Organize IT Recap 16th June 2007

June 16th 2007 Recap 1 comment

Organize IT recap for 16th June 2007

• I feel I had to post this tip from Unclutterer because it is so simple yet so clever. If you are on a long holiday and you are building up a large collection of pictures, leaflets, maps and guides, that can take up a lot of space. So why not post them back home?
• This site is a really interesting look at how cars fare in crashes and even includes videos as demonstrations. It is very interesting to see how you car compares to others.
• The first part of my post in the Self-Help Myths series on confidence created a bit of controversy. I’d be interested to talk some more about it so please leave a (constructive) comment sharing your views.
• A lot of people use Wikipedia for researching stuff, but what about other sources of information? The Online Education Database has a detailed list of other websites you can visit for researching purposes.

Ask The Readers: Is Your Email Address Sensible?

June 14th 2007 Ask The Readers 3 comments

Have you ever looked at someone’s resume or business card and noticed their email address was something quirky like eatyomama@genericmail.com? Has it altered your perception of that person? While I’m sure most people wouldn’t use an email address like xxxhardcore@ubermail.com to publicize themselves, in your opinion does having a sensible email like peterparker@spidermail.com over a more imaginative one have much influence?

GTD Dictionary: Contexts

June 13th 2007 GTD Dictionary 2 comments

Context

1. The circumstances in which an event occurs; a setting
2. That which surrounds, and gives meaning to, something else

GTD encourages the use of contexts to break down long and expansive to-do lists. Without them where would you start? What would you choose to do at any particular time? By breaking down your lists according to different settings and situations, it becomes a simple matter of selecting a list appropriate to your current context. For instance, if you are near a phone, you only need look at those next actions that require you to make a phonecall.

This also means that it stops you from being distracted by next actions that are not relevant to your current circumstances, for instance, you don’t have to look at home contexts when you are at work.

Contexts can be as simple or as complicated as required. The basic @computer (GTD contexts are typically represented with a @ symbol) can be further split down to @internet and @email contexts if necessary.

Clutter 101: The Landing Strip

June 11th 2007 Clutter 101 5 comments

You come home from work or a long day out shopping. Your hands and pockets are full of coins, keys, paperwork and shopping bags. Where do you put them? If you don’t have a landing strip, then you probably leave them at the first bit of space you come across, whether it be the corner of your living room, on the dining table or on the kitchen surface. None of these places are efficient or practical. A place for everything and everything in it’s place, and that includes the stuff you have just walked into your home with.

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Video Of The Week: Uncomfortable Office Moment

June 10th 2007 Videos 0 comments

Work in an office? You will no doubt be aware of the numerous opportunities to complete embarrass yourself in such an environment. This is one such example…