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Not No, But Not Right Now

05.02.2012 GTD

Ideas come by the bushel basket load around here, but really great ideas are still rare. That’s why it’s so painful and difficult to say, “No.” Why say no? Because I have other great ideas in play and actively being worked on. If I say yes to something else, everything will suffer. But I’m not [...]

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Replacing The Roof

05.01.2012 GTD

Sometimes, most times, even when I have to spend a lot of money, I at least get some pleasure and satisfaction from the expenditure. Buying a new car is expensive, but you end up with a new car to drive. Buying a home is both terrifying and satisfying at the same time. Buying a new [...]

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The Spare Notebook In My Drawer

04.30.2012 blogging

I try and run a lean operation, but I always keep a new, unopened Moleskine notebook in my left desk drawer. I like the large, squared, hardback version and I’ve used many over the years. It’s comforting to know that at any moment I can reach into the drawer, peel off the shrink wrap, write [...]

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Simple Productivity Task Of The Day: Save Up Your Admin Work

03.26.2012 GTD

Writers are experts at procrastination. We’ll do virtually anything to avoid writing. We call the things we do “pencil sharpening.” Pencil sharpening activities can involve desk cleaning, mail sorting, and screen cleaning, but are typically replaced today with “doing research,” another term for poking about the Internet. As one expert procrastinator to another I can [...]

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Simple Productivity Task Of The Day: Let Something Go Out Of Your Control

03.22.2012 GTD

Do you know that feeling of panic when you fear that a project is about to spin out of control? Here’s what I’ve discovered you can do when you feel that way. Let go. But won’t that make things worse? Maybe, but probably not. When you’re feeling that panic, it’s more about you and less [...]

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