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Stop What You’re Doing And Forget Your Plans

03.11.2013 GTD

A while back I was the Director of Marketing at a company that designed and sold calendar and contact management software. I spent a lot of time thinking about schedules and scheduling. The staff talked endlessly about the subject. We talked with customers and people who we hoped would be customers. We thought long and [...]

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Make A Hole

02.21.2013 Family

I try and keep my office organized and free from clutter, but since it’s part of the house and I’m not the only one living here it accumulates clutter from time to time. Usually that’s not a problem. Things that have a place simply need to go back to where they belong. It’s when things [...]

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Writing Assignment: Write A List Of Lists

02.15.2013 GTD

For some people, writing a list is like writing a contract. Once something is on the list, if it is not done then the listmaker has failed. For others, making a list is a delaying tactic. They make lists to avoid actually doing things. Making a list gives the appearance of doing things without actually [...]

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Simple Productivity Task Of The Day: Let Your Computer Time Out

01.22.2013 GTD

The very thing designed to make the knowledge worker more productive can also be the thing that decreases productivity. Staying too long at any task saps attention and energy and focus. It is far too easy to lose sight of the real tasks we’re engaging in if we’re all locked in at our computer screens. [...]

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Still Lives

01.15.2013 Business

My daughter Jen has begun to put her art portfolio online. It’s an important step for her as an artist. As a parent, I’m immensely proud of her, and also challenged by her evolving ways of expressing herself. One of the things that struck me was the title of one section: Still Lives. The accepted English [...]

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