Monthly Archives: June 2008

650 billion (not million) in Interruptions

Posted on June 24, 2008 by fwade_admin

An interesting article in the New York Times entitled”Lost in Email, Tech Firms Face Self-Made Beast.” Their effort comes as statistical and anecdotal evidence mounts that the same technology tools that have led to improvements in productivity can be counterproductive … Continue reading →

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Why MultiTasking Isn’t Working

Posted on June 19, 2008 by fwade_admin

This is a great article on Tim Ferriss’ blog written by Josh Waitzkin. Ever since I read the book Flow by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, I have been a believer in the power of focusing on a single task at a time. … Continue reading →

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A Time Management System for a LifeTime

Posted on June 17, 2008 by fwade_admin

One of the goals of 2Time is to help users create time management systems that last a lifetime. What does that mean? Most people start to think about time management when they become overwhelmed by some life change, such as … Continue reading →

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“Yeah, But I Remember the Important Things”

Posted on June 15, 2008 by fwade_admin

This sentence is said perhaps thousands of times per day by someone who has just forgotten to take out the garbage, pay a bill, return a phone call or send an email with that phone number you wanted. It’s the … Continue reading →

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Cutting the Volume of Email

Posted on June 13, 2008 by fwade_admin

I picked up the following quote from a post in Tim Ferris’ blog: Jim — May 29, ’08 – 10:17 PM “Another effect of reading and replying to e-mail frequently is that you don’t allow others responses to build up. … Continue reading →

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Bought — a New / Old PDA

Posted on June 11, 2008 by fwade_admin

My agonizing is over — after a few days of heavy thinking I replaced my broken Palm Tungsten T… with a refurbished Palm Tungsten T. Q. What lead to this particular bout of insanity? A. Well, in a word it … Continue reading →

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Tips to Install New Habits

Posted on June 10, 2008 by fwade_admin

I just read an entry in Steve Pavlina’s blog and he makes some good, in-depth observations about his own attempts to install new habits, such as getting up at 5:00 am each morning. He has spent some time looking at … Continue reading →

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The Case Against the Zero Inbox

Posted on June 9, 2008 by fwade_admin

There are a couple of arguments floating around out that militate against the idea of a Zero Inbox. In my last post I gave the example of someone who has the problem of having thousands of unread emails. The first … Continue reading →

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Making a Case for the Zero Inbox

Posted on June 8, 2008 by fwade_admin

In the recent argument between the time management gurus mentioned in my prior post, I came across an interesting articles that emphasized the need for a breakthrough in inbox management. First  off, let me start by saying that it’s not … Continue reading →

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A Public Fight Between the Gurus

Posted on June 6, 2008 by fwade_admin

A bit-based fight has opened up between the productivity gurus, Tim Ferris of 4 Hour Work Week (4HWW) fame and Mark Hurst, author of the book “Bit Literacy.” It all started with  an article in Entrepreneur Magazine written by Lena … Continue reading →

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