English Education Professor

Pebble and Target

- What is it?
- What do you want to do about it?

Hummm?… Damn those simple questions! And to up the pressure he suggests that I front load this question to every scrap of paper I touch, every conversation I have, every note I take and every scary unopened box in my basement! Zone by Zone

GTD^® is the popular shorthand for “Getting Things Done^®“, the groundbreaking work-life management system and book by David Allen that transforms personal overwhelm and overload into an integrated system of stress-free productivity. More…

In fact, if you’re relating just a single fact or asking one question in your email, consider using just the subject line to relate your message. As I’ve mentioned before, in some organizations, such emails are identified by adding (EOM)—for end of message—at the end of the Subject line. This lets recipients see that the whole message is right there in the subject without clicking to the view the (non-existent) body. This is highly appreciated by people who receive a large volume of mail, since it lets them do a quick triage on your message without needing to conduct a full examination.

Sadly, good email subjects have become something of a lost art, especially among more recent additions to the Interweb. It’s a pity, because you’re far more likely to get a favorable response from a busy person when they can quickly grok your message. Merlin Mann

mobaganda*.

Yup…I like it better than Evite.

Meet-O-Matic : Meeting Scheduling at its Simplest.

David Allen talks about the new book that I’m reading, Making It All Work from the Philadelphia Free Library.

Some excerpts provided by Lifehacker:

• Understanding the Matrix of Self-Management
• The Victim/Responder
• The Micromanager/Implementer
• The Crazymaker/Visionary
• The Captain and Commander
• The Matrix Is Relative, Situational, and Fluid
• Paying Attention to What Has Your Attention

Good idea…but nothing can compete with RemembertheMilk. Screenshot of my ToDo list below: