Organize IT

This is a very cool animated video about procrastination by the Royal Academy Of Fine Arts… but will you be procrastinating if you choose to watch it? Think about it. Either way, it’s a really good illustration of what it’s all about and how it can lead you to get zero things done. I bet you’ll all be able to relate to it.

Organize IT recap for 04th April 2008

• I promise not to mention this again for a while, but just in case anyone has missed it, you can now catch me on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. If you have accounts on any of those sites please do get in touch! I’m really hoping to increase the interaction between me and the readers.
• Speaking of social networking, there is also the whole topic of instant messaging. Whether you enjoy talking to people on Digg or you just use Live Messenger to keep in touch with friends, this guide covers eight tips you can follow so you don’t become that annoying IM guy.
• Next week I will discuss my latest productivity thoughts and how I feel I’ve come full circle. In the meantime Scott Young has written a post about how excessive focus on being productive can make you a robot. I talked on Monday about having the right balance and this is a good example.
• I came across this post on Twitter (one unexpected benefit of it has been in finding great links). It’s about British pub etiquette for tourists. Coming from the UK, it’s both interesting and scary how much of it I can relate to. Fascinating reading all round in my opinion.

So March has come and gone. Stats went up with more visitors, subscribers and comments so thanks as ever for all the support and continued interest in what I write. One significant update last month was my foray into social networking. You can now catch me on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. If you are on any of those sites be sure to connect, befriend or follow me (delete as appropriate).

A few months ago I wrote a piece about riding the waves of life. It discussed how our energy levels (and our productivity, happiness and motivation levels) fluctuate on a regular basis. Whether it is monthly, weekly or even daily, these fluctuations can have a very considerable influence on the way we live our lives. At the end of that post I declared I was going to experiment with ways of trying to influence energy levels so that I would have less dips, more peaks and greater balance. It took several months but here, finally, are my suggestions:

Organize IT recap for 28th March 2008.

• I’m on Facebook now, so if you are interested in connecting with me then become a friend. Hopefully it will be a useful extension of this blog.
• I’ve done a few guest posts over the last month that may be of interest to those who are into their blogging. This week I appeared on Daily Blog Tips discussing post types that can expand your blog content, while last month I covered five things you shouldn’t worry about when blogging over at Dumb Little Man. Hope you like!
• If you are a regular gym goer then this guide to gym etiquette may be of interest. Mainly common sense but it’s surprising how many people don’t follow it (I’m talking to all you grunting, sweaty, machine hoggers).
• One of my favorite shows is the US version of The Office. US News has taken a semi-serious look at applying career lessons to the staff of the hit show. Intriguing stuff.
• Completely unrelated to Organize IT but I found this theory on Lost (the TV show) via Digg and it’s so clever I just had to share it. It’s a little out there even by Lost standards but if you are a fan of the show it’s a great read.