End-of-the-year clean-up….
It’s the end of the year and on my list for Sunday or Monday (after my mother leaves; see previous post) is a good organizational clean-up. 1. I need to get my GTD system updated and ready to go for...
View ArticleGTD: Updated planner and student work day
New year, new job, new semester, new schedule, new organizational scheme. Or rather the old one needed a few modifications. I find it is critical to my mental state to do this every semester or...
View ArticleGTD and Inbox Zero
Most famously advocated at 43folders, Inbox Zero is a way of applying GTD to an electronic inbox. It’s one thing to process our paper inbox, but another entirely when it comes to email. Quite simply,...
View ArticleGTD: The weekly review
The weekly review is one of the most important pieces of the GTD methodology. It is also one of the most forgotten or skipped or dreaded. I’m as guilty as anyone else. Another blog post this week...
View ArticleGTD as an ever evolving system
I am sure there are people out there who have a life where their GTD system can go into place and they can just work it for years. I don’t appear to be one of them. The nature of my work is changing...
View ArticleJob Changes in Progress
When it became clear that I wasn’t imminently graduating and moving on to the full-time academic life I had been thinking about, it became clear that I needed to deal with my current career in the...
View ArticlePlanner update: Cool new finds
So, now that I have recharged my batteries and am feeling ready to deal with life again, that means getting organized. Again. I had let my systems go for a while, and spent some time today looking...
View ArticleInbox Zero? Not for me….
Lifehacker had a pointer to an article from New York Times technology guy David Pogue on how he stays organized. He rejects Inbox Zero (the idea of emptying your inbox constantly and using GTD-like...
View ArticleKicken’ it old school: paper for some things
On the one hand, I really WANT to be able to use an electronic planner, note taking system and organizational process. I’ve tried a number of them, and some (OneNote for my dissertation and my Inbox...
View ArticleReview: GTDAgenda.com
A few months ago I was contacted by the developer of gtdagenda.com and offered an premium account that I could evaluate and, if I wanted, review. I have now been using the site for several months and...
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