This has already bounced around a bit, but check out the Pocket Mod, an 8-page custom mini-organizer you make with one piece of paper.
Archive for the ‘Organization’ Category
Using Gmail as a Journal
02
Jan
Check out the site LifeHacker.com, good stuff. I came across an old post there on Using Gmail as a Journal. It’s linked from White’s of Henry Lane, also a good site to tool around.
It has been a standing goal of mine lately to get my Gmail inbox down to a reasonable volume. I am a total email slut, so I’ve got a long way to go. I also am on a personal quest to get more organized and use my personal time more effectively for achieving my personal goals. The above idea gives me some good ideas on how to use my email account as a tool, rather than a raging river of information.
Ah, the art of Getting Things Done
26
Dec
Time/Project Management has ever been a weak point of mine. I make stabs at getting better, but is has always been a struggle. Keeping an index card in my back pocket has been a god send lately, but I still yearn for a more complete system.
Today’s LifeHack.org entry had a link to an interesting system, Hacking a GTD Moleskine.
THE PERSUIT OF PLANNING
16
Oct
Just came across a cool little article on Personal Planning. Good basic advice in there. I have been making strides to get myself, and my life, more organized of late and it has been grand. No more cruising through the day forgetting to consult a mental to-do list. Now I keep those lists in an ordered repository that I check often. Out of mind, and into sight. That’s the way to get things done!
GETTING ORGANDIZED – Finding Ways to Keep Track of it All
11
Oct
I have long struggled with getting my life more organized, and making sure I don’t let things fall through the cracks. For me it is an uphill battle. My mid-term memory has never been that reliable. And, I suffer from a basic lack of education in this area. My best attempts have involved keeping notes in a pocket sized notebook.
I have toyed with the idea of getting a PDA, like a Palm or some such, but have had serious doubts as to whether I would actually use it. I have also dismissed the idea of a planner like the Day Runner because of it’s size and clumsiness.
In surfing some of my feeds today I came across the Computer Zen site entry on Personal Systems of Organization, which lead me to the Hipster PDA (and it’s wiki), and to the D*I*Y planner, and to the Moleskine Hack wiki, and to the GTDTiddlyWiki. Obviously I have some reading to do for today. But my initial reaction is – EUREKA!!!!
I do not know yet if this all will lead to me finally getting more organized about getting things done, but I do know that it will improve my currently sub-par system.
