July 2008

Review: Todoodlist – Crazy Name, Sound Ideas

I have to admit – for the first few months that I saw Todoodlist on other blogs, I thought it was “Todoodlelist.” Under either version, it’s a crazy name. Underlying that crazy name, however, is a sound principle – simple, paper productivity systems are more effective than complex, computer-based ones. Readers who have stuck around [...]

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ToDo Lists, Technology, and Simplicity

I’m going to say something obvious and try to make it sound profound: technology changes the way we approach our work. This realization became salient yesterday as I was thinking about Andre’s comment on “How to Write Effective ToDo lists” . Responding to my suggestion to include all the information needed to complete the action, [...]

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Reminder: Pick Up Your August Planners

It’s the 28th, so it’s time to pick the next month’s planners. Pick them up here: If having the reminder is helpful, let me know and I’ll either program it to happen on the 28th of every month or set up a newsletter that does so. Which would work best for those of you who [...]

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How to Write Effective ToDo Lists

I’ve been writing a lot recently about taming your ToDo lists. My focus has been on learning how to do less, but there’s another important way to go about taming your ToDo lists that’s as simple as learning how to write them in the first place. This became clear to me as I was reading [...]

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The Next Phase For Productive Flourishing

This is another “making of” posts, so if you don’t like such things, you probably won’t care much for this one. This one is considerably less melancholy than the last one I wrote sometime in April. Some of you may have noticed that I’ve been a bit less active here on the blog for the [...]

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Know Thyself and Become More Productive

How productive have you been today? There are many ways you can answer that question – but there are two different perspectives to think about when you do. One perspective depends on how much you actually have gotten done. Another perspective depends on how much you could actually do. I favor the latter perspective. When [...]

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Podcast: Getting Rid of Shoes and Commitments

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Summary: The rules for getting rid of too much stuff apply equally as well to trimming down your todo and commitment lists. Set a limit of what you can do, and don’t take anything else on until you finish or drop something you’ve already started. If you’d like to hear more tips on how [...]

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Are You at Home or Are You Merely Physically Present?

If you work from your home or would like to work from home and have a family (your partner counts as family if you don’t have kids!), stop skimming, sit up, and pay attention. This may be the most important thing you have read in a while. A friend of mine recently quit her stay [...]

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July and August Planners Available For Download

I’ve updated the Productivity Series Planners for July and August. Yes, I know I’m a bit late for July, but hey, better Nate than lever! They’re (still!) free. Pick them up here: Daily Productivity Planners Weekly Productivity Planners If you’re new here and don’t know what these planners are all about, check this post out [...]

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