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PeterHarding at 01:01, 25 January 2008

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PeterHarding at 23:33, 8 January 2008

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 * [http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/lists/23BrendonLloyd.html 7 Habits of Highly Successful People] from McSweeney's. This makes it sound so easy!
 * [http://www.zefrank.com/punc/ Communication Skills]: a little video by Ze Frank about how to make replying to obnoxious emails fun. It doesn't have much to do with GTD, but I think it is funny.

PeterHarding at 23:30, 8 January 2008

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	Extracted from [http://www.43folders.com/2004/09/08/getting-started-with-getting-things-done Getting started with "Getting Things Done"]		Extracted from [http://www.43folders.com/2004/09/08/getting-started-with-getting-things-done Getting started with "Getting Things Done"]

PeterHarding at 23:30, 8 January 2008

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	Extracted from [http://www.43folders.com/2004/09/08/getting-started-with-getting-things-done Getting started with "Getting Things Done"]		Extracted from [http://www.43folders.com/2004/09/08/getting-started-with-getting-things-done Getting started with "Getting Things Done"]

PeterHarding at 23:29, 8 January 2008

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	Extracted from [http://www.43folders.com/2004/09/08/getting-started-with-getting-things-done Getting started with "Getting Things Done"]		Extracted from [http://www.43folders.com/2004/09/08/getting-started-with-getting-things-done Getting started with "Getting Things Done"]

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2008-01-08T22:39:08Z

Other Useful Stuff

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	* [http://www.43things.com/ 43Things] asks "what do you want to do with your life?" Create a list on the site, see what other people are doing, make comments, share goals. (No relation to [http://www.43folders.com/ 43Folders])		* [http://www.43things.com/ 43Things] asks "what do you want to do with your life?" Create a list on the site, see what other people are doing, make comments, share goals. (No relation to [http://www.43folders.com/ 43Folders])

	* [http://www.pocketmod.com/">PocketMod]: Free disposable personal organizer. Customize and print out a nifty little to-do list/calendar/whatever.		* [http://www.pocketmod.com/ PocketMod]: Free disposable personal organizer. Customize and print out a nifty little to-do list/calendar/whatever.
	* [http://www.43folders.com/2004/09/introducing_the.html">The Hipster PDA]: Who needs a Palm Pilot when you can put some index cards together with a binder clip? (From 43Folders)		* [http://www.43folders.com/2004/09/introducing_the.html The Hipster PDA]: Who needs a Palm Pilot when you can put some index cards together with a binder clip? (From 43Folders)
	* [http://www.dexterity.com/articles/do-it-now.htm">Do it now]: this productivity screed by Steve Pavlina is a little much for my taste, but he still has good ideas in here.		* [http://www.dexterity.com/articles/do-it-now.htm Do it now]: this productivity screed by Steve Pavlina is a little much for my taste, but he still has good ideas in here.


	=== Other Funny Stuff ===		=== Other Funny Stuff ===

PeterHarding at 22:32, 8 January 2008

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	=== GTD-specific ===		=== GTD-specific ===

	~~<html><ul>~~		* [http://www.davidco.com/ David Allen Company], the official web site
	~~<li><a href="~~http://www.davidco.com/">David Allen Company~~</a>~~, the official web site~~</li>~~		* [http://www.davidco.com/pdfs/gtd_workflow_advanced.pdf Advanced Workflow Chart] (PDF). Not for the faint of heart, this is actually a great visualization of the GTD system.
	~~<li><a href="~~http://www.davidco.com/pdfs/gtd_workflow_advanced.pdf">Advanced Workflow Chart~~</a>~~ (PDF). Not for the faint of heart, this is actually a great visualization of the GTD system.~~</li>~~

	~~<li><a href="~~http://www.minezone.org/wiki/MVance/GettingThingsDone"> Notes from Getting Things Done by David Allen~~</a>~~: another outline of the entire system.~~</li>~~		* [http://www.minezone.org/wiki/MVance/GettingThingsDone Notes from Getting Things Done by David Allen]: another outline of the entire system.
	~~<li><a href="~~http://www.43folders.com/">43Folders~~</a>~~: This weblog, by Merlin Mann, is about different kinds of tips and "life hacks"; he has a whole category of his blog devoted to ~~<a href="~~http://www.43folders.com/category/gtd/">GTD~~</a>~~. You might want to start with his excellent post on ~~<a href="~~http://merlin.blogs.com/43folders/2004/09/getting_started.html">Getting started with "Getting Things Done,"~~</a>~~ then move on to ~~<a href="~~http://www.43folders.com/2005/09/12/building-a-smarter-to-do-list-part-i/">Building a Smarter To-Do List~~</a>~~. There is a pretty high geek factor to 43Folders; I love it, but others might feel out of the loop.~~</li>~~		* [http://www.43folders.com/ 43Folders]: This weblog, by Merlin Mann, is about different kinds of tips and "life hacks"; he has a whole category of his blog devoted to [http://www.43folders.com/category/gtd/ GTD]. You might want to start with his excellent post on [http://merlin.blogs.com/43folders/2004/09/getting_started.html Getting started with "Getting Things Done,"] then move on to [http://www.43folders.com/2005/09/12/building-a-smarter-to-do-list-part-i/ Building a Smarter To-Do List]. There is a pretty high geek factor to 43Folders; I love it, but others might feel out of the loop.
			* [http://www.to-done.com/ To-Done!]: Another GTD/lifehacks blog
	~~<li><a href="~~http://www.to-done.com/">To-Done!~~</a>~~: Another GTD/lifehacks blog ~~</li>~~		* [http://www.marktaw.com/blog/CascadingNextActions.html Cascading actions]: what about the <em>next</em> Next Action?
	~~<li><a href="~~http://www.marktaw.com/blog/CascadingNextActions.html">Cascading actions~~</a>~~: what about the <em>next</em> Next Action?~~</li>~~
	~~</ul></html>~~

	=== Email: the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems ===		=== Email: the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems ===

	~~<html><ul>~~		* [http://www.goodexperience.com/reports/e-mail/ Managing Incoming E-mail: What Every User Needs to Know] By Mark Hurst. This PDF document has techniques for managing the onslaught of email (including spam), and for keeping your in-box empty.
	~~<li><a href="~~http://www.goodexperience.com/reports/e-mail/">Managing Incoming E-mail: What Every User Needs to Know~~</a>~~ By Mark Hurst. This PDF document has techniques for managing the onslaught of email (including spam), and for keeping your in-box empty.</~~li>~~		* [http://www.changethis.com/10.TyrannyOfEmail The Tyranny of Email]: Written from a programmer's point of view, this PDF has some good things to say about how to treat email so it isn't constantly interrupting your actual work.

	~~<li><a href~~="http://www.changethis.com/10.TyrannyOfEmail">The Tyranny of Email</a>: Written from a programmer's point of view, this PDF has some good things to say about how to treat email so it isn't constantly interrupting your actual work.</li>		=== Other Useful Stuff ===
	~~</ul></html>~~

	~~=== Other Useful Stuff ===~~		* [http://www.tadalist.com/ Ta-da List]: make your lists online, view or change them anywhere with a web connection, and share them with friends.
			* [http://www.rememberthemilk.com/about/learnmore.rtm Remember the Milk]: another online to-do list manager
			* [http://www.43things.com/ 43Things] asks "what do you want to do with your life?" Create a list on the site, see what other people are doing, make comments, share goals. (No relation to [http://www.43folders.com/ 43Folders])

	~~<html>~~		* [http://www.pocketmod.com/">PocketMod]: Free disposable personal organizer. Customize and print out a nifty little to-do list/calendar/whatever.
	~~<ul>~~		* [http://www.43folders.com/2004/09/introducing_the.html">The Hipster PDA]: Who needs a Palm Pilot when you can put some index cards together with a binder clip? (From 43Folders)
	~~<li><a href="~~http://www.~~tadalist~~.com/">~~Ta-da List</a>~~: ~~make your lists online, view or change them anywhere with a web connection,~~ and ~~share them with friends.</li>~~		* [http://www.dexterity.com/articles/do-it-now.htm">Do it now]: this productivity screed by Steve Pavlina is a little much for my taste, but he still has good ideas in here.
	~~<li><~~a ~~href="http://www.rememberthemilk.com/about/learnmore.rtm">Remember the Milk</a>: another online~~ to-do list ~~manager <~~/~~li>~~
	~~<li><a href="~~http://www.~~43things~~.com/">~~43Things</~~a~~> asks "what do~~ you ~~want to do~~ with ~~your life~~?~~" Create a list on the site, see what other people are doing, make comments, share goals.~~ (~~No relation to <a href="~~http://www.~~43folders~~.com/">~~43Folders</~~a~~>) </li>~~

	~~<li><a href="http://www.pocketmod.com/">PocketMod</a>: Free disposable personal organizer. Customize and print out a nifty little to-do list/calendar/whatever.</li>~~
	~~<li><a href="http://www.43folders.com/2004/09/introducing_the.html">The Hipster PDA</a>: Who needs a Palm Pilot when you can put some index cards together with a binder clip? (From 43Folders)</li>~~
	~~<li><a href="http://www.dexterity.com/articles/do-it-now.htm">Do it now</a>: this productivity screed by Steve Pavlina is a little much for my taste, but he still has good ideas in here.</li>~~
	~~</ul>~~
	~~</html>~~

	=== Other Funny Stuff ===		=== Other Funny Stuff ===

	~~<html><ul>~~		* [http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=7240 Gotta Get My Stuff Done]: a funny little Quicktime video clip about procrastination.
			* [http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/lists/23BrendonLloyd.html 7 Habits of Highly Successful People] from McSweeney's. This makes it sound so easy!
	~~<li><a href="~~http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=7240">Gotta Get My Stuff Done~~</a>~~: a funny little Quicktime video clip about procrastination.~~</li>~~		* [http://www.zefrank.com/punc/ Communication Skills]: a little video by Ze Frank about how to make replying to obnoxious emails fun. It doesn't have much to do with GTD, but I think it is funny.

	~~<li><a href="~~http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/lists/23BrendonLloyd.html">7 Habits of Highly Successful People~~</a>~~ from McSweeney's. This makes it sound so easy! ~~</li>~~
	~~<li><a href="~~http://www.zefrank.com/punc/">Communication Skills~~</a>~~: a little video by Ze Frank about how to make replying to obnoxious emails fun. It doesn't have much to do with GTD, but I think it is funny.~~</li>~~
	~~</ul></html>~~

PeterHarding at 22:25, 8 January 2008

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	# iterate and refactor mercilessly		# iterate and refactor mercilessly

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	So, basically, you make your stuff into real, actionable items or things you can just get rid of. Everything you keep has a clear reason for being in your life at any given moment—both now and well into the future. This gives you an amazing kind of confidence that a) nothing gets lost and b) you always understand what’s on or off your plate.		So, basically, you make your stuff into real, actionable items or things you can just get rid of. Everything you keep has a clear reason for being in your life at any given moment—both now and well into the future. This gives you an amazing kind of confidence that a) nothing gets lost and b) you always understand what’s on or off your plate.
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	Also built-in to the system are an ongoing series of reviews, in which you periodically re-examine your now-organized stuff from various levels of granularity to make sure your vertical focus (individual projects and their tasks) is working in concert with your horizontal focus (side to side scanning of all incoming channels for new stuff). It’s actually sort of fun and oddly satisfying.		Also built-in to the system are an ongoing series of reviews, in which you periodically re-examine your now-organized stuff from various levels of granularity to make sure your vertical focus (individual projects and their tasks) is working in concert with your horizontal focus (side to side scanning of all incoming channels for new stuff). It’s actually sort of fun and oddly satisfying.

PeterHarding at 22:21, 8 January 2008

2008-01-08T22:21:29Z

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	In Ready For Anything, Allen says that when he has to describe his approach in under a minute, he usually says something like this:		In Ready For Anything, Allen says that when he has to describe his approach in under a minute, he usually says something like this:

	"Get everything out of your head. Make decisions about actions required on stuff when it shows up—not when it blows up. Organize reminders of your projects and the next actions on them in appropriate categories. Keep your system current, complete, and reviewed sufficiently to trust your intuitive choices about what you're doing (and not doing) at any time." (p.16)		<i>"Get everything out of your head. Make decisions about actions required on stuff when it shows up—not when it blows up. Organize reminders of your projects and the next actions on them in appropriate categories. Keep your system current, complete, and reviewed sufficiently to trust your intuitive choices about what you're doing (and not doing) at any time."</i> (p.16)

	It's that simple! And that difficult! Below are the major components to the GTD system		It's that simple! And that difficult! Below are the major components to the GTD system

PeterHarding at 22:20, 8 January 2008

2008-01-08T22:20:57Z

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	In Ready For Anything, Allen says that when he has to describe his approach in under a minute, he usually says something like this:		In Ready For Anything, Allen says that when he has to describe his approach in under a minute, he usually says something like this:

	Get everything out of your head. Make decisions about actions required on stuff when it shows up—not when it blows up. Organize reminders of your projects and the next actions on them in appropriate categories. Keep your system current, complete, and reviewed sufficiently to trust your intuitive choices about what you're doing (and not doing) at any time. (p.16)		"Get everything out of your head. Make decisions about actions required on stuff when it shows up—not when it blows up. Organize reminders of your projects and the next actions on them in appropriate categories. Keep your system current, complete, and reviewed sufficiently to trust your intuitive choices about what you're doing (and not doing) at any time." (p.16)

	It's that simple! And that difficult! Below are the major components to the GTD system		It's that simple! And that difficult! Below are the major components to the GTD system
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	=== GTD-specific ===		=== GTD-specific ===

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	<li><a href="http://www.davidco.com/">David Allen Company</a>, the official web site</li>		<li><a href="http://www.davidco.com/">David Allen Company</a>, the official web site</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.davidco.com/pdfs/gtd_workflow_advanced.pdf">Advanced Workflow Chart</a> (PDF). Not for the faint of heart, this is actually a great visualization of the GTD system.</li>		<li><a href="http://www.davidco.com/pdfs/gtd_workflow_advanced.pdf">Advanced Workflow Chart</a> (PDF). Not for the faint of heart, this is actually a great visualization of the GTD system.</li>
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	<li><a href="http://www.to-done.com/">To-Done!</a>: Another GTD/lifehacks blog </li>		<li><a href="http://www.to-done.com/">To-Done!</a>: Another GTD/lifehacks blog </li>
	<li><a href="http://www.marktaw.com/blog/CascadingNextActions.html">Cascading actions</a>: what about the <em>next</em> Next Action?</li>		<li><a href="http://www.marktaw.com/blog/CascadingNextActions.html">Cascading actions</a>: what about the <em>next</em> Next Action?</li>
	</ul>		</ul></html>

	=== Email: the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems ===		=== Email: the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems ===

	<ul>		<html><ul>
	<li><a href="http://www.goodexperience.com/reports/e-mail/">Managing Incoming E-mail: What Every User Needs to Know</a> By Mark Hurst. This PDF document has techniques for managing the onslaught of email (including spam), and for keeping your in-box empty.</li>		<li><a href="http://www.goodexperience.com/reports/e-mail/">Managing Incoming E-mail: What Every User Needs to Know</a> By Mark Hurst. This PDF document has techniques for managing the onslaught of email (including spam), and for keeping your in-box empty.</li>

	<li><a href="http://www.changethis.com/10.TyrannyOfEmail">The Tyranny of Email</a>: Written from a programmer's point of view, this PDF has some good things to say about how to treat email so it isn't constantly interrupting your actual work.</li>		<li><a href="http://www.changethis.com/10.TyrannyOfEmail">The Tyranny of Email</a>: Written from a programmer's point of view, this PDF has some good things to say about how to treat email so it isn't constantly interrupting your actual work.</li>
	</ul>		</ul></html>

	=== Other Useful Stuff ===		=== Other Useful Stuff ===

			<html>
	<ul>		<ul>
	<li><a href="http://www.tadalist.com/">Ta-da List</a>: make your lists online, view or change them anywhere with a web connection, and share them with friends.</li>		<li><a href="http://www.tadalist.com/">Ta-da List</a>: make your lists online, view or change them anywhere with a web connection, and share them with friends.</li>
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	<li><a href="http://www.dexterity.com/articles/do-it-now.htm">Do it now</a>: this productivity screed by Steve Pavlina is a little much for my taste, but he still has good ideas in here.</li>		<li><a href="http://www.dexterity.com/articles/do-it-now.htm">Do it now</a>: this productivity screed by Steve Pavlina is a little much for my taste, but he still has good ideas in here.</li>
	</ul>		</ul>
			</html>

	=== Other Funny Stuff ===		=== Other Funny Stuff ===

	<ul>		<html><ul>

	<li><a href="http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=7240">Gotta Get My Stuff Done</a>: a funny little Quicktime video clip about procrastination.</li>		<li><a href="http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=7240">Gotta Get My Stuff Done</a>: a funny little Quicktime video clip about procrastination.</li>
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	<li><a href="http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/lists/23BrendonLloyd.html">7 Habits of Highly Successful People</a> from McSweeney's. This makes it sound so easy! </li>		<li><a href="http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/lists/23BrendonLloyd.html">7 Habits of Highly Successful People</a> from McSweeney's. This makes it sound so easy! </li>
	<li><a href="http://www.zefrank.com/punc/">Communication Skills</a>: a little video by Ze Frank about how to make replying to obnoxious emails fun. It doesn't have much to do with GTD, but I think it is funny.</li>		<li><a href="http://www.zefrank.com/punc/">Communication Skills</a>: a little video by Ze Frank about how to make replying to obnoxious emails fun. It doesn't have much to do with GTD, but I think it is funny.</li>
	</ul>		</ul></html>