The David Allen Collection is Released – Pricey? You Bet!
David Allen has just announced the launch of the David Allen Collection, a range of "Beautiful Leather Desk Accessories Designed by David Allen and manufactured by Fedon of Italy!". Sounds…
Getting Things Done
Moleskine VS PDA – how to decide?
I've been toying with the idea recently of going back to use my PDA again for calendar and task management. I know, I know! I've long been a staunch supporter…
Moleskine VS PDA – The Continuing Saga
My main problem is that I feel poncy using my PDA in public, then you also have to factor in the danger of loosing it or having it nicked when…
GTD: Projects and Duplicate Actions and how to avoid them
I had an email from a reader recently (yes, I have at least one!) regarding my paper based system and how I deal with managing projects/actions in order to avoid…
What I’ve learned about email these past two weeks
We've not long migrated from Thunderbird to Entourage at work, which I was a bit hesitant about as I'm a big fan of Thunderbird and have used it quite successfully…
We’re all going To-Do list crazy! Survey Results
To-do lists are a stress management tool and have a calming effect on nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of people who responded in the United States, simply because everything is written…
Plan your budget for 2008, 101+ GTD Links and Why tasks are like Salami
Plan your budget for 2008, 101+ GTD Links and Why tasks are like Salami
Psychology Tuesday: Learn to Say “No”
Sometimes, even though we can be organised (or we like to think we are!) we can sometimes take too much on. This leads to a form of procrastination I like…
When Not To Get Things Done
When I finally arranged my time off, I initially sat down and did a rather pretty mind map (in pink no less) of all the things that I thought I…
GTD Simplified: Prune your Someday/Maybe lists
A "Someday/Maybe" is an action or project that you'd like to do.... at some point, not necessarily now. I have to hold my hand up here and say that I…
GTD Simplified: What’s your inbox style?
I talked about collecting stuff in the first part of the GTD Back To Basics series but what about stuff that crops up on a day-to-day basis? Email is an…
GTD Simplified: Ubiquitous Capture Tool
How do you capture thoughts and ideas when you're at your desk or out and about? David Allen calls this a Ubiquitous Capture Tool and here we take a look…