Open Loops: Articles I Found Interesting
Posted on November 18, 2008 by LJ Earnest
Categories: Open Loops
Tuesdays are open loop at SimpleProductivity blog.
Some oldies but goodies….
Over at Converstations, there is a good reminder (ConverStations: Finding Time for Change to Take) that there is no such thing as instant change.
Zen Habits boils down simplicity into its primary rule in “The First Rule of Simplifying: Identify the Essential (or, How to avoid the Void) “. Simply put (pun intended) it is: “The real goal of simplifying, and the First Rule, is to first identify what is essential, what you love, what is important to you – and then cut out all the rest that distracts you and keeps you from doing what’s important.”
Paawerfully Organized has a great article (Paauwerfully Organized – Hidden Clutter) on finding hidden clutter. I have used it to broaden my horizons of clutter awareness. Not all clutter is physical in nature.
Over at Get the Job Done Right: Focusing on One Task at a Time – Stacks and Stacks Clutter Control Freak Blog, there is a great nugget of wisdom for true productivity. “Make sure that you have all of the tools handy to complete the job.” If you don’t have everything where you need to use it, you are going to spend a large amount of time gathering materials. It is a key to efficient working.
There is a great summary of Getting Things Done over at Getting GTD Done : Getting Things Done. It gives very succinct points for those of you who may not have read the book, but want to see if the system is worth investigating. I don’t necessarily agree you need to buy the book, though. Check it out from the library if you feel that the above summary has warranted a look at the system.
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