August was a great month to kick off the second year of Organize IT. If you are interested in such things, the Technorati rank and RSS subscriptions all jumped up quite a bit, and I got a lot of interesting comments from the readers, so thanks for all that. Below are my choices for best posts from August, including the three part group interview and the series on designing your GTD system. If you haven’t read them yet please do and leave a few comments!

• Determining Value For Money
• Having Trouble With Healthy Eating?
• Designing Your GTD System: Part 1
• Designing Your GTD System: Part 2
• Designing Your GTD System: Part 3
• The Organize IT Habits: Be Proactive
• Organize IT 1st Birthday Interview: Part 1
• Organize IT 1st Birthday Interview: Part 2
• Organize IT 1st Birthday Interview: Part 3
• 10 Tips For College & University Students
• Five Productivity Ideas I’m Not Buying: My Take
• GTD Dictionary: Next Actions

Best comments roundup for 30th August 2007.

Though the original post was about about my thoughts on healthy eating, Insidemybrain makes a good point about needing to be motivated. You personally need to want it in the first place.

Insidemybrain: “It helped me to define a concrete goal to reach. I told myself ‘I’ll eat at least 3 different kinds of fruit every single day.’ The first day I was stuck with apples and chocolate, but missing my goal on the very first day made me so angry that I have not forgotten to buy enough fruit since.”

This month also saw Organize IT’s first birthday and I did a three part interview to celebrate the occasion. Rue left some good comments on the various topics covered:

Rue: “..it was realizing that GTD was a guideline, NOT a prescription. I use a great deal of it, but because of the nature of my work (I’m an academic) I have made changes to make it function better. And that’s ok.”

Remember the 9 questions I suggested you consider when developing your GTD system from a few weeks back? Rolf of Evomend made some great points.

Rolf: “If you choose heavyweight, how much of the ceremony could you impose on others? A heavyweight system may work for a freelancer who doesn’t join a customer’s team, eg since I’m collaborating a lot with such teams however, it’s mostly them who impose their system on me, so mine needs to be lightweight.”

July was the best month to date for Organize IT which is convenient because August is going to be our first birthday! If you have any suggestions on how to celebrate it then get in touch. In fact it would be great if you left comments for any the best posts from July:

• Huge List Of GTD & Productivity Sites/Blogs
• Get Creative: Part 3
• Make Your Own Luck
• Ask The Readers: Do You Use Mission Statements?
• My Evolving GTD System: Part 3
• Understanding My Weekly Planner
• Self-Help Myths: Be Yourself
• The Productivity Formula
• Productivity Printable Templates
• Clutter 101: The Last Minute De-Clutter

This is a new regular feature I want to start up, where I take another look at some of the best comments (seeing as I am getting a lot more nowadays). Firstly, I want to look at the great responses I got when I asked about mission statements. I especially like Loi’s suggestion of having “life promises.”

Read the rest of this entry »

June was another good month, with Organize IT continuing to grow. Below are the best posts from last month. If you have not read them yet, please check them out and leave a few comments, it’s always good to hear your opinions.

• Ever Tried Mozy For Online Storage?
• Clutter 101: The Landing Strip
• Clutter 101: Organizing Your Kitchen
• Self-Help Myths: Confidence
• Self-Help Myths: Procrastination
• GTD Dictionary: Contexts
• 4 Rules For Defining Your Next Actions
• How To Gain Perspective
• Ask The Readers: Does Working More Hours Cost Your More Money?
• Ask The Readers: Is Your Email Address Sensible?