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Hop to it!

Hop To It…That’s Brian Tracy’s advice in the book “Eat That Frog!” Tasks that have a positive impact are often those that align with your values, purpose, and vision. They may be the result of Purpose Planning. These tasks might

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Contexts

I want to highlight a comment by Andy of Naunce Labs that just might make me re-think my opinon of contexts. (darn it!) By the way, I’m very intrigued by what they are working on there and will be watching

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A paper planner tool for the weekly review

My paper planner began gathering dust as I switched to an Android smartphone and tablet. I transformed it into a tool to use at my desk for the weekly review. This clarified the process for me and makes it more

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GTD made visual

At Zen Habits Massive GTD Resource List, I stumbled upon three great workflow charts that make my attempt at understanding what GTD looks like appear quite pitiful. Whoever is behind them has done a wonderful job of making GTD visual.

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Decision Making

Quote: “96% of organizing is decision-making” from Deborah Kawshima. Oh, my, goodness…no wonder I have trouble with this! So much to do, so little time – how to decide whether to take on a project? How to decide where to

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Create results

Letting Go Tonight I attended an event where mystery author Nancy Pickard spoke about writing. (If you enjoy mysteries, try one of her books for an enjoyable read.) One point that she made stuck out to me: the magic of

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Discovery of the day

Two powerful productivity posts from Scott Ginsburg, the Nametag Guy: What’s in Your Wallet? and Daily Appointments with Yourself.

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What does GTD look like?

Part of my difficulty with David Allen’s Getting Things Done system has been understanding where to place different actions within the system: on which list does this item go? Date sensitive – Calendar More than one step – Project list

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Discoveries of the Week

A Different Version of the Four Quadrants by Mark Forster at Get Everything Done Develop a balanced you at LifeOptimizer.com Zen Habits Single Best Productivity Tip (Simplify)

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Skimming the Cream

Ideas that are captured, then left to languish and starve on a dusty Someday/Maybe list, buried under piles or filed away and forgotten are wasted. Continually review and evaluate ideas to choose the best ones to act on. Why is

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