20 Ways To Say No

Saying “No!” can be hard. Ramona Creel at OnlineOrganizing.com published a list of 20 different ways you can say no. A couple of favorites:

LET ME HOOK YOU UP WITH SOMEONE WHO CAN DO IT
NOT RIGHT NOW, BUT I CAN DO IT LATER

Read the complete list at onlineorganizing.com

The Perfect Pen

I’ve long been a fan of gel pens and felt tip pens. A lot of my writing is annotation and markup, so I need a smooth writing but bold ink that stands out on a page. Since writing is such a big part of my life, I finally decided to search for the perfect pen. […]

Resources for the Freelance Web Designer

Anyone who manages web projects — freelance or otherwise — can find a nice list of resources in this article by Garrett Dimon. A basic list of references from how to execute low budget projects to the best web resources for web designers.

InformationWeek on Getting Things Done

A nice article on GTD. I like the emphasis on breaking things into small achievable tasks, and focusing on the task at had while putting aside your master list: 

So you make your to-do list, and then you start on the first task. And here’s a very important part–put the to-do list aside. When you work […]

Apple’s Mighty Mouse

Take a look at Apple’s latest invention. 360-degree scrolling. A great boon for graphic artists. Here’s the description:
Meet the mouse that reinvented the wheel. The scroll wheel, that is. At $49, Mighty Mouse features the revolutionary Scroll Ball that lets you move anywhere inside a document, without lifting a finger. And with […]

Email Processing Tips

Email is my main productivity tool. When you receive several hundred emails a day, processing these incoming messages quickly becomes a mission critical task! Being an advocate of Getting Thing Done, I’ve come to use the following techniques to process email.
1) Use Today, Later, Home, and Waiting For Categories

I make extensive use of Categories […]

Best Productivity Sites

Want to revolutionize your life by getting productive? Getting Things Done is a great start. Here are some useful sites:

David Allen’s GTD site
a million monkeys typing blog and D*I*Y HipsterPDA Planner
43 Folders (especially this post)
Paper Based Workflow (great charts!)
Project Folders in Action
Wiki versions GTDTiddlyWiki and nextaction

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Tool for 3×5 Card Notetakers

Another handy tool for you notetakers out there: 
 
A key Tinderbox lesson is simple: WRITE IT DOWN! Tinderbox is the tool for notes, but even Tinderbox can’t help you analyze and organize notes that you forgot.

Get it here: Eastgate: Briefcase
Add a Uniball Jetstream pen to your pocket (my personal favorite) and you’re In Like Flynt. 

Ishbadiddle: The Anxiety of Getting Things Done

An excellent article that illustrates with photos the use of clear project folders a way to manage your paper based projects. A must read! 
Ishbadiddle: The Anxiety of Getting Things Done

Getting Things Done & Covey Diagrams

Some great charts for ‘Getting Things Done’ advocates:

Getting Things Done diagram from the ubiquitous David Allen book
The GTD advanced workflow diagram by Scott Moehring
Covey Quick Reference

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