Little and often (getting big things done)
There are some tasks that you really want to do, but are so big that you don’t know how you’ll find the time to complete it, or even where to start. There are two solutions: put aside a …
There are some tasks that you really want to do, but are so big that you don’t know how you’ll find the time to complete it, or even where to start. There are two solutions: put aside a …
AutoFocus is such a simple system that I think some people find are finding it difficult to get started. When I wrote my review of the system I thought about including some pictures of my set up, but …
I’m a big fan of Mark Forster and have all three of his books (pre-ordering two of them). Mark has lots of tips for increasing productivity that do not involve a complex system like Getting …
I am a big believer that it is important to develop your own organisation system that works for your lifestyle, so I have spent a lot of time developing my own organiser. In the last two years I have …
This is a question I’ve been asking myself for the last year or so, and I’m sure I’m not the only person who has a task list that never seems to get smaller. I’ve tweaked my …
It can be difficult to get back on track when you’ve lost momentum. This is certainly the situation I’ve found myself in at home over the last few months. However, I feel I have finally …
I really like my current organisation system, but I have noticed one serious flaw recently; it is very easy to procrastinate when I’m selecting tasks. My energy levels have been very low over …
Getting Things Done has a huge global following amongst people working towards improved productivity, while Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management appears to be rising in popularity. I …
Contexts are a key part of Getting Things Done, in fact they are the first step in deciding what action to work on next. The basic idea is to list tasks by what you need or where you need to be to …
I am a big believer that a good organisation system should work in the office as well as at home. So when I first created my day planner for work I used the same format at home. It was successful, …
Everyone is used to a task list that grows until it is overwhelming, but since introducing concepts from Getting Things Done and Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management I have noticed a …
As the most popular post on my blog continues to be How I successfully plan my day I’ve realised there is obvious interest in my planner incorporating ideas from Getting Things Done: The Art of …
In the process of developing my organiser I have learnt a lot from other people’s systems, from around the world. However there has been one problem with this globalisation and it is …
Repeating tasks are important as they are frequently the small tasks that help make our lives run smoothly, e.g. reviewing project finances, tidying the house and phoning friends. However, they are …
It is about time I finished writing about the remaining sections of my organiser. However, I have been procrastinating on this because I don’t find the remaining sections as exciting as the …
I’ve now had my Blackberry 8800 for over two months and I’ve been pleasantly surprised how useful I am finding it. Here are six of the ways I’ve used it to help my productivity. …
I am very proud of my organisation system and will talk about it to anyone who will listen. I think the key to organisation is to develop your own system and believe the reason many people don’t …
When I first introduced the ideas from Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management all tasks that came in today were added to tomorrow’s list which meant I had a plan of action. However …
The second section of my organiser is my ASAP list; these are all the actions that I could work on now and should be completed as soon as possible. Unfortunately because I’ve been following …
For the last few weeks I’ve felt overloaded at work with an ever increasing to do list which I wasn’t making much impact on. Instead of the usual 3 sheets of double sided A5 paper it had …
Work has kindly given me a Blackberry, so I can check my email when I’m out of the office. I am in the process of writing about my new organisation system which is really working for me so …
I have struggled previously with paper diaries because of changing appointments which get messy and then confusing to decipher; I have therefore stuck with electronic diaries for the past few years. …
Okay, I’ve gone on now for four posts describing how my organiser came into being, but have not yet described what it consists of. That is going to change now as I work through each section and …
This is part two of my post on paper versus digital organisation, you can read part one here I previously owned a filofax at university which was pocket size so was great because it would fit into a …
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