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! Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress. Tweet This Post  Digg This … Continue reading →

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