Monthly Archives: January 2011

Productivity, Motivation, and Personal Development Links – 30th January 2011

Very productive week for me and looking forward some new challenges in the coming week.

Trying to get some more posts done in between my regular weekly links but I have a lot on at the moment so the blog post ideas are stacking up.

Here are my collection of links for this week.

My first link for this week is to another great Lifehacker post looking at Why I Get More Done with a Plain Text To-Do List. I always say it is not about the tools you use but more about getting things done the way that works for you. A simple pen and paper worked for me before I switched to OmniFocus.
My second link is to a great post titled A ridiculously simple way for Getting Things Done. Some great little snippets in this one and definitely worth the read.
My third link is to a producitivty post from Laura’s Dark Arcive that promotes her Top tips for Getting Things Done. Nice post with some simple ideas to increase your productivity.
My fourth link is a link to 4 Tips To Improve Your Time Management Plan. Time Management is critical to productivity and this post is great for helping you with a Time Management Plan.
My fifth and last link is to a nice little post from Facile Things titled GTD and the benefits of routine. I am big believer in routines so give this a read!

Hope you all have a great week ahead!

Productivity, Motivation, and Personal Development Links – 23rd January 2011

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Another week is over and the start of another week is soon to begin. Last week was a busy week for me and I got through it all unscathed.

Here are my collection of links for this week.

My first link for this week is to a rather cool looking Gmail Mac email client called Sparrow. I have just rebuilt my main Mac to incorporate an SSD and I am looking to move away from Mail.app as it was hogging my system so the timing of this is perfect for me. If you use Gmail and a Mac be sure to give this a try.
My second link is to a great post titled Motivated People Make Things Happen While Everyone Else Is Watching. How true is this! and the title of this post is just as good as the content found within.
My third link is to a great review of the OmniFocus GTD App from Appstorm.net.
My fourth link is a link to a review of Wunderlist: Free and Easy Task Management. This is cool looking and new GTD app doing the rounds.
My fifth and last link is to a post is a great post from Lifehacker titled Set Aside a Mind Sweep Day When Work Piles Up. Good advice from the great Lifehacker blog.

Hope you all have a great week ahead!

Productivity, Motivation, and Personal Development Links – 16th January 2011

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I have just returned from a great weekend in the Lakes with my wife. A great way to recharge the batteries after a hectic Christmas and we thoroughly enjoyed it!

Here are my collection of links for this week.

My first link for this week is to the rather excellent post by Tony Schwartz titled Six Keys to Being Excellent at Anything. You may have already read this as it has been republished at sites like the Harvard Business Review and Fast Company. If you have, re-read it and if not, read it now!
My second link is to a great Productivity Web App called iDoneThis. Seems a simple idea but effective so be sure to give it a try.
My third link is to a post titled Procrastinating: to delay is human from the Calgary Herald. Procrastination is something we all suffer from and this post looks at not being so hard on yourself and to actually plan for procrastination.
My fourth link is a link to an interesting post titled A Few Words Against Productivity. Some interesting viewpoints are covered in this post.
My fifth and last link is to a post covering 5 ipad apps for lawyers who love to Get Things Done. Although this is aimed at Lawyers don’t let this put you off as it is a good collection of 5 great iPad apps for Getting Things Done.

Hope you all have a great week ahead!

Productivity, Motivation, and Personal Development Links – 9th January 2011

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I hope all of your New Years are going well and that you are keeping ahead with any resolutions you have set.

I have had a typical busy first week back but I am looking forward to the challenges of the week ahead.

Here are my collection of links for this week.

My first link for this week is to great post titled How to Move From Thinking to Action from the Stress Guide 101. This is a very topical post as we are at the start of a New Year and it is true that most peoples New Years Resolutions will have already have been broke. Taking action is so important!
My second link is to a great post from Jeff Korhan titled How to Find Your Productivity Secrets. Some great nuggets of information in the blog post.
My third link is to a post titled Getting My Central Hub in Order from the Brooks Review. This covers how the author changed their productivity system for the better.
My fourth link is a link to a rather interesting GTD App called HubList. This is a Javascript based GTD app and it is Open Source and looks like it needs evaluating against the usual OmniFocus and Things Apps.
My fifth and last link is to a post from the Honest to God blog about Preparing for a Sermon with Evernote! This is a great usage scenario for Evernote and it still amazes me the variation of people and their success stories with Evernote!

Hope you all have a great week ahead!

Productivity, Motivation, and Personal Development Links – 2nd January 2011