Organize IT recap for 15th February 2008

• I’m currently compiling some big updates to my most popular content that I will publish over the next two weeks, namely my list of GTD blogs and my productivity templates. If anyone has any link suggestions, or feedback on my templates then please let me know!
• If you ever feel groggy in the morning and need an healthy way of waking yourself up that doesn’t involve caffeine, Scott Young has seven suggestions to help you. One tip I would add is to drink some water as soon as you wake up because you will be so dehydrated, and that will help your head to feel better.
• Lifehack.org has a very considerable fifty tricks to get things done. It’s a great article to check out because it pretty much sums up all the productivity tips and tools that are out there right now.
• Do you struggle with perfectionism? It’s all about distinguishing between good enough and perfect. If your time is precious, it can be a tough balancing act. David Finch writes more on this topic on his blog.

Organize IT recap for 08th Febuary 2008

• I’m interested in upgrading the weekly recap to make it more useful for all my readers. On top of covering useful links, I want the recap to contain other interesting bite-sizes of information. With this in mind do you have ideas and suggestions about what you want to read?
• One such features I want to try is to cover some of the new ideas and posts I will be doing over the next couple of weeks so you know what to expect. One area I intend to focus on is my Organize IT Habits series and expand it from the rather lackluster one habit it is now (it is a very important habit though).
• In my recent post about why you should start a blog today I talked about the concept of viewing yourself as a brand. While researching the topic, I came across a very intriguing article at Fast Company covering the whole idea of being the CEO of Me Inc.
• The push-up is a great way of exercising in your home without being at a gym or using expensive equipment. However a lot of people (myself included) don’t do it properly. The ABC Of Fitness has a great guide (including animation) on how to really do it.

Organize IT recap for 1st February 2008

• The increasing number of people who subscribe to Organize IT every week is always encouraging to see. It took a year to get my first 1000 subscribers, yet I’ve managed to break the 2000 subscribers mark in a third of the time… well, almost. To hit my target I need to get the figure consistently over 2000 within the next seven days, so if you enjoy this blog please subscribe to the RSS feed and make my week complete!
• If you haven’t checked out my latest template, the habit tracker, please do! I’ve been inspired by David Seah’s Printable CEO series and over the next few weeks I’m going to be radically updating my productivity templates to be more professional. So watch this space.
• Has anyone tried FolderShare for backing up and syncing their files? It was recently bought out by Microsoft and looks an intriguing prospect. As you may be aware I’ve been a fan of Mozy for the last few months, so I’m looking for feedback on whether to change tools.
• Lifehack.org discusses twelve ways to upgrade your weekly review. There are some very good points worthy of attention here. However, from my personal experience I’ve found that the GTD concept of a weekly review is flawed (at least for me). What I’m currently doing is reviewing as and when I need to. Of course the trick is to recognize the signs saying you need to review Anyone tried a similar approach?

Organize IT recap for 25th January 2008

• On Wednesday I asked my readers what weird things influenced you. No responses yet, so if you haven’t read the post yet, it would be great if you can check it out and leave a comment!
• Posture is important, especially as so many people spend so much time at the computer nowadays. Not only is it important for health reasons, it’s also important for appearance reasons; standing up straight and walking with purpose can really boost confidence. With this in mind, Spine Health has ten tips to improve your posture.
• A few months back, David Allen went to Google where he presented the keys to GTD. The video of it is can be found at Youtube and you should definitely check it out. There are some interesting points which may also hint at what he will be writing about in David’s next book.
• Last week I pointed you to an article that discussed some classic advice from Arnold Schwarzenegger. However, what about Albert Einstein? LifeTweak has ten golden rules from the genius.

Organize IT recap for 18th January 2008

• For some reason the number of comments over the last month has dwindled dramatically. I always enjoy the exchange of thoughts/ideas and while I don’t want this to come across as a plea for everyone to start commenting again, I’m curious to know why people have shied away recently. Let me know what I’m doing wrong and hopefully I can take measures to get you all commentating again!
• I’ve always preferred paper based solutions for organizing my life. I don’t like to spend more time on my computer than necessary. How To Be An Original has done a brilliant analysis of different paper based solutions, including Filofax and the ever popular Moleskine. Very interesting read if you are into those sorts of tools.
• Arnold Schwarzenegger with self improvement advice? Considering he won numerous bodybuilding awards, was one of the highest paid actors in his prime and is now the governor of California, maybe he can teach us a few things. The Positivity Blog details his top five tips.