Q. What is 2Time?

Q. Why does anyone need a new approach to time management?
Q. Does 2Time apply to every professional?
Q. Do I have to abandon the system I am currently using?
Q. Do I have to buy anything?
Q. How is this different from all the other systems […]

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I was searching the internet to find some ideas on the most recent thinking on how habits are learned and unlearned when I ran across a rather dense article “for beginners.”
“Cognitive Load Theory for Beginners” makes some excellent points that seem to echo what we know about developing the skills we normally see at […]

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I have been looking at the way in which I have been doing the practice of Emptying more closely, and I am still convinced that it’s one of the most difficult practices. (For details on the practice of Emptying, see the list of Categories at the left, and click on — “Emptying.”)
It’s a […]

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I just listened to a very interesting interview of David Allen of GTD fame conducted by Merlin Mann of 43 folders.
In the interview Allen speaks frankly about the development of the GTD system, and concludes that if he were to write the book today, several years later, it would have “no difference whatsoever” from what […]

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As a supplement to the work we are doing this week on Capturing, I thought that I’d share my personal approach to Capturing, and why I consider myself a Green Belt. I will also describe some of the challenges that I have when I capture, and my plans for changing my own practices in this […]

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The manifesto I was asked to write for ChangeThis.com was published yesterday.

To receive a copy of this 12 page pdf, click here or visit the following URL: http://changethis.com/45.04.NewTime

As I mentioned in a prior post, the website is a place for new ideas that are selected by readers via an open vote. Based on […]

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I spent a few minutes this morning starting to do some research into how Blackberry’s are used.
I visited the
Crackberry Forum and have looking around for a conversation to join on how their productivity has been improving from using their Blackberry.
I am still searching, but after 30 minutes, I can’t find anything on the topic.
That […]

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I was listening to an interesting interview the other day between 2 authors, Malcolm Gladwell and Joseph Finder. The former is the author of the Tipping Point, while the latter is the author of three or four novels, including “Killer Instinct” which I happen to be reading.
They made the following points:

Email is driving […]

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I can’t quite recall where I read this suggestion, but I have been trying it out and it seems to work.
It’s very simple - for every important piece of email, send a reply, even a short one, to say one of the following messages:

Thanks
It’s received and will be acted on and here’s the promised due […]

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I think that becoming more productive only increases in importance when a recession comes.  I made that point in the following article taken from the Jamaica Daily Gleaner:

http://go-jamaica.com/jobsmart/view_article_details.php?id=233

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