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This is a guest post by Francis Wade of Time Management 2.0.

Most professionals can name a handful of time management systems that they have come across in their professional careers. They can probably also list a few people here and there who have embraced these systems and are quite happy using them. If they were to think of improving their productivity they would probably look to adopt one of the systems they have heard about, and take a course, read a book or visit a few websites in order to learn what to do.

On Monday I said goodbye to the new year’s resolution. They are certainly a waste of time but what else can you do? As I said previously, though the new year is bad for resolutions, it’s great for that sense of having a fresh start and a clean slate. We humans seem to love it for some reason, so it’s silly not take advantage of it. In this post I want to start addressing that and look at an alternative way of how to make the most of the new year.

It’s January. That can mean only one thing. New year’s resolutions are back in force, not only because it’s a new year but a new decade also. But it doesn’t seem to really matter what year, decade or century it is (or any other milestone you can think of for that matter). Statistically, the vast majority of new year’s resolutions get broken within a month of making them. Hardly surprising perhaps; it’s easy to make a resolution, so it’s bound to be easy to break them too.

2009 is almost over so that means it’s time for a yearly review! I like to do these sorts of posts because it’s a great opportunity to re-introduce old, forgotten about content in one handy collection. For those who are in a hurry, it’s a quick way to catch up on a blog. Below are the most popular posts from each quarter so if you’ve missed any, this will be a great opportunity to read the highlights.

The holiday season is now in full flow (much like the snow) so I thought I would do something a little different and a bit of fun this week. Who is up for a GTD Christmas quiz? Below I’ve come up with a few questions which revolve around Getting Things Done, that will hopefully give you all a little bit of a challenge. Leave your answers in the comments and the best ones will get a free copy of my Productivity Tips ebook!