In my inbox this morning was an email from Mark Forster with the details of his latest time management system, called Final Version (because it is the last one he is developing). I’ve been a fan of Mark’s since reading his first book Get Everything Done and still have time to play and I am currently using the SuperFocus system. I like Mark’s focus on simplicity, and how you can use different aspects at different Continue Reading …
How I plan my day – update April 2011
My personality means I like to learn and make improvements, this means I usually have an interest in new things (although I consider if they offer worthwhile improvements to my current methods or items before investing time or money in them). This has resulted in changes to how I plan my day since I last wrote about it in June 2007. It has actually been a gradual process for me, but compared to four years Continue Reading …
Day planner download files
As the most popular post on my blog continues to be How I successfully plan my day I’ve realised there is obvious interest in my planner incorporating ideas from Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, Get Everything Done : and Still Have Time to Play and Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management. Therefore I have decided to offer my planner as a download, although my approach to productivity has changed Continue Reading …
Organising my next action list (or my ASAP list)
The second section of my organiser is my ASAP list; these are all the actions that I could work on now and should be completed as soon as possible. Unfortunately because I’ve been following Getting Things Done guidance and writing everything down the list is long, but I know that everything is listed. The concepts The list is based on the idea of a next action list from Getting Things Done, but I have also Continue Reading …
Paper versus digital organisation (part one)
I like computers. I got my first computer in 1995 before going to university, when most of my friends thought I was mad not putting the money towards a car. I got my first pda in 2000 just after I finished my undergraduate degree. There are so many reasons why I like IT solutions that when I create a new system I always use a computer. However I have never found my pda (Palm Tungsten Continue Reading …
Collecting ideas for an organisation system
Before Christmas things were getting busier and more hectic and I knew if I didn’t want to be stressing about my workload I had to review my system. For me, the way forward was to develop my own system incorporating ideas from other people as well as things that already worked for me. No one else know how my mind works or my working and home environments, therefore I do not believe that anyone else’s Continue Reading …
In search of an organisation system
As a consultant working on multiple projects, task management is a key skill and one that I’ve never really been taught. Instead (after noticing the importance of the skill) I tried to improve by picking up tips from colleagues and general concepts on time management. As part of this hunt for improvement, I read Get everything done and still have time to play by Mark Forster a few years ago. I found it full of Continue Reading …
