Category Archives: GTD

Todoist Review

Posted on August 26, 2007 by Grad Hacker

Edit(2/5/08): Check out my latest post on using a notecard for the day along with Todoist! So I renogiated my commitment to this thereaputic blog and called it quits after a short while to get other things done. This happend … Continue reading →

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Dan Kennedy – No B.S. Time Management for Entrepreneurs – Review

Posted on May 10, 2007 by Grad Hacker

First things first, by the end of this post you should know why I haven’t posted in so long.Second things second, yes, I know no one cares when I post and no one reads this blog anyways. The following is … Continue reading →

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GTD "Today folder or list"

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Grad Hacker

I found an interesting un-GTD GTD recommendation on an IT management website (via the great ultimate gtd index). The article is titled “Getting Things Done in 60 seconds” and the author teaches a few (60 seconds worth) of GTD fundamentals … Continue reading →

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Are all open loops really created equal?

Posted on April 16, 2007 by Grad Hacker

I’m going to put my question-GTD hat on again. One premise of GTD is that as far as your mind goes, all open loops are created equal. That is, no matter the time, place, or importance, your mind will focus … Continue reading →

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Priorities and Getting Things Done

Posted on April 1, 2007 by Grad Hacker

The overemphasis in the GTD world of priorities being last place in the four-fold criteria for doing is, in my opinion, not going to help you get important things done. Merlin over on 43folders wrote a bit about why priorities … Continue reading →

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GTD Simplicity Reminder Tweak!

Posted on March 16, 2007 by Grad Hacker

I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t stay away from Outlook for that long. I liked the Evernote idea, I really did, but I had to let it move back to second place in terms of listing the very next physical … Continue reading →

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A GTD Simplicity Reminder

Posted on March 10, 2007 by Grad Hacker

A couple weeks back I started to get caught in the trap of focusing on the system instead of focusing on getting things done. In reality, except for David Allen and a select few other people whose job it is … Continue reading →

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Tips and Tricks Text File

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Grad Hacker

We’ve all had the experience of going back to an old, complicated project only to remember that you forgot all the little tips, tricks, and shortcuts you learned when working on it the first time. It sucks because you have … Continue reading →

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The Extended 2-Minute Rule

Posted on February 16, 2007 by Grad Hacker

It’s 6:02pm and I’m getting ready to pack up my stuff and make it to the ever-punctual public transit bus that arrives at 6:08pm outside of my building. I wiggle the mouse to see past my screen saver and, unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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