Video Of The Week: Writers Strike Announcement
Big announcement regarding the writers strike. This should ease your worries…
Organize IT Recap: Document Templates, Index Card Hacks
Organize IT recap for 10th November 2007
- If you are looking for document templates, Make Use Of lists the three top sites that provide thousands of different templates. Whether it’s a business form or a legal document, you will no doubt find what you are after from those sites. If you are after productivity templates check out my collection!
- Lifehack.org details some very clever hacks for index cards. In particular, I like the dry-wipe tip which allow you to re-use your cards. There are also a few other suggestions in the comments that are worth checking out.
- The antipattern in programming is a piece of code often found in failing software. The same principle can be applied to task lists. Web Worker Daily details four antipatterns that are often found in ineffective task lists. It’s well worth checking through your list and seeing if you are susceptible to these problems.
Productivity Templates Update: 07th Nov 2007
Latest batch of productivity templates for your personal use. You can view the full list on the special page I have set up for them. It is currently one of the most popular pages on the entire site so it would be great to hear from anybody who has tried them or even better, regularly uses them. In the near future I hope to do a regular series explaining the different ways of using each sheet. If you have any suggestions for new templates or any feedback in general then please do get in touch.
The 3 Key Rules For Any Organizing System
I’ve found from experience that every system or tool you have set up to organize your life, whether it be the filing cabinet at work, the drawer in the kitchen, your home cleaning rota or the productivity system you use to get things done, will ultimately flourish or fall apart depending on how easily it functions in three key areas: inputting, tracking and deleting. I’ve found that regardless of whether it’s a complex setup used by your business or a simple paper-based system you use at home, if it doesn’t follow the following rules it will fail on you.
Video Of The Week: Real Life Simpsons Intro
The Simpsons intro done in real life: