Best Of Organize IT: November 2007

December 12th 2007   Miscellaneous   0 comments

Better late than never, here is a summary of the best posts from November. It was a very eventful month with a move to the new domain and a radical redesign which has brought about a great many benefits. I feel the new posting schedule has really revitalized my enthusiasm for Organize IT and improved the overall quality of my writing. I hope all my regular readers agree with me ;)

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• Start Enjoying Christmas Again!
• Computer Productivity And Keyboard Shortcuts
• 10 Ways To A Slim And Trim To-Do List: Part 1
• 10 Ways To A Slim And Trim To-Do List: Part 2
• Why Streamlining Your To-Do List Is So Important
• The Three Key Rules For Any Organizing System
• Get Creative Part 4:Things To Avoid

How To Regularly Rate Your Performance

December 10th 2007   Productivity   13 comments

Recently I read a great article by Steve Pavlina about moving from a 7 to a 10. This struck a chord with me because if you don’t already know I use a ratings system in my weekly planner to track my performance. I consider using some form of ratings system a key component of any approach, so in this post I thought I would describe the best way for implementing one into your system. If you use a similar system share your experiences in the comments!

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Video Of The Week: Office Pirate

December 9th 2007   Miscellaneous   0 comments

What be this voodoo?

Organize IT Recap: GTD For Students, Get Organized For 2008

December 7th 2007   Recap   2 comments

Organize IT recap for 07th December 2007.

• I wish I had a productivity system like GTD when I was at university. Study Hacks has a very comprehensive look at how you can implement Getting Things Done for college students. Even if you have no prior knowledge of the subject, the article gives explanations of all the basics.
• If you haven’t already read it yet, do check out my first guest post for another blog. It covers how to make a smooth transition to a new job and can be found at Executive Assistant’s Toolbox.
• I found this article to be a fascinating read. It details seven dumb reasons why smart people settle for terrible jobs. If you feel you are stuck in a terrible job or going nowhere in a lowly career, this post might give you some inspiration to make a move. Don’t settle for less!
• The new year is approaching and it’s around this time that our focus turns to wiping the slate clean and getting organized. Dumb Little Man suggests nine ways to get yourself organized by year’s end. What measures are you to get yourself sorted out?

Ask The Readers: Do You Track Your Roles And Responsibilities?

December 5th 2007   Ask The Readers   5 comments

In preparation for an up to date look at tracking roles and responsibilities in your life (you can read my original view on the topic here), I want to throw the issue out to all my readers. It would be great to hear your thoughts on this as tracking my progress in terms of roles and responsibilities is now an integral part of my productivity system (my weekly planner has an entire section dedicated to it) and I want to know if others follow a similar path. How do you implement it? What sort of information do you track for each role? If you don’t use this approach please explain why. Looking forward to hearing from you all!