I know it is not good practice to assign due dates to tasks when using the GTD methodology. However, when serving multiple clients where there are many items attached to a specific due date, I find it better to assign the due dates in the task rather than put it on my calendar (which clutters [...]

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The proverbial 800-pound gorilla known as Microsoft had a monopoly on web browsing with Internet Explorer, until Mozilla released Firefox.  Over the last few years Firefox slowly and not so quietly is taking over as the more favored browser for Mac and Windows users alike.  One of the features that make Firefox so appealing is [...]

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In a time of information overload, less is more is an appealing mantra. So when I heard about start.io on net@night, my interest was immediately piqued. It took me about 10 minutes to setup my dashboard. So far, I find it to be a fantastic, minimalist dashboard.

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If you travel a great deal in your line of work, you know the trade offs involved with trying to pack and transport as many business tools and reference materials as possible into the smallest amount of space (in addition to the rest of your luggage). Mastering this art can mean more productive business meetings [...]

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I usually ignore all of the FW: emails I receive, until recently, when a mentor whom I respect greatly, asked me to view his and give him some feedback so that he can discover what my sense of humor was like.
I began to notice that much of this content is the same stuff I’m seeing [...]

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One thing that I miss from my iPod Classic is the easy ability to pause with just one click. It is a very useful feature if you want to quickly pause when someone is trying to talk to you. Unfortunately, without this tip on the iTouch, you would need to hit the home button, then [...]

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With GTD, it is not uncommon to be faced with a list of 100+ next actions all within the same context, especially if most of your day is spent within a certain context (such as @computer). David Allen suggest that the context, time needed and energy required should be used to determine what to do [...]

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Several of my clients recently surprised me by making references to the show Pimp My Ride in context of updating the look and feel of their websites. This idea came to mind again while browsing around Twitter and noticing how cool some people’s profile pages looked, whilst mine… ahem… we’ll let’s just say the shoe [...]

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This is a guest post derived from correspondence I received from Jack Bicer:
Have you ever used a really good application that made a difference in your productivity? Well written software, that does its job well, usually at no cost or low cost. Perhaps not as well known, but filling a real need.

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It’s hard enough to keep fit at home, but when traveling the challenges could be a bit tougher. Especially, if you have much work to do and no time to travel to a local gym. Use these resources to keep fit right in your room with no special equipment.

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