Archive for February, 2008
Inbox zero obsession reduces productivity
Always being concerned about that next email, IM or todo list item can really hinder the GTD mentality. Melitiously keeping your inbox at zero and clearing IM’s and email as soon as they come in just to feel fulfilled is really distracting. I keep my inbox at zero pretty much at all times, the downside [...]
In: main · Tagged with: email, gtd, im, inbox, productivity, work
Mac Mini Rebuild
After two weeks of downtime my new Mac Mini has arrived. Its an eBay purchase so the 30% discount was worth the extra week of wait. Ended up getting the processor I wanted but opted for minimal ram, hard drive and just a dvd reader since those parts worked well on my defective mini. First [...]
In: main · Tagged with: apple, mac, mini, rebuild, thoughts
Getting Organized with Things.
Recently at both work and home clients have been asking to start their projects immediately. We have a billing system at work keep track of project progress but it doesn’t do a great job of scheduling projects for the future. Which makes it hard to justify how many resources are tied up at any given [...]
In: main · Tagged with: gtd, organized, tasks, things