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July 2009 (3)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 03: How To Save Berries From Birds (0)
- 02: Handling Schedule Disruption (0)
- 01: 6 Ways to Water Your Garden…Without Waste (0)
June 2009 (24)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Autofocus V.2 Announced (0)
- 30: Open Loops 6/30/2009: Articles I Thought Worth Passing Along (0)
- 29: What Makes A Project Worthwhile? (1)
- 28: Open Loops Special Edition 6/28/2009: Software and Tips (0)
- 26: Reclaim Reading Time By Giving Up (2)
- 25: How To Have Gourmet Bread without Breaking The Bank (11)
- 24: Simplifying Breakfasts (3)
- 23: Open Loops 6/23/2009: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along (4)
- 22: How To Cut Your Losses and Start Over (1)
- 19: 7 Ways to Simplify Laundry (4)
- 18: The Two Sides of Part Time Work (2)
- 17: The Essential Simplicity Reading List (1)
- 16: Open Loops 6/16/2009 (0)
- 15: Productivity For New Moms (4)
- 12: 12 Things You Should Be Able To Do Around the House (0)
- 11: How To Organize with Small Children (1)
- 10: Organizing Without Breaking the Bank (0)
- 09: Open Loops 6/9/2009: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along (0)
- 08: Simplifying Keeping Track of Contacts (0)
- 05: Do You Have A Bucket List? (0)
- 04: Five Ways To Save Money At Work (0)
- 03: Review of 10,001 Ways To Live Large on a Small Budget (0)
- 02: Open Loops 6/2/2009: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along (2)
- 01: Using Feedback Loops To Improve Productivity (0)
May 2009 (22)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 29: Applying Depression Cooking To Today (0)
- 28: 10 Essential Lifehack Sites (2)
- 27: Life Design 101: What Does My Ideal Evening Look Like? (0)
- 26: Open Loops 5/26/2009: Articles I Thought Worth Passing Along (0)
- 25: Life Design 101: Getting To My Ideal Weekend (0)
- 22: Using Toucan to Simplify Synching (0)
- 21: Life Design 101: What Do I Want My Weekend To Look Like? (0)
- 20: Hauled Up Short, Or SPB’s New Tangent (2)
- 19: Open Loops 5/19/2009: Articles I Thought Worth Passing Along (2)
- 18: Timeboxing for Creative Work (4)
- 15: Summer Activities for Kids: Limiting Activities (2)
- 14: Summer Activities for Kids: 10 Non-Electronic Outings (1)
- 13: Summer Activities for Kids: Choosing A Camp Program (0)
- 12: Open Loops 5/12/2009: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along (2)
- 11: The Importance of Routines (0)
- 09: The Joy of Doing It Yourself (0)
- 08: How To Make Windows Start Up Faster…The Easy Way (2)
- 07: A Leftie’s Favorite Pens (2)
- 06: 16 Ways To Find More Time For Yourself (0)
- 05: Open Loops 5/5/2009: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along (0)
- 04: Avoiding Afternoon Slump (0)
- 01: How To Fix A File Not Found Error When Accessing The Macros in Outlook 2007 (0)
April 2009 (27)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Time Sinks, Or Why I Don’t Use Facebook (3)
- 29: Growing Sprouts: Guest Article Now At AlmostFrugal (0)
- 29: Examining Commitments, Spoken and Unspoken (0)
- 28: Open Loops 4/28/2009: Articles I Thought Worth Passing Along (0)
- 27: Blog Is Back Up (0)
- 27: Universal Productivity Concepts: The GTD “Process” (0)
- 25: Contest #1 Winners
- 24: Contest #1 Entry Ends Tonight!
- 23: Are You Getting Energy From What You Are Doing? (1)
- 22: The Underlying Key To Productivity AND Simplicity: No Waste (0)
- 21: Open Loops 4/21/2009: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along (0)
- 20: 30 Things I Know about Productivity (1)
- 18: Contest Announcement: Contest #1 (13)
- 17: How To Organize Your Laundry Area (0)
- 16: Using iTunes Genius To Auto-Construct Playlists (0)
- 15: File It Box Review (0)
- 14: Open Loops 4/14/2009: Articles I Thought Worth Passing Along: Goals Edition (2)
- 13: Universal Productivity Truths: The GTD Capture (3)
- 12: How To Motivate Without Deadlines: An Autofocus Perspective (0)
- 10: How I Locked My Daughter’s Netbook Down (1)
- 09: Storage Solutions From Household Castoffs (0)
- 08: How To Chunk Time (0)
- 07: Open Loops 4/7/2009: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along (0)
- 06: Universal Concepts Within GTD (0)
- 03: How To Back Up A Website (0)
- 02: Do Next Actions Really Simplify the Task At Hand? (2)
- 01: The New Everything Planner Is Released (1)
March 2009 (23)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Open Loops 3/31/2009: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along (0)
- 30: How I Apply Productivity Methods To Gardening (0)
- 27: Organizing the Kitchen: Food (0)
- 26: How To Make Bulk Buying Work (4)
- 25: Simplifying Dinner: Crockpots (0)
- 24: Open Loops 3/24/2009: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along (0)
- 23: Call for Guest Authors (0)
- 20: Organizing Your Kitchen Cupboards: Non-Food Items (0)
- 19: Software I Use: DVD Catalyst (0)
- 18: Changing Up Backups…And Why You Should Have Good Backups (1)
- 17: Return of the Sister Blog (0)
- 17: Open Loops 3/17/2009: Articles I Thought Worth Passing Along (1)
- 16: How To Avoid Rabbit Trails (0)
- 13: Organizing Your Kitchen: The Freezer (2)
- 12: Cloud Productivity: Do Everything (2)
- 11: Why I Went Back To Basic Autofocus (1)
- 10: Open Loops 3/10/2009: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along (0)
- 09: How I Use My MP3 To Concentrate (3)
- 06: Organizing Your Kitchen: The Refrigerator (0)
- 05: How To Unstick Sliding Doors…Without Grease (0)
- 04: Super Easy Dinner? Oui! (0)
- 03: Open Loops 3/3/2009: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along (1)
- 02: How To Hunt Office Vampires (2)
February 2009 (23)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 27: How to Organize Your Dining Room (0)
- 26: How To Unstick A Zipper (1)
- 25: Strategies for Living on One Income (3)
- 24: Open Loops 2/24/2009: Articles I Want to Pass Along (0)
- 23: Distraction Free Writing (2)
- 20: How To Organize Specific Areas of Your Bathroom (1)
- 19: Six Ways to Make the Blog More Useful (0)
- 18: Simplicity’s Missing Link (0)
- 17: Open Loops 2/17/2009: Articles I Want To Share (0)
- 16: Morning Productivity for Non-Morning People (2)
- 15: What Would Happen If You Got Sick? (5)
- 13: How To Organize Your Clothing (0)
- 11: How To Save Money, Time and Calories: “Backup” Pantry Food (1)
- 11: Save Time By Minimizing Mouse Clicks (0)
- 10: Mark Forster’s New System Is Now Public (1)
- 10: Open Loops 2/10/2009: Articles I Want To Pass On (1)
- 09: The Extra Perks of Productivity (0)
- 06: How To Organize Your Bathroom (1)
- 05: 100 Productivity Blogs List (0)
- 05: 3 Questions To Consider Before Changing Your Productivity Habits (0)
- 04: 10 Ways To Simplify Your Life Today (0)
- 03: Open Loops 2/3/2009: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along (0)
- 02: Making Progress By Clearing Rubble (0)
January 2009 (23)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: How To Be More Productive…Application Launchers (0)
- 29: How To Simplify Owner’s Manuals (4)
- 28: What Is Frugality? (0)
- 27: Open Loops 1/27/2009 – Articles I Found Interesting (0)
- 26: 5…Plus 2 Green Living Blogs (0)
- 24: How I Use My PDA With Autofocus (4)
- 23: How To Return Letters In A Timely Fashion (0)
- 22: Mark Forster’s New System (7)
- 21: Filing Heresy: One Box Filing (18)
- 20: Open Loops 1/20/2009: Articles I Found Interesting (0)
- 19: 10 Must-Follow Productivity Blogs (0)
- 16: Using Autologin to Speed Up Boot Time (0)
- 15: How To Apply “Little and Often” To File Purging (2)
- 14: 6 Reasons to Simplify Your Life Now (2)
- 13: Open Loops 1/13/2009: Articles I Found Interesting (1)
- 12: 10 Must-Follow Blogs in Simplicity (6)
- 09: Five Ways To Help Your Child Using Monopoly (0)
- 08: How To Access Important Folders From The Taskbar (1)
- 07: Limiting Clutter with Containers (2)
- 06: Open Loops 1/6/2009: Articles I Found Interesting (0)
- 05: The Two Secrets of Being Productive While Sick (0)
- 02: Limiting Kid Media Time: The Chip System (0)
- 01: Looking Forward, Looking Back (0)
December 2008 (26)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Starting a New Job: The Simplified Desk (1)
- 30: Open Loops 12/30/2008: Articles I Found Interesting (0)
- 29: The Cons of Batch Processing (1)
- 26: Tips on Corraling Pet Hair (0)
- 25: Getting out of the “shoulds” (0)
- 24: Santa Tracking (0)
- 24: How to Make A Rubber Chicken, Or the Meal That Keeps On Giving (2)
- 23: Open Loops 12/23/08: Articles I Found Interesting (0)
- 22: The Pros of Batch Processing (2)
- 20: Happy Holidays (1)
- 19: How to Access Menus…from the Keyboard (0)
- 18: More Windows Shortcuts (0)
- 17: 3 Ways To Simplify Store Cards (1)
- 16: Blog Love (0)
- 16: Open Loops 12/16/2008: Articles I Found Interesting (1)
- 15: Do Productivity Tools Really Work? (2)
- 12: How To Turning Tree Lights On Without Getting Near the Tree (1)
- 11: How To Do A Recession-Proof Holiday (0)
- 10: How To Make Holidays Memorable (0)
- 09: Open Loops 12/9/08: Articles I Found Interesting (0)
- 08: A Down-And-Dirty Guide to Holiday Party Planning (0)
- 05: Simplifying Errands by Using Post Office Services (0)
- 04: Simplifying Envelopes: Sealing Tricks (1)
- 03: Simplifying Holiday Greetings (0)
- 02: Open Loops: Articles I Found Interesting (0)
- 01: How To Send Personalized Holiday Letters…With Little Effort (1)
November 2008 (21)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 28: How To Use Windows Scheduler (0)
- 27: Happy Thanksgiving (0)
- 26: Simplifying My Wallet (0)
- 25: Open Loops: Articles I Found Interesting (1)
- 24: How To Keep From Having To Do Massive Cleaning Sessions (0)
- 21: How To Minimize All Windows To The Taskbar (3)
- 20: How To Simplify Lunch Packing (0)
- 19: Simplifying Thanksgiving (0)
- 18: Open Loops: Articles I Found Interesting (0)
- 17: Moving Away From Productivity: Efficiency and Effectiveness (2)
- 16: My First Guest Post: Simpleology
- 14: The Easiest Way to Program Macros In Excel and Word (0)
- 13: Is Lowering Standards OK To Achieve Productivity? (1)
- 12: Getting Started (0)
- 11: Open Loop Edition: Articles I Found Interesting (0)
- 10: Getting Started: Productivity Abbreviations (2)
- 07: Tips: Highlighting Every Other Row In Excel 2003…By Formula (1)
- 06: 5 Things My Dog Taught Me About Weight Loss (0)
- 05: The Importance of The Familiar (2)
- 04: Open Loops: The Most Interesting Articles I’ve Read In the Last Week (0)
- 03: Garbage In, Garbage Out…How a Programming Term Applies to Everyday Life (0)
October 2008 (25)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Shower Cleaner Showdown (2)
- 30: How To Be Productive…Even While Not Working (2)
- 29: Simplicity Preparing for Houseguests (3)
- 28: Open Loops (0)
- 27: Productivity Tip: Limit the Notebooks (3)
- 24: How To Keep Electronics From Taking Over Your Working Space (0)
- 23: Simplifying Your Technical Resume (0)
- 22: Is Simplicity Bad for the Economy? (0)
- 21: Open Loop Edition (0)
- 20: How To Tell If You’re Productive…Or Just Busy (0)
- 18: Blog Business: New “Day” Structure (0)
- 17: Chinese Food and Productivity (0)
- 16: How To Get A Handle on Children’s Artwork (1)
- 15: Blog Action Day – Poverty (0)
- 14: Time Experts Telesummit (1)
- 14: The Roomba Died (1)
- 13: New Computer Productivity (0)
- 10: Book Review: Goal-Free Living (1)
- 09: Open Loops = Clutter (0)
- 08: How To Use HandyShopper to Make Sure You have Enough Toilet Paper (0)
- 07: What Happens When You Are Forced Have Your Ideal Day? (1)
- 06: What Would Your Ideal Day Look Like? (4)
- 03: The Line in the Sand: Why Work-Life Balance Is An Issue (1)
- 02: How to Reclaim 50% of Your Free Time (0)
- 01: Using Batch Files to Start and Stop Services (0)
September 2008 (21)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Book Review: Personal Development for Smart People (2)
- 29: How To Focus (0)
- 26: How I Use Bonsai (2)
- 25: One Easy Way To Simplify Dinnertime (1)
- 24: Review: Pocket Doan (1)
- 23: Stock Up The Freezer For Easy Meals (0)
- 22: Productivity Don’ts: Things To Stop Doing (0)
- 19: What’s The Purpose Behind Your Busy-ness? (0)
- 17: Software: PDA Reach (0)
- 16: The Sad Side of Hoarding (0)
- 15: What Do You Do With Information? (How To Craft Your Own Productivity Tracking Tools Series) (0)
- 12: Just Because It’s There Doesn’t Mean You Have To Use It (0)
- 11: How To Clean Out A Lunch Bag (0)
- 10: How I Use SmartListToGo (0)
- 09: Can You Stop Buying Books? I’m Going To Try (7)
- 08: How Does The Information Comes In (How To Craft Your Own Productivity Tracking Tools Series) (0)
- 05: Back To School: What Will You Learn This Year? (0)
- 04: Can You Downsize Your Gadgets? (5)
- 03: Glary Utilities (0)
- 02: Simplicity Mantra For Shopping (0)
- 01: How Many Places Do You Work? (How To Craft Your Own Productivity Tracking Tools Series) (0)
August 2008 (23)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 29: Are You Procrastinating Because of All-Or-Nothing Thinking? (5)
- 28: GTD Producing More Products (0)
- 28: Getting Ink Out (0)
- 27: Creating Keyboard Shortcuts to Start Software (1)
- 26: Simple Work Clothing for Men (1)
- 25: How Many Systems Do You Need? (How To Craft Your Own Productivity Tracking Tools Series) (1)
- 22: Do You Have Too Many Hobbies? (0)
- 20: My Favorite PDA Games (0)
- 19: Simple Work Clothing For Women (1)
- 18: How To Craft Your Own Productivity Tracking Tools : Series Intro (1)
- 15: Lessons from SUUSI: Summary (0)
- 14: How To Simplify Charging On Trips (0)
- 13: Software: Foxmarks (1)
- 12: One Way to Get More Time Back (0)
- 12: The Secret To Relaxing and Enjoying Your Life (0)
- 11: How To Back Up Your Windows Registry (0)
- 11: Themes, Not Goals (0)
- 08: Choosing Down Time Activities (2)
- 07: How To Get Ahead of the Game (2)
- 06: Review: SmartToDoList (1)
- 05: Simplicity: One Line Journals (1)
- 04: Un-productivity: Disorganization (1)
- 01: A Hidden Resource For Productivity and Information (2)
July 2008 (22)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Simplifying Trip Preparation (1)
- 30: FoxIt Reader (0)
- 29: Six Tools to Enjoy Your Job Like a Zen Monk (1)
- 28: Tools: Fun, Easy and Cheap (1)
- 25: 8 Ideas (Plus One NEW!) To Lighten Your Schedule (0)
- 24: Automating Spybot (0)
- 23: Morning Coffee (0)
- 22: Happiness versus Consumption (0)
- 21: The Whys of Productivity: Processing (0)
- 18: Gaining Peak Productivity: Eating Right (0)
- 17: Using Your MP3 Player To Make Yourself More Productive (2)
- 16: Review: AgendaAtOnce (0)
- 15: Checklists to Simplify Magazine Reading (2)
- 11: Do You Whine About Productivity? (0)
- 10: How I Simplified My Gardening Chores (0)
- 09: The Importance of Having Good Spyware Protection (5)
- 08: How To Organize Anything (0)
- 07: Productivity Fundamentals: Organizing and Executing (1)
- 04: Independence (0)
- 03: The Easy Way To Back Things Up (2)
- 02: Two Must-Haves for the iPod (0)
- 01: The Whys of Productivity: Minimizing Capture Location (1)
June 2008 (21)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: The Whys of Productivity: Gathering (3)
- 27: The Whys of Productivity: Writing Things Down (1)
- 26: 10 Easy Ways To Get More Miles Per Gallon (0)
- 25: Software: nnCron Lite (1)
- 24: Simplifying On-The-Go Files (0)
- 23: Getting Started With The Whys Productivity (1)
- 20: Good Enough (0)
- 19: How To Handle Junk Mail (2)
- 18: Software Overview: FEBE (0)
- 17: Uncomfortable with Free Time (2)
- 16: Determining Priorities: How Do I Spend My Time (0)
- 13: The Contents of My Camping Kitchen Box (0)
- 12: 5 Ways To Limit Book Clutter (1)
- 11: IWantSandy.com (0)
- 10: Simplifying Productivity (3)
- 09: Aids for Genuine Productivity (3)
- 06: Human Being or Doing? (1)
- 05: Excel Templates (2)
- 04: Jott.Com (0)
- 03: Five Ways to Simplify Camping (1)
- 02: Is It Procrastination or Lack of Clarity? (2)
May 2008 (23)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: How I Manage Blog Reading (2)
- 29: Remote Shutdown (0)
- 28: Expanding Software Wednesdays (0)
- 27: How I Simplify Keeping Track of Email Addresses (2)
- 26: Taking Control of Time (1)
- 25: Quote on Writing Things Down (0)
- 23: Retrieving Files Via Email (0)
- 22: The Office Survival Kit (37)
- 21: The Search For Software: Franklin’s Goals (2)
- 20: Simplicity: Customizing Flylady (0)
- 19: The One Thing That Will Keep You Productive (0)
- 16: Freeing Myself from the To Do List (1)
- 15: How I Capture Random Thoughts (6)
- 14: Review: Google Desktop (0)
- 13: Random Simplicity: Fix Quick and Healthy Meals (2)
- 12: Schedule Calibration (1)
- 09: Introducing the Other Blog (0)
- 08: Creating Your Own Templates in Word (2)
- 07: Review: WorkRave (0)
- 06: 5 Simple Ways to a Clean Home (0)
- 05: Productivity Roadblocks or Stumbling Blocks (0)
- 02: Foundations of Productivity: Always Be Doing Something (2)
- 01: The 10 O’Clock Rule (0)
April 2008 (22)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Review: Tetris (0)
- 29: Simplicity: Getting Down To Basics (0)
- 28: What Are You Being Productive For? (2)
- 25: Using Contexts With Closed Lists (0)
- 24: Tip: Don’t Forget Your USB Drive (0)
- 23: Review: Tweak UI (0)
- 22: Simplifying Syncing (2)
- 21: Five Ways to Improve Concentration (0)
- 18: 10 Things I Did to Improve My Cube (0)
- 17: Moving Office Spaces Made Easy (0)
- 16: Review: Padlock Hack (0)
- 15: Hidden Opportunities to Declutter (1)
- 14: Capturing: Electronic vs. Analog (0)
- 11: Why A To Do List Will Not Make You Productive (3)
- 10: 5 Ways to Be Productive While Sick (0)
- 09: Review: ShortKeys (0)
- 08: 6 Ways to Simplify Family Vacations (0)
- 07: Committing and Getting To Done: Task Lists (0)
- 04: Getting From Notebooks to My System (0)
- 03: Using Bonsai And My Closed List Forms (0)
- 02: Review: Think Fast Math (0)
- 01: The One Thing You Need To Do to Make Yourself Always Productive (2)
March 2008 (22)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Experiment: Week-At-A-Glance (3)
- 28: Respecting Limits for Productivity (0)
- 27: On-The-Go Charging (0)
- 26: Review: Progect (2)
- 25: 5 Ways to Take out the Mental Trash (1)
- 24: Five Eccentric Productivity Jump-Start Tricks (1)
- 21: 5 Steps to Slimming Your Projects List (0)
- 20: Simplify Computer Communication Using PDF Files (3)
- 19: Review: PageFour (0)
- 18: Getting Rid of Bedroom Clutter (0)
- 17: Two Questions You Have To Ask When Defining Outcomes (0)
- 14: We’ve Been Included… (0)
- 14: Letting A Corner of Clutter Slide (0)
- 13: How to Get Rid of Office Clutter (0)
- 12: PDA Web Browser (0)
- 11: Do You Really Need to Get More Done? (1)
- 10: Using Free Time At Work (0)
- 07: 10 Things To Do To Simplify Getting Out the Door (2)
- 06: Tip: Processing Email (0)
- 05: Review: Patience (0)
- 04: Why You Should Find Time To Think (1)
- 03: 5 Ways To Get Your To Do List in Shape (0)
February 2008 (21)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 29: Making Real Progress: Make a list of things you would like to finish up from last year. (0)
- 28: 5 Ways to Reduce Cord Clutter (2)
- 27: Review: NoahLite (0)
- 26: How To Instantly Have A Better Day (0)
- 25: The Four Criteria and Maximizing the Possibilities of What To Do Next: Priority (0)
- 22: The Four Criteria and Maximizing the Possibilities of What To Do Next: Energy (0)
- 21: The Four Criteria and Maximizing the Possibilities of What To Do Next: Time Available (0)
- 20: Review: Scrabble (0)
- 19: The Four Criteria and Maximizing the Possibilities of What To Do Next: Context (0)
- 18: Bottoms-Up Time Management: Moving to the Next Level (0)
- 15: Productivity And The Hierarchy of Needs (1)
- 14: When To Quit (0)
- 13: Review: Plan My Day (0)
- 12: De-Stress Your Life With Nature (0)
- 11: Be More Productive By Killing Bad Habits (0)
- 08: Update on Finishing Projects (0)
- 07: Figuring Out What Cell is Highlighted in Excel (0)
- 06: Review: Notestudio (0)
- 05: De-stress Your Life By Driving Slower (0)
- 04: Clearing the Decks (0)
- 01: Finishing Projects (3)
January 2008 (74)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Using An Exercise Ball As A Chair (0)
- 30: Review: Pluckr (0)
- 29: Use These 5 Gardening Principles to Be More Productive (0)
- 28: The Blog’s New Look (0)
- 28: Balance (3)
- 25: Simplifying My Car (0)
- 24: Limiting Yak-shaving with Batch Files (2)
- 23: Review: SimonSayz (0)
- 22: Bare Minimum Productivity (0)
- 21: One Easy Way To Be Productive…Wherever You Are (1)
- 18: The Downside of Cleaning a Desk: Nature Abhors a Vacuum (2)
- 18: Random Productivity: Cleaning Your Desk (0)
- 17: Is It Better To Wait For the Right Tool Or To Just Use The Wrong One? (0)
- 16: Review: Pocket Planter (0)
- 15: Simplifying Children’s Gifts (0)
- 14: Time Off And Productivity: Is It Better to Do More Or Less? (0)
- 13: Port from old blog done (0)
- 12: Review: My Housework (0)
- 12: Review: MoonPhase (0)
- 12: How To Use Whining As A Way To Not Get Things Done (0)
- 12: Common GTD Pitfalls applied to Life Ala FlyLady (0)
- 12: Review: Look At Me (0)
- 12: How Deciding The Whys of What You Want To Accomplish Can Save Time (0)
- 11: Review: KeyGen (0)
- 11: Review: The Palm Keyboard (0)
- 11: Tip: A Quick Way to Turn On Your Beam Receive Function (0)
- 11: Update on Turn It Off Day (0)
- 11: National Shutdown Day (1)
- 11: Review: JournalEase (0)
- 10: The Evolution of My Productivity System: Getting Things Done (0)
- 10: The Evolution of My Productivity System: Flylady (1)
- 10: The Evolution of My Productivity System: My First PDA (2)
- 10: The Evolution of My Productivity System: DayTimer Software (5)
- 10: The Evolution of My Productivity System: The DayTimer 7 Habits Pages (0)
- 10: The Evolution of My Productivity System: 7 Habits For Highly Effective People (1)
- 10: The Evolution of My Productivity System: The DayTimer (0)
- 10: The Evolution of My Productivity System: The Student Planner (0)
- 10: The Evolution of My Productivity System (0)
- 09: Beam Your Business Card (0)
- 09: Review: Icon Manager (0)
- 09: Writing On the Palm (0)
- 09: Always Have A Notebook, Or In Praise Of Paper (1)
- 09: Review: Hugo (0)
- 08: The Top 10 Things I Have Learned From Flylady #1: The Power of the Before Bed Routine (0)
- 08: The Top 10 Things I Have Learned From Flylady #2: Taking Care of Me Makes A Big Difference (0)
- 08: The Top 10 Things I Have Learned From Flylady #3: I Really Can Do Anything for 15 Minutes (0)
- 08: The Top 10 Things I Have Learned From Flylady #4: Jump In Where You Are (0)
- 08: The Top 10 Things I Have Learned From Flylady #5: Little Bits Add Up To A Lot (0)
- 07: The Top 10 Things I Have Learned From Flylady #6: There Is No Magic Pill (0)
- 07: The Top 10 Things I Have Learned From Flylady #7: Keep Supplies Where They Are Used (0)
- 07: The Top 10 Things I Have Learned From Flylady #8: There May Be A Right Tool, But There Is No Perfect Tool (0)
- 07: The Top 10 Things I Have Learned From Flylady #9: The Right Tool Can Make A Big Difference (0)
- 07: The Top 10 Things I Have Learned From Flylady #10: A Timer Will Keep Me On Track (0)
- 07: The Top 10 Things I Have Learned From Flylady #11: Progress, Not Perfection (0)
- 04: Tip: A Handy Flashlight…Your PDA (2)
- 04: Keeping Your Eyes On Your Dreams (0)
- 04: Review: Holidays (0)
- 04: Tip: Ensuring You Wake Up While Traveling (0)
- 04: Tip: Simplifying Taking Meeting Notes (0)
- 03: The Myth of the Magic Bullet (0)
- 03: Review: HandWrite (0)
- 03: Review: GeekSounds (0)
- 03: Balance: Time Slots Won’t Do It (0)
- 03: How To Thin Out Your Next Action List (0)
- 02: How I Saved Rehearsal with my PDA (0)
- 02: Review: Froggy (0)
- 02: Tip: Remembering Previewed Movies You Want To See (0)
- 02: Procrastination = Incorrect Next Action? (0)
- 02: What Would My Time Diet Look Like? (0)
- 01: Example: How I Set Up Projects (0)
- 01: Review: Eudora Internet Suite (0)
- 01: Simplicity In Action (0)
- 01: How To Read Blogs On the Go…Without WiFi (0)
- 01: Tip: Using The PDA for Grocery Shopping (0)
December 2007 (41)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: How To Retain Reading (0)
- 31: Deadlines: A Motivational Tool (0)
- 31: Review: Euchre (0)
- 31: Tip: Using The PDA Camera To Transmit Information (0)
- 31: Review: Eightball (0)
- 28: Tip: Verify Your Backup Software (0)
- 28: Review: Documents To Go (0)
- 28: Tip: How To Visually Declutter Your PDA (0)
- 28: Review: DBCleaner (0)
- 27: Tip: Make Your Palm Flip (0)
- 27: Review: Cricket King (0)
- 27: Tip: Freeing Up Hardware Buttons (0)
- 27: Review: Cribbage (0)
- 26: Tip: Creating A Meeting/Task/ Email in Agendus Quickly (0)
- 26: Review: Crash (0)
- 26: Review: Contraction Timer (0)
- 26: Tip: Using Icons and Colors To Clarify Datebook Information (0)
- 25: Review: Bubblet (0)
- 25: Having the Right Tool….Priceless (0)
- 25: Review: Bejeweled (0)
- 25: How To Have Two Brains (0)
- 24: A System Only Works If You Use It (0)
- 24: Review: BDicty Pro (0)
- 24: Review: Baby Calc (0)
- 24: End Of Year Cleaning (0)
- 21: Deluttering My Productivity System: the PDA (0)
- 20: Why I Won’t Support PocketGear (1)
- 20: Tip Of The Week: Saving Outlook Emails to a Regular Folder (0)
- 19: Review: Slap/Snap (3)
- 18: Simplifying Meals: Freezer Cooking (3)
- 17: How to Avoid Overwhelming Your To Do List (And Yourself) (0)
- 14: Is It Possible To Be Productive Without Concrete Goals? (0)
- 13: Getting More Done: Expanding Contexts (0)
- 12: Review: PocketTunes (0)
- 11: Simplifying the Morning: Coffee (0)
- 10: Why I Keep My Cell Phone On (0)
- 07: 4 Ways To Use Storage Effectively (0)
- 06: Catching Data Entry Leaks (0)
- 05: Review: PDA Cookbook (1)
- 04: 5 Things to Do To Simplify Your Productivity System (0)
- 03: Effective vs. Efficient (0)
November 2007 (26)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: HandyShopper: Some Example Databases (0)
- 29: Review: HS2Utils for Windows (0)
- 28: Review: HS2Edit (0)
- 27: Review: HS2 Utils (0)
- 26: Review: Handyshopper (1)
- 23: Toys? Do You Need the Latest And Greatest? (0)
- 22: Key To Calmness: Gratitude (0)
- 21: Review: TextPlus (0)
- 20: Simplifying Holidays By Using Tradition (0)
- 19: Productivity While Sick (0)
- 16: Taking the Day Off (0)
- 15: Simplicity Tip: Clear Your Desk (0)
- 14: Review: Remote (0)
- 13: Sudden Simplicity: What To Do When You Are Losing Your Grip (0)
- 12: Surviving a Task Explosion (0)
- 10: Autumn and Expansion (0)
- 10: Another Miracle, Thanks to Flylady and GTD (0)
- 10: Review: AppList (0)
- 09: Review: Agendus Mail (0)
- 09: Hidden Clutter: Someday/Maybe (0)
- 08: This Too Shall Pass: Tip for Happiness (0)
- 07: Review: Astraware Solitaire (0)
- 06: How Simplifying Communications Has Increased My Productivity (0)
- 05: How To Avoid Motivation (0)
- 02: How To Backup Your Palm (0)
- 01: If You Lost All Your Data… (0)
October 2007 (22)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: What Is Enough? (0)
- 29: Tinkering: Good Or Bad? (2)
- 26: Gadgets or You: Who Rules Your Roost? (0)
- 25: 5 Ways To Beat Procrastination (0)
- 24: Review: FIFO (0)
- 23: The Secret Of A Slim To Do List: Remove Habits (0)
- 22: 5 Ways to Get Back on Track (1)
- 19: Do You Have Hidden Clutter in Your Past? (0)
- 18: Simple Living Tip: Plan Your Evening Meals (3)
- 17: Review: By Heart (0)
- 16: Do You Make the Mistake Of Thinking Full Automation Is Simplicity? (0)
- 14: What Everyone Should Know About Plastic Bags (Blog Action Day) (0)
- 12: Procrastination Buster (1)
- 11: Tips to Find Energy To Organize (0)
- 10: Review: Kid Color (0)
- 09: 4 Ways To Simplify Your To Do List (0)
- 08: Two Simple Rules For Productivity (0)
- 05: Overthinking (0)
- 04: Innovation vs. Standardization (0)
- 03: Review: Sudoku (2)
- 02: My New Tracking Sheet (0)
- 01: Put the Big Rocks First (0)
September 2007 (20)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 28: Single Best Productivity Tip: Simplify (0)
- 27: Unintentional Multitasking (0)
- 26: Review: Woman (0)
- 20: Mice, Antelopes and the To Do List (0)
- 19: Review: Word Wiggle (0)
- 18: Using Resources Wisely (0)
- 17: Organized People Are Lazy (0)
- 15: Saying No: Not Always Easy (0)
- 15: Outsourcing and GTD (0)
- 15: Review: BackupBuddy VFS (0)
- 14: The 10 Reasons People Seek To Simplify (0)
- 13: Pruning Your Next Action List (0)
- 12: Review: Yahtzee (0)
- 11: Simplifying your desk (0)
- 10: Simple Multitasking = 30% Late (2)
- 07: Falling Through The Cracks (0)
- 06: Book Review: Eat That Frog! (0)
- 05: Review: Music (1)
- 04: Faster Text Entry (0)
- 03: Labor Day (0)
August 2007 (20)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: The Secret To Getting Anything Started Easier (0)
- 30: Comfortable Tools Lead To Productivity (0)
- 29: Review: YAPS (Yet Another Password Safe) (0)
- 28: The Secret to Increased Productivity – Single Tasking (3)
- 27: What’s In Your Briefcase? (0)
- 24: Less Is More? Another Argument for Simplifying Productivity Systems (0)
- 23: Random Productivity Tip: Keep Track of Your Phone Numbers In One Place (2)
- 22: Little And Often Doesn’t Mean ALL (0)
- 21: 5 Ways to Simplify Keeping Track of Multiple Schedules (2)
- 20: Top Essential Tools #1: Written Routines (2)
- 16: Top Essential Tools #2: Timers (6)
- 15: Review: Metronome (0)
- 14: Top Essential Tools #3: Distraction Blockers (0)
- 13: Essentials to Productivity (2)
- 10: Review: Adventure (0)
- 09: The Key To Productivity (0)
- 08: Review: Bunny Math (0)
- 07: Another Feature For FileZ: Application List (0)
- 06: I Think I Need to Be Lazier (2)
- 01: Review: TeachFile (0)
July 2007 (22)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Unplugging for Productivity (0)
- 30: Simplifying Spaces (0)
- 27: Quicker Reboots (0)
- 26: Update on Finding Time (0)
- 24: Finding Time (0)
- 23: Creating Space for Creativity…and Productivity (0)
- 20: Life Defrag (0)
- 19: The Power of 15 Minutes (0)
- 18: Review: QuizWiz (0)
- 17: Shaking Up Routines to Spur Productivity and Creativity (0)
- 16: Listing Problems Instead of Next Actions (2)
- 14: Getting Things Done: DOING (3)
- 13: 10 Things To Say No To (0)
- 12: Saying No (1)
- 11: Review: Smart List To Go (0)
- 10: Simplification (0)
- 09: Choosing What To Do (0)
- 06: 5 Ways to Organize Your Workspace (0)
- 05: The Myth of a Balanced Life (0)
- 04: Review: Pocket Doan (2)
- 03: Work Life Balance: from Work to Me (0)
- 02: Goal Setting … As Waveforms (2)
June 2007 (30)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Editing Life (0)
- 30: How Not To Lead Geeks…GTD with Geeks (0)
- 29: Simplifying Inboxes 2007: Email (1)
- 28: Simplifying Inboxes 2007: Electronic Input (2)
- 27: Simplifying Inboxes 2007: Physical Inboxes (1)
- 26: Simplifying Inboxes 2007: Voice Mail (0)
- 25: Simplifying Inboxes 2007: Overview and Other Inboxes (1)
- 23: Reducing Inboxes 2005: Overview (0)
- 22: Why You Shouldn’t Finish Something That Has No Value (0)
- 21: Top 10 Ways To Reduce Your Work Week…Plus One (0)
- 20: Review: TotTutor (0)
- 19: 2 Basics for Getting Things Done Faster (2)
- 18: A Personal Weekly Review (0)
- 16: Review: Filez (2)
- 15: Outsourcing: What I Would Like To Outsource (2)
- 14: Outsourcing: What I Would Never Outsource (0)
- 13: Review: Alphabet Rhyme Times (0)
- 12: Bonsai Ebook Now Available (3)
- 12: Outsourcing: Are You The Best Person For That Job? (0)
- 12: Outsourcing: What I Currently Outsource (1)
- 11: Book Review: The 4 Hour Work Week (0)
- 09: Review: ReDo (2)
- 08: The Myth of Multitasking (3)
- 07: Productivity Don’ts: Things to Stop Doing (5)
- 06: Review: Tide Tool (1)
- 05: Replacing Redo With Bonsai (2)
- 04: The Media Fast: Update (0)
- 02: What’s in My Weekly Review (0)
- 02: What’s In My Daily Review (6)
- 01: Clutter and Productivity: Decluttering Email (4)
May 2007 (45)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Clutter and Productivity: Your Computer Desktop (2)
- 30: Clutter and Productivity: Purging Reference Files (4)
- 29: Clutter and Productivity: Your Desktop (4)
- 28: Clutter and Productivity: Introduction (6)
- 27: Another article on partial attention…and my response (0)
- 27: Partial Attention (0)
- 26: Review: Mobipocket Reader and Creator (0)
- 25: The Media Fast (1)
- 24: Online Reading: Update for 2007 (0)
- 24: Follow up on Online Reading (0)
- 24: A Better Way to Handle Online Reading? (1)
- 23: Laziness…A Driving Factor In Productivity (2)
- 22: The One Thing Everyone Should Know About Productivity Systems (0)
- 21: Frogs, butterflies and productivity (2)
- 20: Review: Diddlebug (2)
- 19: Review: Raku DA (0)
- 19: Review: Bonsai (2)
- 19: Review: Volume DA (0)
- 18: 7 Ways to Increase Productivity…By Moving Stuff (2)
- 17: Using Bonsai with Getting Things Done: Summary (2)
- 17: Using Bonsai with Getting Things Done: Working Lists (1)
- 16: Using Bonsai with Getting Things Done: Review (3)
- 15: Using Bonsai with Getting Things Done: Thinking (0)
- 14: Using Bonsai with Getting Things Done: Capturing and Processing (2)
- 13: Using Bonsai With Getting Things Done: Working List Filters (0)
- 12: Using Bonsai with Getting Things Done: Review Filters (0)
- 11: Using Bonsai with Getting Things Done: Thinking Filters (0)
- 10: Using Bonsai With Getting Things Done: Processing Filters (3)
- 10: Using Bonsai With Getting Things Done: Filters (0)
- 09: Using Bonsai With Getting Things Done: The Overall Outline (0)
- 08: Using Bonsai With Getting Things Done: Global Settings/Preferences (0)
- 07: Using Bonsai With Getting Things Done: Keywords (1)
- 06: Review: ShortKeys (1)
- 06: Using Bonsai With Getting Things Done: Categories (0)
- 05: Using Bonsai With Getting Things Done: Outline Overview (0)
- 04: Using Bonsai With Getting Things Done: Introduction and Assumptions (3)
- 02: Welcome to SimpleProductivityBlog!
- 02: Living without my PDA (2)
- 01: GTD Phase 5: Do, Part III (1)
- 01: GTD Phase 5: Do, Part II (3)
- 01: GTD Phase 5: Do, Part I (0)
- 01: GTD Phase 4: Review (1)
- 01: GTD Phase 3: Organize (1)
- 01: GTD Phase 2: Process (1)
- 01: GTD Phase 1: Collect (2)
March 2006 (2)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 02: Review: QuickSynch DA (0)
- 01: Review: aoCtrlDA Desk Accessory (Auto Off) (0)
February 2006 (5)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 28: Review: acGraffitiRef Desk Accessory (0)
- 27: Review: DA Launcher (0)
- 26: Review: BigClock (1)
- 15: Review: BackupBuddy VFS (0)
- 09: Review: Audible Player (0)
January 2006 (4)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 25: Review: Agendus (0)
- 21: Flylady and GTD: A Study of Similarities (0)
- 14: Flylady: What is It? (1)
- 12: Getting Things Done: What is It? (0)
October 2005 (5)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 25: Reducing Inboxes in 2005: Part V – Email (2)
- 25: Reducing Inboxes in 2005: Part IV – Electronic Input (0)
- 25: Reducing Inboxes in 2005: Part III – Physical Inboxes (0)
- 25: Reducing Inboxes in 2005: Part II – Voice Mail (1)
- 25: Reducing Inboxes in 2005: Part I (1)
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