Category Archives: Aids

More on Paper Use

Posted on May 20, 2011 by fwade_admin

An avid reader of this site sent me the following comment: There is one thing that stands out to me, however, and that is that you seem to link using paper with using memory. I write everything down so that … Continue reading →

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Tracking Procrastination

Posted on May 26, 2008 by fwade_admin

It might just be me, but I think I have cannot for the life of me figure out why someone would want to know how much time they are spending in each activity on their computer. I recently came across … Continue reading →

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TaskBin.com

Posted on December 21, 2007 by fwade

As an aside, I have found an interesting new web-service that’s called Taskbin.com that I think is quite interesting. It’s offered to groups that need to coordinate project actions in a transparent way, and to keep a single point of … Continue reading →

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Outlook Enhancements — Wishing and Wanting

Posted on November 21, 2007 by fwade

One of the things that I wished Outlook would do intelligently is to link the contents of a time slots with the next logical time slot. For example, I wish I could assign individual time demands to a particular kind … Continue reading →

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List of 100 Steps to GTD Mastery

Posted on November 13, 2007 by fwade

I thought that this list, The GTD® Mastery 100 – Checklist for Greatness, was an interesting one, as it uses the idea of a progression of skills from one level to another. The idea of having to work through 100 … Continue reading →

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An Analysis of a Single System

Posted on October 23, 2007 by fwade

I just read a fascinating account of how how a blogger called Ricky Spears experimented with a new paper-based time management system that he ultimately rejected. It reminded me of why I could never go back to using paper, and … Continue reading →

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Outlook Newsletter

Posted on October 18, 2007 by fwade

This looks to me like a pretty in-depth newsletter on how best to use Outlook. I don’t think it gets into the design of the software, but it seems to get into some useful distinctions about how best to manage … Continue reading →

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An Interesting Article on GTD

Posted on October 11, 2007 by fwade

Wired magazine just published a new edition that included a story on the founder of GTD® (Getting Things Done), David Allen. Much was made of his spiritual background and beliefs, and some have proclaimed the story a “Slam Job“, with … Continue reading →

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Outlook 2007 Comments

Posted on October 10, 2007 by fwade

I repeat my opinion that Microsoft Outlook is designed by “feature addition”, rather than driven by a useful philosophy of time management. Programmers with weak time management skills themselves will look for tips that they can hard-wire into the code, … Continue reading →

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Outlook Community

Posted on October 3, 2007 by fwade

Just curious, but does anyone know of a place online where people discuss how Microsoft Outlook can be used, and improved? Let me know! Tweet This Post  Digg This Post  Stumble This Post 

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