I first read the book Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen when it was published in 2001. (Affiliate link: I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you if you click through and make…
Monthly Archives: September 2006
My Sister Invented The Birthday Calculator
My sister is a smart cookie. She devised an Excel worksheet that calculates the ages of family members on their birthdays with a formula. (Names have been changed to protect the innocent.) You too can have your very own birthday…
Posted in information management
More Things To Do With Index Cards
Indexed is a blog made of index cards that often make me smile, created by someone with a quirky mind and sense of humor! Pile of Index Cards has a 43 Tabs System.
Posted in personal development, productivity
Booknotes on The Long Tail
I’ve been reading “The Long Tail” by Chris Anderson, a fascinating look at how the Internet is changing the world. Before the Internet, products were confined by constraints of the physical world that created scarcity economics, a world where only the…
Posted in Books, information management
Listening Skills
Of all the skills involved in communication, one of the most critical is the ability to listen well. It is a vital element of both our work and personal lives, but it is not a skill that is often taught.…
Posted in work skills
Goals and Productivity are like peanut butter and jelly
Goal setting and time management belong together. To achieve goals, it’s important to manage your time well. To manage your time well, you must know what your goals are. They are intimately inter-connected, yet few books address these two processes…
Posted in goals, productivity
Sticky Wiki
Some of the ideas to make goals visual and visible inspired me to make the Sticky Wiki: a place for reusable “sticky notes” to move as needed into and out of daily tasks. You are cordially invited to edit pages…
Posted in productivity
Top Ten Personal Development Sites
Update: I continue to find more great sites and now add them in the sidebar links. Also, I’ve added a page of Personal Development Experts. Here are my personal favorites for personal development: StevePavlina – Personal Development for Smart People…
Posted in personal development, Top Ten Sites
How to Set Goals
A Tutorial for Setting and Achieving Your Goals Setting goals and taking steps to achieve them is like setting the GPS for a trip; goals are like a map to get you where you want to be. View GPS for your…
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