Posts Tagged ‘task management’

13 Ways of Looking at an Index Card

Ah, the lowly index card. So basic, so common, so cheap -- so useful. Index cards are one of the most versatile parts of the productive person's toolkit -- small enough to travel anywhere, cheap enough to keep hundreds or even thousands on hand at all times, and basic enough that one never hesitates to mark up, scribble on, cut up, or otherwise torture them.The number of uses for index… Continue reading

April 10 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: capture, habit, index-card, photography, task management, tickler-file, wiki | 16 comments»

The Daily Grind: A Matter of Momentum

If you want to understand personal productivity, you’ve got to understand the concept of momentum. For all the organizing systems in the world and early rising skills in your time zone, you’ll only ever get so much done without bringing momentum into play.Some people say the purpose of productivity is to give yourself more free time to spend relaxing, not working. I disagree. The purpose of productivity is to give… Continue reading

March 9 2009 | By Joel | Tagged: momentum, task management, workday | 23 comments»

Things for Mac: Intuitive & Streamlined Task Management Software

I've followed the development of Cultured Code's Things with keen interest since it was announced in its early stages. It seemed like it was going to come closer to providing a truly seamless and ubiquitous, but most importantly, smooth application for managing the things that need to get done each day.My problem with task management applications is this: they require too much conscious effort on my part. Task management… Continue reading

March 4 2009 | By Joel | Tagged: review, software, task management | 23 comments»

15 Really Popular Productivity Apps for the iPhone

Most iPhone apps are terrible: they don't do much at all and what they do actually do, is usually the duplicate functionality of a hundred other apps that already exist. Most of them barely even do that very well. I may be a little harsh: while some people I know have maxed out their home screens and filled each and every one up with apps, I only use about eight… Continue reading

November 28 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: apps, files, iphone, lists, task management | 17 comments»