Today I want to talk about productivity, productivity tools, and how resistance destroys adoption of productivity principals. For me anyway. Like I wrote about before in my Getting Things Done post, I’ve adopted many of David Allen’s productivity principles. To the letter, no. Do I stick with it at all times, no. But for the… Continue reading Productivity vs. Resistance
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In Defense of GTD and Productivity
I posted this response to a few blogs bashing productivity. While I totally agree that “productivity” can be taken way to far (see my Productivity vs. Resistance post) and cross over into being counter-productive, a lot of good can come out of adopting a solid system. I’ve benefited from GTD. I figured it’s a good enough… Continue reading In Defense of GTD and Productivity
My Cross Jotter Hack, Part II
First I cringe at the word hack. It has jumped the shark. Even the expression “jumped the shark” had jumped the shark. But that’s not today’s topic… This is Part II of my Cross jotter alteration. Pretty soon, it won’t be Cross at all. See Part I here, where I replaced the shoddy original pad… Continue reading My Cross Jotter Hack, Part II
My Jotter Notebook Hack
When I first wrote about Getting Things Done, I mentioned that I carry a small Cross jotter around to “capture” any ideas/thoughts/notes on the fly. Just thought I’d share how I “hacked” mine so now I use better, and cheaper, notepad refills. I hope to soon be welcomed into geekhood now that I used the… Continue reading My Jotter Notebook Hack
Getting Things Done
Pretty strong statement, no? In an effort to develop my blog more, I decided to post some of my favorite things. What’s this have to do with Getting Things Done? Well it’s a book, as well as an entire productivity principle, by David Allen. I’m a fan and have made GTD a part of my… Continue reading Getting Things Done
Matt Soreco 