Getting Things Done

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Getting Some Reading Done

By |July 24th, 2012|Screencasts|Comments Off on Getting Some Reading Done

Doing the Daily Review

By |July 24th, 2012|Screencasts|Comments Off on Doing the Daily Review

AutoFile Prefixes

Want to process your Ready-Set-Do! Inbox even faster? Check out this excellent tutorial on how to create autofile prefixes to do just that. Over time you'll notice you tend to collect ideas, notes, and files in "clusters." They could be connected with an urgent project you find yourself thinking about a lot. It could be email [...]

By |July 24th, 2012|Screencasts|Comments Off on AutoFile Prefixes

Ready-Set-Do! & TaskPaper Unite

Ready-Set-Do! just released a new version that now syncs with TaskPaper on your iOS devices. Why the choice of TaskPaper? The reason is simple: Simplicity. TaskPaper has a clean interface and all of the basic functionality portable users need to make and modify their tasks. Here's how to setup Taskpaper to sync with your RSD [...]

By |July 8th, 2012|Written Articles, Xtras|2 Comments
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The Unique Difficulties of Getting Things Done as An Academic

1. Academics Tend to Overestimate One-Step Actionables Those who live and breathe and move in an academic environment are so used to doing the things they have to do everyday (e.g., writing papers, reading books, finding articles, studying in workgroups, etc.) that they often misjudge one-step actionables. Thus an academic is more likely to think [...]

By |November 17th, 2007|Written Articles, Xtras|1 Comment
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Pruning Your System

1. Prune Your Inputs Get a secretary/assistant to filter the things you want to see and limit the things you don't want to see Find a way to get less junk mail Eliminate all unnecessary email subscriptions - can always look up online when needed Stop smart-foldering your emails and websites - Don't let smart [...]

By |January 1st, 2007|Written Articles, Xtras|Comments Off on Pruning Your System
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10 Reasons Why Actionables Linger

1. Wrong Location Context Is it the right context to get done? If not, change the location context to a location context that will provide the best ambience for getting that thing done. 2. Infrequent Visitation of Location Context Are you visiting the location context frequently enough? If not, schedule more frequent visits to that [...]

By |December 10th, 2006|Written Articles, Xtras|Comments Off on 10 Reasons Why Actionables Linger
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Why It’s NOT Getting Done

Here are some reasons why you may not be getting things done. Take a project or task you have that you haven't completed yet and read through the list below until you find the most likely reason for it. Using the number(s) to the right of that reason, scroll down and see which Ready-Set-Do! script [...]

By |November 9th, 2006|Written Articles, Xtras|Comments Off on Why It’s NOT Getting Done