October 2007 Who knew the humble index card had so many uses? Web Worker Daily has 24 suggestions for how you can use it. Do you have any other suggestions on how to use them? A lot of people have long term goals of being financially secure, but what does [...]
Productivity Tip #02: Do The Crappy Stuff First
Let me briefly describe a day I had recently. I woke up, had a wash and got dressed. I updated my blogs, then did some idle browsing. On my next actions list I had to pay a bill, fill in some forms and clean the home. But I kept putting it off. I’d find something [...]