Organised Life

People often talk about 'getting organised' as if it only applies to whatever it is you do for a living. But there's a bigger picture -— getting things in order is good not just for work, but for life. If this sounds like something you might think, then you're in the right place. Organised life is a place to get some fresh ideas, to read about how other people are getting stuff done, and to think about how this might all fit into your own life. Welcome.

On having time to think

For any of us in the ‘knowledge economy’, I’d say that having some time to think is crucial. Without it, we are condemned to a life of being reactive to events, rather than being in control.

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The more things change, the more they stay the same

It’s been way too long since my last confession – but once again, I’m back on the wagon.

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The thin red line: my current favourite notebook hack

A bit obvious, maybe, but it’s the cheapest GTD hack I’ve tried in a long time, and it’s a good one!

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Whitepaper v3: Taking advantage of Exchange

A new job and a new office is a good opportunity to take stock of how things are working — and to revise my setup where it’s not working so well.

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Ch-ch-ch-changes

Without going on and on about it, my apologies for the extended delay in posting here — the usual excuses apply but I recognise it’s been quite some time!

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Gearing up for working across lots of projects, all at once

My stress levels increase as immediate information about the status of everything I’m working on vanishes. I don’t need to have details available, but I do need to know exactly where things stand.

Here’s the first of several posts about my new task: working across a lot of projects, all at once…

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Finding balance through a posting schedule

I’ve recently taken on a lot more responsibility at work, across two teams and working on some pretty important social issues. As a result, I’m working longer hours (10-hour days are becoming the norm) than I ever have before. Here’s my plan to keep posting through all of this…

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Vertical integration: advice, please!

I’m after some advice. Over to you, wise and widespread readers: what tips would you give to someone wanting to get the ‘upper levels’ of GTD working smoothly?

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