Posts Tagged ‘system’

GTD Refresh: Getting My Head Together

The last year was a hard one for me, in virtually every area of my life. Even my successes -- and there have been several -- have come at the cost of greater stress and a more and more difficult to balance schedule.

While I have managed to adapt and develop ways of keeping everything on track and moving forward, each new pressure -- whether on my time… Continue reading

February 16 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: areas-of-focus, david-allen, getting things done, gtd, gtd-refresh, making-it-all-work, mind mapping, mindmap, mission, personal productivity, system, vision | 19 comments»

Why You Should Learn a Productivity System

One of the biggest barrier to productivity in most people’s lives is their resistance to adopting a productivity system. Some read a lot of productivity books and sites like Lifehack and feel like they can take a little bit from here and a little bit from there and call it a day. Others hate the idea that someone like Stephen Covey or David Allen could know their own needs better… Continue reading

January 22 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: 7-habits, david_allen, gtd, habit, Productivity, skill, stephen_covey, system | 18 comments»

Toward a New Vision of Productivity, Part 3: The Trouble with GTD

This is the third part of a 12-part series I am posting through the end of December and into January 2009, examining the current understanding of productivity and where the concept might be heading in the future. I invite Lifehack’s readers to

December 26 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: david_allen, gtd, meaning, next-action, system, weekly review | 25 comments»

Toward a New Vision of Productivity, Part 2: The Ghost of Productivity Past

This is the second part of a 12-part series I will be posting through the end of December and into January 2009, examining the current understanding of productivity and where the concept might be heading in the future. I invite Lifehack’s readers

December 24 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: culture, david_allen, history, meaning, religion, society, stephen_covey, system, taylorism | 11 comments»

Toward a New Vision of Productivity, Part 1: Transformation

Something is afoot in the productivity blogosphere, something which, I think, reflects a wider change in society itself. In the past year, several popular personal productivity bloggers have changed their focus, sometimes radically, or even stopped blogging altogether. At the same time, new writers have launched productivity sites that have attacked the very notion of productivity. Continue reading

December 22 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: 43folders, blog, clay_collins, david_allen, glen_stansberry, gtd, leo_babauta, lifedev, merlin_mann, Productivity, system | 32 comments»

10 Productivity Myths That Hold You Back

What are the myths and mistaken beliefs that are preventing you from being more productive in both your work life and your personal life? How are you actively undermining your efforts to pull it all together?Yeah, I mean you.The sad fact is that the beliefs that we hold about productivity and organization often prevent us from doing and being everything we want to do and be in our lives. While… Continue reading

July 28 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: failure, gtd, myth, Productivity, success, system | 36 comments»

Can the Lifehacking Concept Help You Live Until the Singularity?

Most geeks know who Ray Kurzweil is. Most musicians do too, and so do many blind people. Kurzweil has invented so many things in so many different fields, it's hard to know where to begin.Perhaps one of the things he's most famous for, aside from inventing the first reading machine and some awesome keyboards (the kind a musician plays), is his support—or, really, evangelism—for the concept of the Singularity.The… Continue reading

April 8 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: lifehacking, motivation, risk, success, system | 12 comments»

50 Tricks to Get Things Done Faster, Better, and More Easily

We all want to get stuff done, whether it's the work we have to do so we can get on with what we want to do, or indeed, the projects we feel are our purpose in life. To that end, here's a collection of 50 hacks, tips, tricks, and mnemonic devices I've collected that can help you work better.

Most Important Tasks (MITs): At the start of

February 13 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: advice, gtd, hack, Productivity, system, tip, trick | 105 comments»

Review: Leo Babauta’s Ebook "Zen to Done"

David Allen's book Getting Things Done has become a classic of personal productivity, but not everyone finds his simple "what's the next action" philosophy fully compatible with their lives. Allen himself admits that the book is directed specifically at business executives and may not fit everyone's needs perfectly, and sites like lifehack.org, 43 Folders, and others in the personal productivity blogosphere, have dedicated a lot of time and pixels… Continue reading

December 12 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: gtd, organization, Productivity, system, ztd | 26 comments»

Scott’s Personal Systems of Organization

Scott Hanselman at Computer Zen introduces his organization system. Even with his highly technical mind, he likes to use both digital and analog (paper-based) organization tools. He categorizes his organization tools into three different period of time - very short term (a few days), short term (a week to a month) and long term (months to one year).It is really interesting to study how those smart people set up their… Continue reading

October 11 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: example, gtd, system | no comments»

Ask Readers: What Needs Hacking?

I've got a question for you: what parts of your life need hacking? Truly. What parts of your life need a workaround? I started thinking about the concept at its root: life hacking. This presumes life is a system (I concur), and that the system has regularly planned programs to execute. Routines? So, one process is getting enough sleep. Another process is better input of food for cleaner energy, etc.I… Continue reading

June 16 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: asklifehack, Lifehack, question, system | 10 comments»