I was a bit surprised when I read Merlin Mann’s post at 43folders about his very simple folder system for email. I have ten folders and it still doesn’t seem like enough. Then I read his notes about the latest…
Monthly Archives: November 2006
Paper Management
Oh, the paper possibilities! You can pile, you can procrastinate, you can create problems for yourself, or you can prepare a system. The 4 D’s of Productivity apply to paper management. They are: Do It Delegate It Delete It Delay…
Posted in information management, productivity
Discoveries of the Day
Reading chris brogan led me to InstigatorBlog which led me to… Goal setting at emomsathome…no more negative goals, which led me to… motivation at Tales of a Corporate Hypnotist, which led me to… toach.net…how to increase proactivity.
Posted in personal development
Files
Files here, files there, files everywhere! There is so much paper to manage, and all kinds of files. Action files, financial files, tickler files, household records files, reference files, computer files. The tricky part about files is you have to…
Remind Yourself
We all could use a little help to remember things to do. We don’t want to forget important appointments or meetings, deadlines for projects, or repeating tasks. Electronic Reminders can be set in an electronic calender or apps like Google…
Posted in information management, personal development
Weekly Plan
Planning is Thinking, and the ability to plan is a skill that employers want. Learn more about Daily Planning and create a Weekly Plan during the Weekly Review to see how your week will look in a week view. For…
Posted in productivity
Master List
Stephanie Winston, author of “Getting Organized,” recommends keeping a master list of everything you need to do. This is a running list of things you need to remember, discuss, plan, solve, errands to run, calls to make, etc. Low tech:…
Posted in productivity
Dial it up, dial it down
Are you in the drone zone, the panic zone, or somewhere in the middle? The drone zone-you may be moving, but you’re not productive. There’s no energy, no motivation. Dial it up: increase input-search for new ideas, design a creative…
Posted in personal development
Discovery of the Day
Success From the Nest is a new addition to the list of creative blogs I read. It has great cartoons plus this great post about discovering your passion(s). Reading Make It Great! led me to Rothacker Reviews … which led…
Posted in information management
Daily PlanIt 