Jan 8 2007

Open Loops, Managing Action, and Getting Things Done

Well, Chapter One is through. definitely food for thought! One of the most valuable thoughts that i will take away from this chapter is the one about Open Loops. In the other time management and productivity books I have read, I have never seen mention of this principle. Other books I have read are all…

Jan 6 2007

GTD Application – Tracks

Just found a good looking GTD application via another Jackens Blog. I must admit that it looks a good app and is right up to date, created in Ruby. Even though I am only starting with the GTD book and methodology, I will provide information about all GTD applications that I come across. As soon…

Jan 6 2007

Learning the Blogging Way

Well, the Blog has been running for three days now and I am averaging around 70 visitors per day. Over the next week I am going to focus on improving the way the blog operates. I have been given an eBook by Joel Comm that covers Blog optimization so I will be introducing a lot…

Jan 4 2007

Getting Things Done – 2007 Recap on 43Folders

Merlin Man has posted a great entry to his blog at 43Folders.com. This acts as a review of 07 and a primer for new people looking at the GTD methodology from David Allen.

Jan 4 2007

Chapter 1 – Starting with the GTD Book

Well, I had just returned from training and did not have much time but I was eager to read at least some of the book so that I could make a start reviewing it, and hopefully learning something from the “powers within”. The book is split into three parts. Part 1 is titled “The Art…

Jan 3 2007

Lifehacker – GTD Roundup – 2nd Jan 07

Lifehacker has just posted a roundup of the latest GTD posts. There are some good links here, including. * 43 Folders’ David Allen interview compilation * GTD desktop wallpaper * GTD Moleskine, hacked * Download of the Day: Midnight Inbox 1.0 Preview (Mac) * Get organized with GTDTiddlyWiki * Is that todo really important? *…

Jan 3 2007

Theme and look now finalized

Well, after a night of trying different themes, I decided on the classic Kubric 2 theme along with some custom CSS and images. I have a cool application on my Mac called CSS Edit. This makes CSS editing a dream. Also check out the three column version of Kubric 2, that is one for another…

Jan 2 2007

Who Moved My Cheese!

Well, I promised you some book reviews. The last book I read, on a train from Boston to New York, was “Who Moved my Cheese” by Spencer Johnson. I have owned this book for two years and never read it. The timing was perfect so I read it. Wow, great story, great parody, and a…

Jan 2 2007

Well, No time like the present to start!

Well, I have just read the W.H. Murray post on 43 folders on the power of starting, so I guess I had better start myself. To recap what W H Murray so eloquently stated.. “Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid…

Jan 2 2007

How am I doing this?

I have built up a bit of knowledge of Blogging by creating three blogs already. These are DDoS Info, WII Injury, and Mac Beginners. All of these are on TypePad. I have also played with Blogger for another personal Blog. This blog is using WordPress. I am new to WordPress but look forward to using…