When a room gets messy, you start running out of space. Stepping over clutter and not having room to store things forces you to clean. But when your hard drive gets messy, there is usually still tons of space. With vast areas of empty storage, there is less pressure to keep your computer tidy. Why […]
How to Customize GTD to Fit Your Life
Dave Allen’s wildly popular, Getting Things Done system is great to stay organized. It achieves the goal of storing information, tasks and commitments so your brain doesn’t have to. Ever since I began working with the system the burden to my memory has gone down substantially. The only problem is that GTD isn’t for everyone. […]
20 Ways to Bring Order to a Busy Life
There are few things more important than a sense of control. Without it you can feel like you are going crazy as new demands get placed on an already fragile system. If you can bring a bit of order to the chaos you can regain that sense of control. Here’s twenty quick strategies for getting […]
GTD is Broken – Focus on Results, Not the System
GTD is too complicated. Leo Babauta over at ZenHabits compares his productivity system with Dave Allens. The result? Leo’s is far simpler. Leo might not need quite as much organization as Dave does, but my guess is Leo’s strategy of simplifying creates a much more effective productivity system. This brings me to another point. Why […]