Man, if there was ever unusable software that showed more promise–and thus–was more frustrating, I can’t imagine it.  37 Signals Highrise CRM is ultimately useable as a place to store contacts and contact information.   It’s got some rudimentary TODO features…but it lacks so much that makes it frustrating. What it does right–is a DEAD [...]

Out of all the current crop of web 2.0/productivity tools, the one I am most enamored with (and the one that makes me crazy when I don’t have it) is Google Notebook.   It is a lifesaver, and I’m going to take you through how I’m using it right now.    It works more or less the [...]

(Not the same thing as new year’s resolutions–those are big–these are small) Basic image editing proficiency:  I have "miserable" proficiency once–i could at one time create banners and stuff, but I’m well behind right now  I need to learn (a) design and (b) how to do it Learn [...]

1/2 way done–more will be done tomorrow.

4:30 comes early.  So sleep.

Before GTD came into my life, there were some seriously daunting projects that I was so fearful of that I couldn’t start. It was a “where do you start, oh, you’ll never get it done…oh, it’s too much….” feeling.

Most of the time, GTD talks about next actions–what is the next thing that you’re [...]

I’ve been really digging Google Notebook lately.  It’s been a handy GTD tool, and the “note this” feature on my right click rocks.  I wish there was some way to get it to come up without leaving the keyboard.  I have a lot of love for Google, and I truly hope that they buy Zoho [...]

I am a GTD freak. It’s what I do and it’s how I plow through all the stuff that I have to do on a regular basis. I have several collection buckets: my jotter, index cards, and google notebook are the ones I most frequently go to.

Google notebook+ Mozilla Firefox are the [...]

Multi-tasking is dead. It never worked and it never will. Intelligent people love to sing its praises because it gives them permission to avoid the much more challenging alternative: focusing on one thing. -Tim Ferris

This week was big for me. A major blog– blownmortgage.com, an Inman news top 25 most influential Eeal Estate [...]

Since last week, I’ve accepted a lot of relatively challenging demands on my time.    I’ve joined toastmasters.org   I’ve been invited to become a regular contributor to Blown Mortgage.  I’ve committed to a posting schedule here that is gonna be challenging, and I’m committed to getting really serious about tracking my performance next week (weight, money, [...]

GTD For Beginners:  Weekly Review.
For ultra newbies: GTD = Getting Things Done, and referrs to the Book by David Allen.

Part of GTD–an integral part you need to fully trust the system–is the weekly review. It’s unlikely that you will do much with GTD without a weekly review process that works.

The book suggests that you [...]