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One of the greatest sources of clutter in just about any office environment is unfiled paperwork. I think everyone suffers at least a little from Keep-It Syndrome, that horrendous affliction that causes us to imbue every scrap of paper that crosses our desks with a mysterious power that makes it nearly impossible to throw anything away. At least part of the problem is indecisiveness. Many of the papers that we keep aren’t really necessary, but we keep then “just in case” we need them down the road. Since they’re not particularly useful, they’re hard to organize in any meaningful way, so they stack up or get shoved into a shoebox or crammed into an unruly filing cabinet in no particular order.
Back to Basics: Reference Filing
Nobody likes meetings. Well, not “nobody” – that older guy with the beard that nobody seems to know personally that comes to every meeting? He likes meetings, because he gets a free donut and a nap. But other than him, most people see meetings as way too unproductive and time-consuming to be likable. Necessary, sometimes, but not likable. There are a lot of reasons why meetings can waste more time than they’re worth.
5 Alternatives to Time-Wasting Meetings
I am relatively new to using software for mind-mapping, but I realize now that I have been mind-mapping from way back in my notebooks. On the weekend, I created my first official mind-map using MindManager, which my friend Anton came over and taught me how to use. I bravely sent my first effort off to someone who is considering a project proposal of mine to do with social media. Then today, I found this post on using a mind-map to summarize a book, and thought: "WOW, HOW COOL!" I was immediately thinking of just how many applications it could have. Right now, some of the stuff I am studying (law, and legal issues) is pretty wordy and pretty dry, so I plan to put this concept to immediate use.
Re-read a book in less than 15 minutes. | Anabubula.com *
50+ Personal Productivity Blogs You’ve Never Heard of
The personal productivity niche on the Web has grown by leaps and bounds since Lifehack launched only a few years ago. While a few sites dominate the rankings, there are lots and lots of lesser-known sites that are as good or even better than the “A-list” productivity blogs. Most of them are solo operations — the GTD newbie documenting his or her quest for greater control over their life, the coach or consultant sharing his or her knowledge with the world, the writer adding to his or her published work with notes, errata, and new findings. Their voice is personal, intimate even — and deserves to be heard. So here I present a collection of productivity blogs that are less well-known, by writers I think you should get to know better. Of course, the big names are here too — after all, I owe some of them a tremendous debt for helping me get a grip on my own life.
In the parlance of Getting Things Done , a Tickler File consists of a series of 43 file folders : 12 monthly and 31 daily folders. Items are filed in a folder corresponding to when the item will need to be handled, thus reminding or "tickling" the user about it. These items might be action reminders, bills, receipts, reports, letters, or any number of other things.
Tickler File - 43FoldersWiki
GTD + R :: Getting Things Done + RHODIA: Game flow
You are the only player in this game. The goal of going clear this game is clearing up the tasks. Please start up for the first time before hand. There are two phases for this game Tactics phase and Battle phase. If you clear these phases, you clear the game.Hacking a GTD Moleskine at hyalineskies
November 7, 2006 — I’ve always been apprehensive to join the almost-fanatical cult of Getting Things Done. I’ve heard more about it from the blogosphere (as well as non-blogger co-workers) for the greater part of a year and a half now, with massive blogs dedicated to bringing the GTD gospel to the masses of unenlightened IT workers and friends alike. Something about the GTD system seemed more than organised: it tiptoed the line of absolute obsessive-compulsive disorder. It seemed like the kind of thing a super-organised parent would use. Ironically, my super-organised parent called me the other day to see how I was doing, and I explained how I was juggling freelance stuff, what was left of my undergraduate education, this site, and my social life, falling behind in the others when I focused on one. While I thought – and still think – that my existing form of time management has been extremely successful to date, my mother seemed to disagree fully.
Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow me on Twitter . Recently I posted my new twist on the excellent GTD system, Zen To Done (ZTD): The Ultimate Simple Productivity System . However, reader Mark Siegal said that the system seems to complex.
Minimal ZTD: The Simplest System Possible | zen habits
Main Page - Mycoted
Mycoted is a company dedicated to improving Creativity and Innovation for solving problems worldwide, with that in mind, we provide a central repository for Creativity and Innovation on the Internet as a summary of tools, techniques, mind exercises, puzzles, book reviews etc, that is open to all - and can be written by all. Synectics is, in our experience, one of the most useful systems for creative problem solving. It is based on a simple concept for problem solving and creative thinking - you need to generate ideas, and you need to evaluate ideas.How to Win at Office Politics on BNET
Goal: Build the personal network you will need to reach your goals. Successful politics starts with relationships: You'll need your coworkers' support — or at minimum their respect — to accomplish anything. Your colleagues all have their own information and allegiances that they can put to work for you — if, and only if, they're so inclined. "Relationships are built on reciprocity," says management psychologist Karissa Thacker. "If you do someone a favor, 90 percent of people return the favor." Likewise, if you exclude someone or block their progress, you'll get similar treatment in response.
If you’re trying to do anything productively a system, and at some stage a routine, should be set. This is important for everything working from home or elsewhere. When you’re home all day and don’t have routines in place your day may become a shamble with nothing getting done properly. Likewise, if you return home after work to a list of jobs and no order or routine, it may be difficult to even get started. Unclutterer has some examples for different job routines around the house that will make life easier. Deep Cleaning — The best way that I’ve found to tackle cleaning is to give each room a day of the week (Monday is living room, Tuesday is family room, Wednesday is bedroom, Thursday is bathrooms, Friday is kitchen, etc.).
Develop Routines At Home
Author practices jumping rope with seaweed while work awaits. ``. . . anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at that moment." -- Robert Benchley, in Chips off the Old Benchley, 1949 I have been intending to write this essay for months.
Structured Procrastination
Actualité - A Vos Marques !
Réfléchir avant d'agir : c'est bien. Analyser la situation, anticiper les risques, profiter des opportunités, envisager les scénarios, fixer la bonne tactique, ca peut être bien aussi : on est assuré, on se convainc que la réussite est à portée. On se voit déjà gagnant.Aching to scribble For years I fought the good fight, shoehorning my life into a clusterfumble of digital devices, trying to align the vagaries of an analog world into the rigid architectures of a closet full of computers, PDAs, and mobile phones. But it was futile, because I ached to scribble in the margins, draw fat circles around things, and hack out arrows to connect thoughts.