Tag: GTD

  • The long note task system avoids “due bombs”

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    Two interviewees described this approach as “like paper, but with links.” Many note-centric people I talked to appreciate that notes avoid the ceremony of GTD-style task-tracking tools, and the overwhelm that can come from “due bombs” and other anti-patterns in systems like this. Allen Pike Prompted by my earlier link to Greg and his Field…

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  • GTD in Your PKM – Track Everything

    GTD in Your PKM – Track Everything

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    I recently got asked how I use Obsidian alongside all the project management and task tools I must have. In any given week I have things to do coming in via Trello, Github Issues, email and Things 3. Many of these items may also have a related Slack conversation, or notes I have taken in…

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  • Your Task Manager Needs to be Default – Friday Notes 110

    Your Task Manager Needs to be Default – Friday Notes 110

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    Matt Birchler brought my attention to this excellent post about offloading your anxiety to your task manager. Like most people, I’ve been in and out of task management systems for many years. My most recent multi-year stint was with The Bullet Journal Method and while I continue to see value in an analogue system, I’m…

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  • This is NOT a complete review of Things 3

    This is NOT a complete review of Things 3

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    While I’ve been reliant on paper based productivity for a while now, there is something about a digital task manager that still seems useful to me during times that my business is ramping up in complexity. I started this review in late September 2018 when I had 3 code projects going, 6 writing assignments for…

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  • I just turned off email on my phone

    I just turned off email on my phone

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    I’m a huge proponent of GTD. I use it to run my whole business and pretty much all of my life tasks. GTD is all about removing cognitive load by putting tasks and notes in a trusted system. For me that system is OmniFocus and Evernote. The thing is that I break my own system…

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  • Emergency scanning just increases your stress

    Emergency scanning just increases your stress

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    Oh email…yup I know it’s a pain in the ass for you. It’s like that for me sometimes as well. I’ve been on an email diet for a while, but there is more to dealing with email than a diet. It all starts with how you handle email. If you’re a GTD person you’re going…

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  • Multitasking is a Farce

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    I don’t multitask, well not if I want to get anything of any real substance done with my time. If I want to waste time then I have Twitter and MailPlane and Linkinus open just to make sure that I can get distracted (wait ‘multitask) as often as possible. I’m still surprised how much of…

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  • EasyTask Review: If Only

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    Recently I reviewed The Hit List and while it is a great application I found a number of areas that gave me pause in using it long term. Since then I’ve been using EasyTask which appealed because of it’s cross-platform nature and the offsite sync, not to mention the price which includes versions for both…

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  • Review of The Hit List: It came with a Bundle

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    In Episode 2 @iKitty mentioned that she was using Things as a GTD/TODO app based on a recommendation from me. I used to use Things as my choice for quite a while but have now switched over to The Hit List and thought I’d give you a run down of the features. While this started…

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