In 2Time, a While Belt has the honor of being the “lowest” belt, in the sense that a user at this level is just starting out on the journey of developing their own time management system, and still has the habit of trying to rely on their memory, versus using a conscious system.
Most of the […]

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Recently, I had the first graduate of the NewHabits programme here in Kingston ask to be certified at a new belt level, and it made me wonder whether or not I have the right set of measures set up to graduate a user from a White Belt in time management to a Black Belt.
The “test” […]

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I ran across the following post called
“Ready to Test for Your Belt” that echoes some of my thinking about belts, and moving up from one level of skills to another. It originates from David Allen, the author of the book “Getting Things Done.”
“READY TO TEST FOR YOUR BELT?”Lately some rather sophisticated people have […]

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I have been doing some research into other systems of “time management” ideas, and once again I am thinking that most of them (indeed, all I have ever seen) get themselves into all sorts of trouble.
Here is the common sequence of events:
1) A Bright Person invents a method of personal productivity that works for […]

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I recently got an email from someone who read my blog and came away with the idea that he SHOULD be moving towards become a Black Belt. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Being a Black Belt certainly is an option for those who want it, but it is no better or worse than […]

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One of the messages of 2Time is a difficult one - that users who are not technologically savvy are choosing to limit their productivity.
It might not be obvious as to why this is the case, but one of the major reasons has to do with portability. A user who is unable to travel with their […]

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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 items is daunting, but it still makes for interesting reading.
I do think, however, that it […]

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A keen reader made the point recently that the martial arts structure built into 2Time might have some drawbacks. One is that the martial arts are seen by some as being difficult, arduous and combative. 2Time, on the other hand, is meant to be natural and organic. Perhaps it could be compared with the […]

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I just read a great definition of what being a Black Belt is all about. I am paraphrasing what was written on the website
Easy Time Tracking.
A Green Belt spends a great deal of their time working on being more productive, and more efficient.
A Black Belt’s goal, however, is to live better […]

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Black Belts are the leaders in defining the 2Time Management system. In effect, they are the system’s innovators that together define and refine the core practices at the core of the system, and at the core of all time management systems.
They are forever researching, testing and trying new approaches as they are made […]

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