Some people claim that the To-Do List is not an effective tool in getting things done. That is not true, though. But I am not going to argue with those dissidents. The To-Do List is still widely used by many today and it's still effective in delivering results. But here's the key: Your To-Do List is an effective tool only if it clearly designates your priorities.
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 12, 2011
The book is extraordinary because it is based on the personal meetings that Calonius has had with some of the most famous visionaries of our time. For instance, Calonius not only meets Steve Jobs in the pages of the book, not only interviews him—but has Jobs take him to the garage in Los Altos California where Jobs and Steve Wozniak actually started Apple. “This is where I sat,” Calonius quotes Jobs saying. “and Woz’s place was over there.”
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 29, 2011
I have always believed the key to productivity is organization. And what's organization? I would say organization is to have everything under control and be confident enough about what needs to be done. That brings also relaxation, which is good. Plancake has got everything that you would expect from a GTD-oriented task manager: lists, tags, notes, calendar, next actions, repetitive tasks and an Inbox. In this post I would like to focus on the Inbox.
Continue reading...Saturday, September 25, 2010
We see that between productivity and slacking off is a thin line - much like genius and insanity. Let's make clear, though, that the system and the tool have nothing to do with your productivity. Your choice of productivity system and preferred tool are nothing but simple extensions of your process. Your rituals have a great impact on the success or failure of that process.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
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