Rank #1: 36: My Current GTD Structure
It’s been a while since I’ve shared my entire GTD structure. And now that I’m rereading the book, I figured it would be a good idea to share what I’m currently doing before it changes.
Getting Things Done - 2015 edition
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May 11 2016
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Rank #2: 21: Issues with Evernote
I’ve found that I have a lot of reasons to leave Evernote. In this episode, I talk through those and give a few updates to the articles I’ve written recently.
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Jan 27 2016
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Rank #3: 25: Creating Ideas
Coming up with ideas doesn’t have to be hard. There are four ways I create new ideas. And I had a moment of insight about being content at a birthday party for our girls.
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Rank #4: 33: Analog vs. Digital with Mike Schmitz
Mike Schmitz joins me this week to talk through the use of analog tools and how that can help us understand when and where to use the appropriate digital tool.
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Rank #5: 35: Why I'm Into Productivity
I’ve been actively exploring why I am big into productivity for the past two months. In part, that led me to seeing a counselor and discovering a missing piece to my mental puzzle, even though it’s likely obvious to most.
May 04 2016
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Rank #6: 28: Why Is Focus So Hard?
I’ve slowly drifted away from the mission that gets me excited each day. And that’s due to a lack of focus and alignment with my goals.
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Rank #7: 27: Pit of Procrastination
I reflect on my tendencies to fall into a procrastination pit. And a reader emailed me about web designers posing as developers so I go off on a rant.
Mar 09 2016
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Rank #8: 23: White Space
Leaving space around the edges of your day can have a major impact on your productivity and happiness throughout the day. Also, I’m glad I don’t have an Apple Watch.
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Rank #9: 29: Get Started and Iterate
In this episode, I go through the ideas behind agile development and applying them to get a minimum viable product out the door. This is exactly how OmniGroup has now gotten to the point of bringing themes back to OmniFocus. Oh, and I completely missed daylight savings.
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Mar 23 2016
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Rank #10: 37: Reading Books vs Articles
As I learn how to handle the good and bad that comes from being ADHD, I’ve learned the power of reading books over articles.
May 18 2016
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Rank #11: 26: The Value of Lurking
Let’s talk about lurkers. Well, I’ll talk about them. You can just listen. And that’s okay because there’s a lot of value in lurking.
Mar 02 2016
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Rank #12: 30: Decision Analysis Paralysis
When you have a large amount of data available, it’s easy to be paralyzed in making a decision about how to analyze it. The same is true when you have a lot of tasks and little clarity.
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Rank #13: 32: Doing the Task Shuffle
Here’s an update on the new TextExpander pricing and a deep dive into why I wrote a script that shuffles my tasks. That’s right. There’s a big benefit to randomizing a task list.
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Apr 13 2016
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Rank #14: 31: Apps, Websites, and TextExpander Pricing
I go on a rant about building websites instead of apps. That leads me to a subsidiary rant about the polarizing changes to TextExpander.
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Rank #15: 17: Time Off for the Holidays
Take time off this holiday season. And try not to spend too much time doing support for family. Also, don’t miss out on the discount for Working with OmniFocus.
Dec 23 2015
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Rank #16: 15: Messed Up Mornings
The way people structure their morning routine can easily dictate your motivation for the day. But what happens when you can’t control the circumstances around your morning? What about kids?
Dec 09 2015
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Rank #17: 14: How Much is Down Time Worth?
I’m starting to track my time. I’ve struggled with this in the past, but now I want to tie it to dollars. I want to know where my time is best spent.
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Rank #18: 13: Wandering Brain
I have more ideas than I can keep track of. And this is the whole of my creative process from idea development to storage.
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Nov 18 2015
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Rank #19: 12: The Higher Horizons
A quick overview of how I see the higher Horizons of GTD and why they are important. Also, I talk about why I think our babysitter is awesome.
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Rank #20: 11: Using Evernote for GTD
Before I got into OmniFocus, I used Evernote for GTD. I had a few different structures, but I think I ended with a simple setup that worked well for me before I outgrew it.
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