Entries from May 2008 ↓

I have been searching for a specific Palm software package that I don’t know exists. It would be based on Ben Franklin’s list of virtues (see the FlameBright article), and would allow me to track, on my PDA, my progress on my own list of virtues.
So far nothing has turned up.
Do any of my readers [...]

When I started this blog, I was interested in the intersections between Getting Things Done and Flylady. I abandoned pure GTD a while ago, and now the time has come for me to abandon pure Flylady as well.
One of the things I like about both GTD and Flylady is that their creators encourage people to [...]

Productivity doesn’t just happen. Just like it is more than writing a list (see “Why A To Do List Will Not Make You Productive”), it involves actually DOING things.
Doing things is dependent on your ability to make yourself do things. Another term for this is the phrase “self discipline”.
Self-discipline is not about abusing ourselves to [...]

My five-year-old spotted her name at the top of my to-do list this week. She wanted to know what it meant, and I explained to her that it was there so I would make sure to play with her.
After she left the room, I had an earth-shaking “what is wrong with this picture” moment. My [...]

I don’t know if it is just the way my mind works, but I suspect not. Fully engaged in a task, I will suddenly have a random thought pop into my head. For example, during one client presentation, I remembered I needed to refill the toilet paper in the downstairs bathroom. Then there was [...]

Google Desktop is a desktop search replacement tool. It provides a full-text search that covers not only text files, but also emails, PDFs, music, chat, bookmarks and more.
Where To Get It: The download can be found at desktop.google.com
Cost: This tool is free.
How I Use It: I use this at work. It allows me to track [...]

This random simplicity bit comes from 30 Days to a Simpler Life (aff).
I laughed when I pulled this out out, for two reasons: first, I had just completed a review of a new “simple cooking book” for my sister blog over at LauraEarnest.com — Solutions for Working Moms (Click here to read the review). Second, [...]

The last few weeks, since I started using my weekly template (see Experiment: Week-At-A-Glance) have been a productivity powerhouse. I was blasting through my lists, making progress like I haven’t in months…
And then allergy season hit. Four days of migraine with sinus problems. Needless to say, not much got done. I looked at my [...]