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Rethinking the ‘Art of Living’ [comic]
Holy Kaw!8 Feb 2012 | 6:19 am -
Member Exclusive: What Context Lists Do You Use?
David Allen Company Updates7 Feb 2012 | 3:46 pmWhat are your contexts? -
How do you get people to do what they said they would do?
GTD Times7 Feb 2012 | 12:18 pmPeople who are starting with GTD often ask how to handle delegation, especially when a “waiting for” from another person doesn’t get delivered as agreed. Here’s a question and answer with David Allen on this topic. Question: I just finished the “Getting Things Done” book and I know the methods you have expressed will for sure help me! I was wondering if you can help answer one of my questions? For Actions, let’s say you have to delegate work to someone. If that person doesn’t do the work that they volunteer to, how do you act in a stress-free… -
DominoPower: Getting Things Done with Lotus Notes
Notes on Productivity9 Aug 2012 | 8:20 pmOriginally posted on Notes On Productivity -
Bark for Winter Interest
About.com Gardening7 Feb 2012 | 11:00 pmI'm still waiting for the chance to take a great shot of my red twig dogwood against the snow. The first year I planted them they were covered with several feet of snow. This year we have no snow (not that I'm complaining). I planted several trees and shrubs for the interest they would provide during the winter. I didn't even realize these river birches had exfoliating bark until they started peeling. Imagine my surprise!...Read Full Post
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Holy Kaw!
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Rethinking the ‘Art of Living’ [comic]
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Prepping for the most extreme sky-diving stunt yet [video]
8 Feb 2012 | 6:13 amWho doesn’t love videos of extreme sports, if only to live the thrill vicariously for a few minutes from the comfort of the couch? Get ready for the king of extreme stunts, when Felix Baumgartner will attempt to be the first man to break the sound barrier with a dive from 120,000 as part of a project with Red Bull Stratos. This video highlights the intricate preparations necessary for such a daring feat, as well as interviews with the current record holder, Joe Kittinger, who jumped from the edge of space in 1960. Full story at Space.com. Redefining “extreme”. Permalink |… -
‘Balance Out of Life’ puts new life in old film [video]
8 Feb 2012 | 5:42 amWhen Koyaanisqatsi – one of a trilogy directed by Godfrey Reggio, the focus of which was the relationship between humans, their inventions and the natural world – was released in 1982, despite a devoted following, its eight-two minutes of scenery sans narration made it hard for mass audiences to appreciate. Though time lapse is all the rage today and a technique generously used by Reggio almost thirty years ago, Wyatt Hodgson wanted to bring the beauty of this film to a new generation by speeding it up 1552%, which he notes The year 1552 marks the publication of "A Short Account… -
Showing a little leg…muscle, that is
8 Feb 2012 | 4:53 amFashion often appears to be a competition to see who can expose the most skin, but musculature is getting a leg up with these leggings from Black Milk. Just in case you were on the verge of making a snarky remark about models being merely skin and bones, though, they offer a pair of those, too. Full story at Black Milk via Laughing Squid. Flexing the fashion muscle. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
Best practices in engaging on Twitter
7 Feb 2012 | 10:58 pmIf you’re one of the many folks who still struggle to use Twitter effectively, don’t worry, you’re not alone. But it is important to engage your Twitterbase, otherwise you’re wasting your time. Open Forum offers twelve concrete ways to be more engaging on Twitter. For example: Be the first to break the news Choose a topic (or several topics) that are near and dear to your heart and consistently provide valuable information. That will allow you to position yourself as an expert in that area and your followers will come to rely on the valuable information that’s…
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David Allen Company Updates
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Member Exclusive: What Context Lists Do You Use?
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GTD Times: How do you get people to do what they said they would do?
7 Feb 2012 | 12:18 pmPeople who are starting with GTD often ask how to handle delegation, especially when a "waiting for" from another person doesn't get delivered as agreed. Here's a question and answer with David Allen on this topic. Question: I just finished the "Getting Things Done" book and I know the methods you have expressed will for sure help me! I was wondering if you can help answer one of my questions? For Actions, let's say you have to delegate work to someone. If that person doesn't do the work that they volunteer to, how do you act in a stress-free way which doesn't decrease your productivity and… -
Member Exclusive: Bored Of GTD!!! - But It's Working Better Than Ever - Is The Honeymoon Over?
7 Feb 2012 | 8:05 amFatigue. I was so bored yesterday that decided that I would lie on the floor until my partner got home in the hope that the change of perspective would grant a shift in mood. She stepped over me and went to go and watch House. I am finding it difficult to engage with GTD right now.. And h... -
Member Exclusive: David Allen On Twitter
6 Feb 2012 | 5:43 pmBusiness traveling. Eating alone at dinner. iPad serving me. -
GTD Times: GTD and Goal Setting
1 Feb 2012 | 3:08 pmHave you wondered whether goal setting works? The February issue of Productive Living has David Allen's answer to that question. "Yes, but not the way most people seem to understand goal setting. In my experience, the real value of defining desired futures is not so much in the world they describe, but the change in perception the process of setting goals fosters." DAVID'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT THE VALUE OF GOALS What we focus on changes what we notice. Our brain filters information, seeing one thing in a situation instead of something else, based on what we identify with, what we have our…
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GTD Times
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How do you get people to do what they said they would do?
7 Feb 2012 | 12:18 pmPeople who are starting with GTD often ask how to handle delegation, especially when a “waiting for” from another person doesn’t get delivered as agreed. Here’s a question and answer with David Allen on this topic. Question: I just finished the “Getting Things Done” book and I know the methods you have expressed will for sure help me! I was wondering if you can help answer one of my questions? For Actions, let’s say you have to delegate work to someone. If that person doesn’t do the work that they volunteer to, how do you act in a stress-free… -
GTD and Goal Setting
1 Feb 2012 | 3:08 pmHave you wondered whether goal setting works? The February issue of Productive Living has David Allen’s answer to that question. “Yes, but not the way most people seem to understand goal setting. In my experience, the real value of defining desired futures is not so much in the world they describe, but the change in perception the process of setting goals fosters.” DAVID’S FOOD FOR THOUGHT THE VALUE OF GOALS What we focus on changes what we notice. Our brain filters information, seeing one thing in a situation instead of something else, based on what we identify with,… -
Getting your Startup Under Control
30 Jan 2012 | 8:28 pmIn this Dorm Room Tycoon interview on huffduffer, David Allen, author of Getting Things Done, explains how entrepreneurs can be in control, and why planning and having an overall purpose are keys to success. David Allen: Getting Things Done Interview – Getting your Startup Under Control: Business Listen to the complete interview here. -
A Writer’s GTD Journey
26 Jan 2012 | 7:52 pmGTD Times reader Jenna contributed her ideas on how to adapt GTD to writing. A Writer’s GTD Journey About a year ago I was beginning to feel overwhelmed with my list of unfinished projects. I’m a writer and had about a dozen scripts, stories, and article ideas backlogged on my computer. Not only I was not completing any of the projects, I was adding new ideas every day. Each new idea, rather than filling me with excitement at the prospect of undertaking a new creative project, instead filled me with dread and anxiety because I felt like I was looking at corpses—great concepts… -
What makes a good business book?
24 Jan 2012 | 4:16 pm“If it helps your business. If you can do business better, something there that is worthwhile and useful. I think a combination of underlying principles and practical applications.” - David Allen, interviewed in Fast Company. David Allen, Author of “Getting Things Done,” by Kevin Ohannessian in Fast Company Has productivity changed as technology has evolved, from the utility of iPhones to the connectedness of Facebook? We continue our examination of the business book Getting Things Done with an interview of author David Allen. Why do you think the book was so…
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Notes on Productivity
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DominoPower: Getting Things Done with Lotus Notes
9 Aug 2012 | 8:20 pmOriginally posted on Notes On Productivity -
What if computer problems were real?
28 Sep 2011 | 12:06 amOriginally posted on Notes On Productivity -
Take the 14 day GTD Challenge and Get More Done
21 Sep 2011 | 9:00 amOriginally posted on Notes On Productivity -
Invitation: Super Productivity Tools for Superwomen
11 Sep 2011 | 11:17 pmOriginally posted on Notes On Productivity -
Why some users only see Notes as email
30 Aug 2011 | 5:05 pmFor some users of Lotus Notes, that's all they can see, access, or use. What an extraordinary waste of resources to pay well for talent and expertise, give workers and extraordinary tool to support them, and then lock it down so all they can use is email. Today, I worked with a senior executive at a large organization. He had transferred from a global organization that used Outlook. Now, he has Lotus Notes. Like many highly productive executives, he's involved in a GTD community (this one happened to be on LinkedIn) where he learned that Lotus Notes could be transformed into a highly…
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About.com Gardening
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Bark for Winter Interest
7 Feb 2012 | 11:00 pmI'm still waiting for the chance to take a great shot of my red twig dogwood against the snow. The first year I planted them they were covered with several feet of snow. This year we have no snow (not that I'm complaining). I planted several trees and shrubs for the interest they would provide during the winter. I didn't even realize these river birches had exfoliating bark until they started peeling. Imagine my surprise!...Read Full Post -
Blue-Eyed Daisies
6 Feb 2012 | 11:00 pmYou have to wonder what goes through the minds of the folks that name plants. Osteospermum? Really? It doesn't help to learn that it's some Latin/Greek combination for bone seed. Don't hold it against this plant. Think of it's many common names - African Daisy, Cape Daisy and my favorite, Blue-Eyed Daisy. It's the unusual combination of colors that makes Osteo so captivating. I was given these '3D' Osteos to try out this summer. They were doing fine - until the groundhog moved in. Apparently he loves them as much as I do. So my plants never really took off and the fluffy tufts of '3D' never… -
Gardening on the Dark Side
6 Feb 2012 | 3:00 amSooner or later we all venture into the dark side of gardening - pests search and destroy. I think I'm more tolerant of problems on my flowers than my vegetables but looking through Debbie Hadley's 12 Worst Vegetable Garden Pests gallery, I see that I've had them all. Luckily she also gives some chemical-free ways to annihilate them....Read Full Post -
Why is My Rosemary So Dry?
5 Feb 2012 | 1:00 amIf you brought your rosemary plant inside for the winter, here's my mid-winter reminder to check on it. It's about time for your plant to either start drying out or getting mildew. The low humidity in houses can quickly take its toll on rosemary needles, especially if your plant is under a warm plant light. And on the flip side, even if you've been good about keeping it watered, you can still wind up with mildew. Now's the time to get your rosemary in top shape, because it's one of the first plants to get moved back outdoors; rosemary loves the chilly spring temperatures. In fact, if… -
Seed Starting in 10 Steps
4 Feb 2012 | 1:00 amSeed starting isn't rocket science, yet we've all have our triumphs and disappointments. Here are some tips and basics to give you the advantage when starting your garden seeds this spring....Read Full Post
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Allergy News
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Mild winter triggers early seasonal allergies
7 Feb 2012 | 10:28 pmIn many parts of Central Alabama, flowers and some trees are in full bloom, particularly those that don't normally bloom until March and April. -
Dog allergy: What you need to know
7 Feb 2012 | 12:09 pmPet allergies are everywhere. Over half of all homes in the United States have a cat or a dog, and between 5 and 10% of Americans are allergic to pets. -
CDC: Too many children breathe smoke in cars
7 Feb 2012 | 1:00 amTexting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all parents need to worry about when their children are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list. -
Bedding
6 Feb 2012 | 8:46 pmDORMEO OCTASPRING C-435-5 Dormeo, a European mattress brand, is introducing its foam spring Octaspring line in pillows, mattresses and toppers. -
Warm Winter Means Early Allergies
6 Feb 2012 | 4:36 pmWhile many are enjoying the warm winter weather, some are suffering because of it.
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NYT > Business Day
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Greek Leaders Struggle for Agreement on Cuts
8 Feb 2012 | 6:00 amDriving the talks has been a clear recognition that the ever-worsening collapse of the Greek economy will require another increase in bailout funds. -
DealBook: Yahoo Shakes Up Board
8 Feb 2012 | 5:40 amFour long-serving directors will leave, and two new members have been named, following the resignation of the co-founder Jerry Yang. -
For Multitaskers, Multiple Monitors Improve Office Efficiency
8 Feb 2012 | 5:26 amIn a new tactic for countering the data assault, offices are giving workers a second computer screen and sometimes a third. -
Sprint Posts Net Loss but Revenue Gain on iPhone
8 Feb 2012 | 5:25 amThe nation’s No. 3 cellphone carrier reported a fourth-quarter loss of $1.3 billion, or 43 cents a share, on revenue that climbed 5 percent to $8.7 billion. -
Nokia to Cut 4,000 Jobs at 3 Factories
8 Feb 2012 | 5:25 amThe reductions are the second wave of job cuts at Nokia under Steven Elop, a former Microsoft executive.
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NYT > Small Business
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You’re the Boss Blog: Finding a Balance Between Delegating and Micromanaging
8 Feb 2012 | 4:00 am"We hired people to do these jobs, why is it that nobody seems competent enough to do them?" the owners wondered. -
You’re the Boss Blog: Debating the Merits of Facebook and Google+
7 Feb 2012 | 10:00 amThat Google+ may have certain advantages in its feature set matters little to Nick Roulleau if it can't produce bodies. -
You’re the Boss Blog: After a Year, Startup America Has a Start
7 Feb 2012 | 4:00 amWill it have a quantifiable effect in nurturing start-ups and creating jobs? -
You’re the Boss Blog: Drilling Down: Ways to Use QR Codes
6 Feb 2012 | 8:00 amWhen Gary Shouldis moved last year, he typed up a list of items that were packed in each box and created a QR code on a sticker for each one. -
Wealth Matters: Advantages and Risks of Gingrich’s S Corporation
3 Feb 2012 | 10:48 pmNewt Gingrich set up his speaking and consulting business as an S corporation, which exempted this portion of his income from Medicare taxes, an unusual move for a business based on services.
