

As We Grow and Change
So should our systems. People get discouraged when they see that their new workflow system isn't working as well as it used to. You...


Task Verbs & Project Verbs
Sometimes a task becomes a project simply because of the description we use. In his book Getting Things Done, David Allen stresses the...


My Chairs. My Aches. My Pain.
Is a chair a productivity tool? Absolutely. When I was younger, I didn't care what my office chair or desk was like; it didn't matter to...


Email Rules Save Time.
Automate your inbox. Let me introduce (or re-introduce) you to 'rules'. This little processing gem is available for FREE in your email...


My Toolkit
Here is a update on my new system after a month of using my new tools. Electronic Calendars - Still here though I'm looking for cleaner...


Collect. Collect. Collect.
Task Management. It's easier than you think. Rule number one: You must collect every last bit of information you need to remember; every...


Email Productivity
Typically, I manage email accounts with the tools provided by the email service I'm using, Gmail or Outlook. The tools they supply,...


Theme Your Calendar
My goal in recent years had always been to use my calendar for appointments and meetings only. I now realize just how narrow a focus that...


Frustrated?
Don't be disappointed if you're not set up for 2017 just yet. If you need more time to research a tool, to clean up 2016, or to do the...


New Year. New Tools.
It's day 5 of the new year and I've bought my 2017 paper agenda and my new journal, my emails from 2016 have been filed & archived, my...