I discussed mind mapping a few months ago as part of my attempts to use the method as a productivity tool in my life. Recently I came across another online tool  for mind mapping called Mindomo. Like bubbl.us it gives you the option to try it out without signing up so I jumped right in and tried it out.

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Below I have listed what are the simplest but most effective keyboard shortcuts that I personally use the most and which result in the biggest speed gains for the average person. I’ve primarily picked these shortcuts after watching people crawl along trying to do whatever it is they are doing on their computer. My pet peeve is that whole labored approach of moving the mouse about to select, copy and paste some text. I just want to yank them from their chair and do it for them because it just seems soooo slow. But maybe I’m impatient.

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Seeing as I spend a lot of time at the computer for my work it seems only fitting that I describe my top five techniques on how I keep files, folders and programs organized. Note that I use these techniques on Windows XP though I’m sure they work/can be adapted to other Windows platforms and perhaps even Linux/Macs.

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I’m a bit late in posting this because it’s been on practically ever site out there but it’s still worth drawing attention to. Check out this guy, his take on index cards and how he uses them to organize his life. It’s quite impressive purely for the sheer scale and depth. It’s a tempting approach to try but if I ever fall off the bandwagon the system could get quite messy. While on the subject, I might as well mention another index card related site for a little humor.