Category Archives: Tools – Productivity

Outlook’s Shortcomings – Part 1

In prior posts on the blog, I have made the point that Microsoft Outlook’s design is one that is not meant for time management purposes, but instead appears to have been made by engineers who simply added feature after feature … Continue reading

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On Thoughts of Overwhelm

I have written before about how one free oneself from a sense of overwhelm, without actually doing anything time management related. Instead, I have found a great deal of value from working on my thoughts. The following article demonstrates the … Continue reading

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Something Outlook Needs

In prior posts on the topic of Microsoft Outlook, I complained that the program was not really written for users, and instead suffers from the creativity of programmers who have added in feature after feature without really understanding how users … Continue reading

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Now, Everyone’s a Surgeon

There used to be a time when only surgeons had cell phones and beepers. Because  their jobs required quick responses that involved matters of life or death, it seemed to make sense.  After all, a couple of hours spent at … Continue reading

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Review of AgileEra’s Software — Personal Motivation Calendar

Recently, I downloaded AgileEra’s Personal Motivation Calendar and tested it during their 30-day free trial. Bottom-Line:  I rated this product a Don’t Buy / Don’t Download. The home page seemed intriguing –  the company promotes itself as “Your Expert in … Continue reading

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When To-Do Lists Don’t Work

For most professionals, To-Do Lists are woefully inadequate. The reason is simple — they have gotten to the point where they have too many time demands to be handled by a single ToDo list. In the 2Time system a user … Continue reading

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Tracking Procrastination

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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Microsoft Outlook Team Blog

I mentioned in a prior post that I have been looking for someplace on the internet where I could find a serious discussion about the philosphy behind Microsoft Outlook. I hoped that it would include those who developed the software. … Continue reading

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An Aspect of “Storing”

A client of mine shared a common story that I have heard many times. She spent hours entering all her contact information into an electronic device only to have the device die with all the information within it lost forever. … Continue reading

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Outlook Enhancements — Wishing and Wanting

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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