Posts Tagged ‘review’

Audiobook Review: David Allen’s “GTD > Weekly Review”

One of the most difficult demands that David Allen’s Getting Things Done makes on followers of his system is to set aside a couple of hours a week for a weekly review. It’s hard enough to find the single block of uninterrupted time, but harder still to know what to do with it. Allen only devotes five pages to the weekly review in Getting Things Done, and maybe a… » Continue

March 7 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: audiobook, david_allen, gtd, review, weekly_review | 11 comments»

12 Ways to Upgrade Your Weekly Review

Fans of GTD will already be familiar with the weekly review. Weekly reviews are designed to give you uninterrupted thinking time each week. Instead of tackling the big questions of your life between coffee breaks and morning commutes, you can set aside time to do a review.

Weekly reviews are a great concept and I’ve used them faithfully for the past few years. But I’ve found… » Continue

January 29 2008 | By Scott H | Tagged: brainstorm, gtd, journal, Productivity, review, think, to-do, weekly review | 28 comments»

Readers Respond: Your Stumbling Blocks

About 10 days ago, I accidentally posted a question I had meant to schedule for later this month, and as I’m coming to expect, your responses really got me thinking. The question was simple: What one big productivity block do you most struggle to overcome? But the issue it raises — how can we keep ourselves on track? — is really complex, and speaks directly to why… » Continue

January 14 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: attention, focus, health, procrastination, review, strength, vision | 7 comments»

Year in Review: The 70 Best Lifehacks of 2007

2007 was a great year for personal productivity at lifehack.org! We’ve added more than a dozen new writers, who have brought new perspectives, new topics, and most importantly new hacks and tips to our virtual pages.

If you want to be more productive in the New Year, take a look at these 70 best lifehacks of 2007 now, and subscribe to our feed so you don’t miss… » Continue

December 31 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: Lifehack, Productivity, review | 66 comments»

Year in Review: Lifehacks, lifehack.org, and Your Changing Life

With 2007 winding down and 2008 ready to storm in, it’s a good time to look at what’s changed, and what’s stayed the same, here at lifehack.org — and in our lives in general. The idea of a “lifehack” has changed a lot since Danny O’Brien introduced the term at NotCon in 2004. For O’Brien, life hacking was about applying the lessons of computer programming — the systematic… » Continue

December 28 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: Lifehack, organization, Productivity, review | 7 comments»

6 Guilt-Free Steps To Review Your New Year Resolutions

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The end of the year is always a good time for me to review my resolutions and take stock of what I have done over the past year.

However, for some people, reviewing New Year resolutions can be a painful affair. Some of you may have goals unaccomplished. A resolution review is just a stark reminder of how little you have achieved… » Continue

December 28 2007 | By Lawrence | Tagged: goal, new_year, resolution, review | 15 comments»

How to Set an Appointment With Yourself

When you’re deep inside a jungle, your vision is blocked by the trees. In order to plan a route, you need to break out of the dense forest and see the entire landscape. Similarly, if you’re thick in the jungle of your own life, you might not be able to see much beyond next week. Setting an appointment with yourself can give you the broader perspective… » Continue

November 29 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: goals, gtd, investment, Lifehack, Productivity, review, weekly review | 17 comments»

Review: Etelos Projects Offers Good Ideas, Poor Execution

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November 12 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: etelos, googleapps, projectmanagement, review, webapp | 14 comments»

Complete iPhone Links List: Apps, Hacks & Reviews

Rockin’ Out with iPhone

As groovy as the iPhone is, it is missing a lot of stuff. In response to this a cottage industry of sorts has popped up in response. Whether you have a iPhone today or plan to get one some time in the future, here is a list of super cool links that can help you realize more functionality, and keep on top of the latest iPhone… » Continue

July 17 2007 | By K. | Tagged: hack, iphone, Resource, review, software | 15 comments»

How to Give a Killer Evaluation

Ever gone into a performance review, had to deliver a speech or make a sales pitch and become more concerned about what the reviewer was going to say or write than what was in the presentation? It can be like going to the dentist for a root canal. This is a tough area, but it can be even more difficult for whoever is doing the evaluation.

A badly… » Continue

April 27 2007 | By Tatsuya | Tagged: Communication, evaluation, Management, performance, presentation, review | 11 comments»

Find Things in Seconds in Your Files- Really!

As Professional Organizers who organize homes, home offices and small businesses, probably the most frequent cry for help we hear relates to PAPER. One alternative filing tool we have used literally hundreds of times over the years is Kiplinger’s Taming the Paper Tiger software. I see so much debate here at Lifehack over the nuances of filing that I thought you’d all appreciate knowing about this tool… » Continue

April 3 2007 | By Lorie | Tagged: file, gtd, paper, review, software | 4 comments»

Find unbiased product reviews with ProductWiki

ProductWiki is a wiki (duh!) that lets users add unbiased reviews of various consumer products. The aim of ProductWiki is to have detailed, exhaustive, “straight from the consumer” reviews of consumer goods. The premise behind the site is exciting and the site is filled with many excellent reviews.

ProductWiki is a web-based product information resource, written by real people from all around the world. We’re a wiki… » Continue

March 27 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: Money, products, review, wiki | no comments»

2006 LifeHack Review: Metrics and Focus

It is now up to the three years mark of the phrase lifehack. Google search has over 12,800,000 results on the "lifehacks". The post number at Lifehack.org blog and wiki have exceeded 2,000 posts. They are keep growing. The reason? Life is short. We thirst for getting more out of our life. 24 hours a day is not enough, but unfortunately it is a fixed resource for everyone… » Continue

December 29 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: Lifehack, Productivity, review | 3 comments»

2006 LifeHack Review: Best 50 hacks for your Life

Do you want to be as productive as many of us, but missed a lot of actions at lifehack.org during the year? Other than subscribing our feed now, I give you a way to catch up with us before 2007 begins. I’ve selected the best 50 life hacks of the year, based on their popularity and contents in different categories. Invest your time - read them. Bookmark… » Continue

December 29 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: Lifehack, Productivity, review | 56 comments»

A Book Review:Winning With People

A John Maxwell book published by Thomas Nelson, 2004, 272 pages, Nonfiction, Business, Leadership and Personal Development.

Yes, I know I just reviewed a John Maxwell book. No, I’m not working for his publicist.

Remember when you were a kid and every time a new Piers Anthony book came out, you just had to read it? Even if the story line and characters weren’t all that great.

Well, Maxwell’s books are becoming… » Continue

December 22 2006 | By Reginald | Tagged: book, leadership, managememt, review | 2 comments»

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