A little bit of poking about today lead me to a curious discovery - what appears to be a very basic “To Do” list from Google - or at least from Google Mashups. While this is far from a GTD ready implementation of a task list, it nevertheless is interesting since it may be an indication that Google is finally starting to more towards launching a more fully featured task list or project management utility in the near future…
If you haven’t subscribed to GTD Connect and you want to take your GTD ability to the next level - you might just want to reconsider. In addition to the information coming directly from David and the other David Allen Company coaches there are members-only forums accessible from the David Allen Company website that often have great questions and equally great advice. Take the following example. [Read more →]
If you’re like most busy professionals then you probably know just what a pain it is to schedule a meeting with one - let alone more than one - other busy person. It probably won’t surprise you that on average it can take as many as nine (as in one less than ten) email messages to schedule a single meeting with a single person. If this sounds like a ridiculous waste of time to you than Tungle is an application you’ll love. [Read more →]
Editors Note: This great piece has been contributed by GTD Community Member Joe Ely who was kind enough to offer to share his personal GTD system with us in the following post.
A bit about Joe: Joe Ely is the Director of Operations at Cook Biotech, Inc, a medical device manufacturing company in West Lafayette, Indiana. He writes the blog Learning About Lean, a study of Lean Manufacturing. In his spare time he enjoys distance running and the Chicago Cubs, both avocations requiring great endurance.
By Joe Ely joeely618 at gmail.com
Kelly Forrister recently blogged on what makes a good GTD list manager? One of the beauties of GTD is its flexibility; as such, the “best system” will vary for each individual. Being a systems geek myself, however, I’ve been working for sometime to find what works for me. Kelly and Oliver invited me to share my decidedly low-tech system which, for me, meets all of Kelly’s criteria… [Read more →]
This should probably be filed under “reasons to appreciate YouTube”. This pathway, called the El Caminito Del Rey is in Malaga, Spain. It was constructed (lord only knows HOW it was constructed) around 1901 for the purpose of controlling some sluice-ways from the canyon walls into the valley below.
The sure-footed videographer is among the finest free climbers I have ever seen (check out his other videos ). According to the comments on the original Brightcove post (anyone know how to embed Brightcove video in WordPress MU?) the music is “Magic Of Politics” by Micheal Darius, the sampled voice, is John F Kennedy reading Faulkner. The track can be found at Michael Dario’s website.
Extra Dimensions and the Theory of…Everything
Brian Greene takes us on a fascinating journey from the discovery of gravity to the possibility that the universe is made up not of three, but of eleven total dimensions and that all matter is made up of tiny vibrating “strings” of energy…
Bonus Footage:
Finally, GTD with ADD and OCD? Yep, according to Chris Pirillo
