Posts Tagged ‘paper’

Writing Research Papers

No matter where you are in your intellectual journey, the ability to assemble and analyze large amounts of complex information is a skill that can pay large dividends both in monetary terms and in terms of your overall satisfaction with life. What follows is a very short guide and template for writing excellent research papers. Re-Evaluating Road-Crossing: The Chicken Was Pushed A Short Guide to Writing a Research Paper Abstract The Abstract is usually… Continue reading

September 25 2009 | By Art | Tagged: college, education, paper, research, student, university, writing | 8 comments»

Unplug For Greater Productivity

We've all experienced those days when we sat down at our desk with a long list of things to do, and yet somehow hours later we realize that we haven't done much, aside from checking our emails 5 times, spending hours at Lifehack.org, and instant messaging everyone we know. For those days, when you can't seem to beat the buzz, the greatest possible way you can ensure productivity… Continue reading

June 11 2009 | By Ibrahim | Tagged: distraction, focus, paper, unplug | 24 comments»

GTD Refresh, Part 4: Getting Sorted

Last week, I talked about finally getting my projects in order. Of course, that’s not a one-time thing, but I’m not quite ready to talk about the process of bringing new projects into my lists just yet, whether “on-the-fly” or as part of my weekly review.

But getting a grip on my projects, both big (there’s a book proposal I want to write) and small… Continue reading

June 5 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: file, gtd, gtd-refresh, paper, project | 8 comments»

10 Great Notebooks Productive People Love

Although I'm going on 10 years as a PDA/Smartphone user (Palm IIIe - Handspring Visor Neo - Treo 180g - Zire 72 - Treo 680 - Blackberry 8310), I love notebooks. A good pen on nice paper makes me much happier than the feel of a stylus on a plastic screen or the clickety-clack of a thumb-board. My personal notebook inventory consists mainly of three kinds of notebooks:

A pocket-sized

May 5 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: capture, notebook, notepad, paper | 41 comments»

3 People You Need to Train to Use the Inbox

When you get to your desk, is there a message slip on your keyboard? Maybe a Post-It note on your monitor? Perhaps a stack of important files on your chair? Each of those piles of paperwork needs your attention, but there's not exactly any order to it. The files will get stacked somewhere else on your desk so you can sit down. The message slip will get pushed off to… Continue reading

April 28 2009 | By Thursday | Tagged: filing, inbox, paper | 14 comments»

9 Places to Always Keep Pen and Paper Handy

Wouldn't it be nice if ideas came to you when they were supposed to? You sit down, decide to be creative, and boom: you're creative. The juices flow, the ideas are endless, and your brilliance just runneth over onto the page. Unfortunately, that's not the case. For most of us, our creative and inspirational moments come at random, unpredictable, and often totally inconvenient times. There's no rhyme or reason to it… Continue reading

April 21 2009 | By David | Tagged: capture, inbox, notebook, organization, paper, pen, ubiquitous capture | 25 comments»

10 Reasons Paper is The Most Flexible Productivity Platform

Lifehack's theme for April is productivity without power. I don't know about you but those words instantly bring one word to mind: paper. Whether it's a Moleskine, index cards, a regular notebook or just loose-leaf, paper can be one of the most flexible tools in your arsenal. Let's take a look at ten ways you can use paper yourself. Hipster PDA Here's the thing you always know is going to be mentioned… Continue reading

April 15 2009 | By Joel | Tagged: cards, moleskine, paper | 20 comments»

Productivity Without Power

We live in interesting times. In the last decade, there have been phenomenal advances in computer technology. Tiny computers -- netbooks and even smartphones -- let us carry power to rival the best desktops of a decade ago, allowing us to work just about anywhere. Web 2.0 applications ranging from simple to-do lists to full-featured word processors, spreadsheets, and even graphics editors let us create, store, access, and share data… Continue reading

April 6 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: moleskine, options, paper, power, Productivity | 11 comments»

Innovative Paper Planners (and more) from WeekDate

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»

Index Card Hacks

I love index cards. I'd like to blame Merlin Mann and his hipster PDA for this obsession, but I don't use a hipster PDA and still I find myself unable to pass the index card rack at Office Depot without stopping for a look. Index cards provide a sturdier alternative to notepad paper, making them ideal for "throwaway" notes like directions or phone numbers -- notes I'll need… Continue reading

November 5 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: DIY, dryerase, hack, hipsterpda, howto, indexcard, paper, tool | 53 comments»

PocketMod For Every Occasion

You may have read and tried this little contraption: The PocketMod. What it is is a little Flash application that creates a foldable book out of an A4 sheet of paper you can customize to suit your needs. Great for taking your own paper personal organizer in your back pocket or wallet. Very simple and very small. Feeds For those of use who want to carry around our little piece of… Continue reading

June 20 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: organization, paper | 1 comment»

Paper vs. Digital Debate: The Answer

In productivity blogosphere, there are countless arguments between two camps: paper vs digital. Along with the evolution of my productivity system, I agree what Glen Stansberry at LifeDev describes in this article - we can use both together as they can co-exist and work well together: Well, I can answer that question in one word: Both. You see, both have the features that are great for different things. Both have… Continue reading

May 7 2007 | By Leon | Tagged: digital, paper, Productivity | 2 comments»

Paper Accordion Organizer for Index Cards

Craft time again! This time PileOfIndexCards has a handy printable template to create a desktop accordion-style card organizer. Like the one in your filing cabinet, only smaller. Those GTDers using index cards to keep things out of mind and in order will find this useful. I'm also assuming some kind of Tickler file could be substituted. OrigamiPod - [PileOfIndexCards]… Continue reading

May 4 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: gtd, indexcard, index_card, organization, paper | 3 comments»

Productivity Tools: Paper or Plastic?

LifeDev's Productivity Tools section has a series of articles on the benefits of both paper tools for productivity against their digital counterparts and which you should use. The underlying solution is that they aren't counterparts at all but, instead, should be used in conjunction with each other.

Paper for creativity.
Digital for collaboration and archiving.

We think we’ve found it. This series shows the best features of both paper and digital tools, and… Continue reading

April 30 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: digital, paper, Productivity, tools | 1 comment»

Postful – Send Email to Mailing Address

After the Google Paper gag, I bet a lot of people were thinking, "That's not such a bad idea". Well, it would be useful if you could send emails to mailing addresses like normal letters. Or even receive actual letters in your email? Postful does just that.