Home - Get Everything Done Goal Stacker - A task motivator focused on what you can do today. D*I*Y Planner | the best thing in printing since Gutenberg A Beginner's Guide to Making a D*I*Y Planner Many first-time visitors to this site are probably overwhelmed by the vast number of pages, templates, packages, sizes and loose forms available. This little all-in-one guide is meant to direct beginners to downloading the right packages, printing and preparing the forms, and setting up a basic planner or Hipster PDA using the D*I*Y Planner kits. The goal here is to teach you how to create an effective industrial-strength planner system that can last for years, yet costs next to nothing. This page might look a little complicated at first glance, but you'll be surprised by how little work is generally involved, especially after a little practice. For example, I can now create a dozen double-sided punched forms in about three to four minutes, including printing, by using basic (i.e., "cheap") equipment. (If you only want to download the kits and start experimenting, jump to the Official D*I*Y Planner Kits page and follow the links.) Choosing a Planner & Size My recommendation? What Next?
About 43 Folders Listen: 43 Folders is Merlin Mann’s website about finding the time and attention to do your best creative work. And, Hello. 43 Folders was launched by Merlin Mann on Wednesday, September 1, 2004 with an introductory post whose improbable title suggested that productivity can be like sausage; no one likes seeing it discussed at length on the internet by middle-aged men. The site continues to evolve, grow, contract, expand, recede, explode, go dark, go weird, go personal, and even occasionally reinvent itself -- all depending on where Merlin's interest, attention, and obsessions find him at a given time. What's Here Right now, 43 Folders is focused on an arc about how to improve the quality of your career and life by managing your attention in a way that allows you to work your ass off on the creative projects that matter most to you. No Tourists, Please Don't let us catch you dicking around here all day, okay? But, Where to Start? How to Use 43 Folders. So, Now What?
Cascading Next Actions (Getting Things Done) Explaining the idea of Next Actions to my girlfriend, I thought of something that could help make Next Actions even more helpful. First of all, what are Next Actions? What is GTD? Next Actions are a concept from Getting Things Done, which is perhaps the finest book on personal productivity ever written. Basically, the Next Actions concept says that if you have an abstract item on your to-do list (replace tires on car), you'll never do it because every time you look at it, you'll glaze the in-between steps. With a to-do list you have to make a decision on the next action for each item each time you look at it. When I was in high school, my English teacher (among other teachers) told me that I should take my term paper and break it up into smaller steps. But by focusing on only the next action rather than all the actions, it's not nearly as intimidating. Now what do you mean by Cascading Next Actions? Well, why not use Cascading Next Actions to keep track of both in one place?