Chapter 4: Sorting The best method processing what you've gathered is the method you know you'll use. From my 'inbox', I run a tight ship. I process my inbox every two to three years, sorting first into three categories according to size, shape, and odor: -Heap 1 -Heap 2 -Heap 3 I sort each Heap …
More on 'Getting Shit Done: The art of feeling worse about doing nothing, faster.' Chapter 1: The Right Tool for the Job (or, 3 x 5 is 5 x 5 with me) i use a lot of 3 x 5 cards. to throw at annoying people who seem to be getting more done than me. …
Getting Shit Done: The art of feeling good about doing nothing, faster. introduction: the myth of productivity what is productivity? when you hear the stats on npr, 'u. s. productivity down .6 percent', what the fuck does that mean? how exactly does one measure productivity to the hundredth of a percentile? imagine your boss standing …
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I read a blog today. It was written in That Style. The guy referred to his children as The Boy Child and The Girl Child and his wife as The Viking Bride. Each entry described a Small Dismiss-able Event that, now inscribed in electronic ink, reified the event's contextual meaning. Each entry had a touching, …
A metaphorical bookshelf sitting beside my desk in my San Francisco bedroom slash office remains unhung. It's a clunky sentence, I know. Anyway, the gist is that there are things that need doing. Receipts need filing. Resumes need writing. Clothes need folding. Things need getting done. Several months ago, reading the infamous Getting Things Done, …
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Days seem to pass by, and we don't get done what we meant to. Boy, do i have to remember enjoying the moment. Sometimes it can take a whole day to put up a fucking shelf. With this shelf, you can move all the crap off your desk so you can finally write that script/novel/joke/song/haiku/or …
"so what's next?" is the most inane party question. it seems that once a reputation for leading thrilling and unconventional life has been established, it must be kept up, like the plucking of unwanted eyebrow hair. sure, you can wear neon green leg warmers or drive a motorcycle into a pool just once and your …
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