Podcast Episode 50: Why You Shouldn’t Overplan
Today we've talked about the dangers of overplanning and how it ties into traditional project planning. Agile planning is a better way and we talk about how to do this.
Getting Household Things Done
One of the downfalls to the Getting Things Done system is that it focuses on work. And in that focus, it loses sight of the myriad things that have to be done to support life.
I've suspected for a long time that the reason so many people are able to make Getting Things Done work is because they have someone to deal with the household stuff.
Today we start a series of articles on Getting Household Things Done, which will cover applying the tenets of modern productivity systems to the maintenance tasks of life.
I've suspected for a long time that the reason so many people are able to make Getting Things Done work is because they have someone to deal with the household stuff.
Today we start a series of articles on Getting Household Things Done, which will cover applying the tenets of modern productivity systems to the maintenance tasks of life.
How To Move Small Stalled Projects Forward
The 12 Week plan is a great way to get moving on the stuff that I never seem to have time for. It allows me to break things down and schedule what I am going to do to make sure I make progress. But it works best for large, complex projects with multiple steps. What about smaller projects? Was there a way to move small stalled projects forward?
Podcast Episode 49: Motivation, Levels of Commitment, and Unfinished Projects
Today's show will have segments on avoiding motivation, assessing your levels of commitment and moving on to unfinished projects.
How I Moved From Evernote to OneNote and Trello
When I made the decision to move away from Evernote I knew I had to find a new home for my information. After a lot of searching and trial and error, I settled on OneNote and Trello. However, I was facing a major pile of pain in moving the information over. There was nothing on the web that told me how to do this. So I cobbled together a solution. Today's article is about this solution.
Finding An Evernote Replacement
When I decided to leave Evernote, I knew I needed to find something to replace it. The problem is, there is nothing on the market that does exactly what Evernote does: a repository for reference information with tagging, notebooks and the ability to link to task managers. I looked and tried software, and hunted some more. Today's article is about what I settled on as my Evernote replacement.
Why I Left Evernote
Sometimes people continue to do things out of habit. Even if it's not optimal, they will keep putting up with inconvenience and discomfort because the known is better than the unknown. But sometimes enough is enough. This last is why I left Evernote.
Podcast Episode 48: Clutter In A Different Light
Today we take an unconventional look at clutter: project clutter, hidden clutter, and using opportunities to declutter.
Podcast Episode 47: The Zeigarnick Effect And Open Loops
Today we're going to talk about how just putting your open loops - your unfinished objects - into a trusted system isn't good enough. We'll look at the Zeigarnik effect and how this can get in the way of focusing on what your are doing.
Why I Left Hootsuite, And How It Caused Me To Re-evaluate Many Other Things
Sometimes I get complacent. I don't want to do the work to evaluate my habits, routines, processes, and tools simply because I've done the work before. As a result, I often am stuck with things that don't work, until some external force causes me to re-evaluate where I am.
I realized this was an over-arching theme in my life recently after one of my tools did just that - forced me to re-evaluate. And it's caused some churn in my life, all of which has made things better.
I realized this was an over-arching theme in my life recently after one of my tools did just that - forced me to re-evaluate. And it's caused some churn in my life, all of which has made things better.
