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Category Archives: GTD

  • 14

    Nov

How to Pull Yourself Out of the Rut

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The rut means different things for different people. But one thing that’s common among all the definitions is that people want to pull themselves out of it. When you are in a rut, you lack motivation and you feel exhausted … Continue reading

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  • 07

    Sep

GTD, Inbox Zero & GMail

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GTD and achieving Inbox Zero inside of GMail is simple. I’ve been using methods and aspects of David Allen’s GTD for several years now and when I ported my email to Google Apps (let’s face it, for the spam filters), … Continue reading

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  • 22

    Aug

How to make GTD Automatic

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Getting Things Done is a method that I became very familiar with a few years ago. When I went to look for something to keep me organized, it wasn’t because I was unorganized. It was because I was trying to … Continue reading

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  • 15

    Aug

What does working hard mean?

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It’s been a little while since I posted, and I’ve been saying that I need to get posts in more regularly. Since my last post, I went on my first real (by that I mean a week long or more) … Continue reading

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  • 26

    May

My Notes

MegaManvsWoodMan

Being a developer, there are all these little hurdles to jump each and every day. Some of these hurdles are code based, system based, environment based, application based, cell phone based, or even people based. When I come across these … Continue reading

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  • 28

    Oct

GTD and the NY Commute

Ah – lovely NY/Long Island rainy morning commute. I personally hate it. But it does serve a good time to listen to some tunes and plan out the day. GTD happens anywhere and when practiced, everywhere. I try to think … Continue reading

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  • 20

    Oct

Zero Inbox

Zero Inbox — one of the great accomplishments of any productive day. I’m a big fan of the Zero Inbox methodology. The theory in a nutshell is when you process your email, read the email and think of “what do … Continue reading

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  • 07

    Oct

A clean desk, means a fresh start – GTD

There’s nothing better than to getting started with a project, task, writing a well thought out email, or write a blog post than a nice clean desk.  My desk usually is fairly clean to start off with, because I tend … Continue reading

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  • 24

    Sep

Helpful Hints to a Productive Day

I’ll be honest, I’ve never been an extremely organized person outside of digital life when I was younger.  I’ve always wanted to be though, as the start of each school year, I liked the idea of a fresh, clean, organized … Continue reading

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