We often take on “one more project” because we think that we have some time in our schedule to handle a little bit more. “It’ll only take a little time,” we tell […]
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How Parkinson’s Law Blocks Your Happiness and Creativity
Are you using Parkinson’s Law as the foundation for spending less time on tasks? Maybe it’s time to reconsider whether this is sustainable and effective…
When It’s Not Worth Planning to Do Something Worth Doing
I used to think, “if it’s worth doing, it’s worth planning to do.” Though the phrase is sticky, it’s not quite right. I was thinking about this in reference to Julie’s Mindmapping […]
The 6 Questions to Ask During Your Mid-Month Review
Is it near the middle of the month and you’re starting to lose momentum? Or maybe you know you’re prone to make the Plan at the beginning of the month and, two […]
Why GTD Contexts Are More Work Than They’re Worth (For Me)
For those of you who worry that comments aren’t worth the trouble and that meaningful dialogues are a spectre of wishful thinking, I entreat you to take note of this blog post. […]
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 […]
How to Write Effective To-Do Lists
I’ve been writing a lot recently about taming your to-do lists. My focus has been on learning how to do less, but there’s another important way to go about taming your to-do […]
Mastering the To-Do List
The chief problem many of us face when we make our To-Do lists is that we try to list everything that we’re thinking about doing. The result is that we end up […]