In my first post in this series , I discussed the steps I had begun to take in putting my GTD system back in order. I started by outlining my life at the moment (especially my Areas of Focus") and sketching out a vision of myself in 3-5 years. The next step in my return to an orthodox GTD system is to reset… Continue reading
February 26 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: calendar, context, gtd, list, schedule, task, time-management | 12 comments»
For any number of reasons, some people prefer paper to electrons for keeping track of their schedules, to-do lists, and other organizational needs. If you’re one of those people, you simply have to check out the products available from WeekDate. WeekDate makes one of the most innovative paper planners on the market, their namesake WeekDate Weekly Planner. The WeekDate is available in a number of attractive, stylish… Continue reading
January 15 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: calendar, list, organizer, paper, planner, schedule, shopping, weekdate | 5 comments»
No matter how well you set up your todo list and calendar, you aren't going to get things done unless you have a reliable way of reminding yourself to actually do them. Anyone who's spent an hour writing up the perfect grocery list, only to realize at the store that they forgot to bring the list, understands the importance of reminders. Reminders of some sort or another are what… Continue reading
August 22 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: back-to-basics, calendar, gtd, memory, reminder, todo-list, trigger | 18 comments»
One of the first things people do when they make the decision to “get organized” is buy some kind of calendar. It might be a dayplanner, a desktop “blotter-pad” calendar, a Palm or Blackberry, or some other kind of device or system they can schedule all their appointments and obligations in. Most of us instinctively understand that the key to good time management is knowing where to be and what to… Continue reading
July 25 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: back-to-basics, calendar, gtd, outlook, schedule | 23 comments»
Work. Kids. School. Sports. Second job. Partner's job. The next great American novel. Your knitting circle. Remodeling the guest bathroom. Taking your car in for its 30,000 mile tune-up. An on and on and on -- it seems like we have things to do in abundance. What we don't ever seem to have enough of is time.
I think we all know what we should do, but the prospect… Continue reading
February 20 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: calendar, password, schedule, time, time-management, tool, web-app | 47 comments»
Professional Organizers are often called upon to help our clients choose the calendar that is best for their needs. Many times, even though people are very digitally-oriented in their work, they still prefer having a paper calendar. Paper planners provide the benefit of immediate gratification—there is no waiting to boot up or fumble around with “toothpick typing.” You can just write something in and keep going… Continue reading
May 2 2007 | By Lorie | Tagged: calendar, planner, planning, scheduling | 10 comments»
April 4 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: calendar, Productivity, Technology | 1 comment»
I have been between organizing systems for a little while. I've tried a bunch of things: Google Calendar, Stickies (the built in Mac program that makes little Post-It notes), and a few easily forgettable PIM software apps. I've used Backpack in the past, and a few of the various To-Do software products that so many readers of Lifehack.org write or support. But my new favorite is HiTask. First, it's clean and… Continue reading
March 31 2007 | By Chris | Tagged: calendar, gtd, hitask, schedule, software, web2.0 | 19 comments»
March 23 2007 | By Leon | Tagged: calendar, google, online, planner, software, tool | 2 comments»
Ever since switching tasks and to-dos off of my calendar and into a GTD tool of choice, I've noticed my productivity is actually going DOWN. Why? Because I've learned that without at least SOME scheduling, I don't match the right contexts to the tasks still at hand. Scheduling Context Zones Now, maybe GTD the book has this in there, and I've forgotten it over time. Remember, I'm more a disciple… Continue reading
March 14 2007 | By Chris | Tagged: 7habits, calendar, chrisbrogan, covey, gtd, planning, schedule | 7 comments»
For whatever reason I have never been one to keep a calendar on my wall. If they're not too small to write in, they're too big to put anywhere near your work space. Plus who likes writing vertically? Recently, I came up with a handy little hack that works for me and makes use of all these little post-it notes I get from surplus medical office supplies. It's the Post It… Continue reading
February 26 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: calendar | 7 comments»
February 21 2007 | By Susan | Tagged: calendar, planner, Productivity, tool | 5 comments»
September 14 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: calendar, outlook, software | 2 comments»
Patrick Rhone sent me an email with his interesting topic. He is trying to clear up the confusion on how calendar fits with GTD. He suggests calendar should be used only an appointment or event is happening at a specific time. There are also tasks where you need to do within a timeframe but not in specific time. So he come up with a calendar and reminder type of separation… Continue reading
August 18 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: calendar, gtd, reminder | no comments»
I have some very simple advice for you this week which can revolutionize your workweek productivity. It describes a habit I had fallen into out of sheer necessity when I was a corporate VP in operations, finding that appointments could easily and completely dominate my entire day if I allowed them to. My calendar was a parade of interviews, employee counseling, staff meetings, vendor appointments, and customer meet-and-greets, all those same… Continue reading
June 15 2006 | By Rosa | Tagged: appointments, calendar, Productivity, schedule, workstyle | 7 comments»
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