The Simplicity Habit Podcast Episode 3
Posted by Michael | Filed under Featured, Podcast
Show Notes
For the week of April 27, 2008
We received our first listener email seeking some advice, so we decided to make it the topic of the entire episode. We offer some advice on approaches to productivity, keeping the focus on defining projects, rather than getting lost in the tasks. For the more visual among you, we suggest finding the biggest whiteboard you can, grabbing a few colored pens, and mindmapping your projects to literally get the bigger picture.
We’re going to try a new format, featuring weekly quick bites of productivity from the Simplicity Habit apple; just enough to get you ready for the main show now every other week.
People Mentioned
Gary Vaynerchuk - How to cut through the Noise? Great video on managing all the noise, from email, and Facebook, to Pownce, Twitter, and all the rest.
Merlin Mann - Merlin Mann on Time and Attention (Getting Things Done) Terrific video of a talk Merlin Mann gave at a Google TechTalks event.
Products Mentioned
Mindjet MindManager - Commercial application developed by Mindjet Corporation. Available for Windows and Mac.
FreeMind - Free alternative to MindManager. Java-based and open source. Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Enjoy!
Tags: David Allen, Gary Vaynerchuk, Getting Things Done, Merlin Mann, mindmapping, Podcast
The Simplicity Habit Podcast Special Edition: GTD vs. 4HWW
Posted by Jered | Filed under 4HWW, Featured, GTD, Podcast
Jered and Michael discuss an integration of David Allen’s Getting Things Done and Tim Ferriss’ 4 Hour Work Week. How can two systems that seem to be so different be used together to make your life better?
Read more at: http://simplicityhabit.com/featured/gtd-4hww-productivity-perfection
The Simplicity Habit Podcast Episode 2
Posted by Michael | Filed under Featured, Podcast
In this episode, we talk about taxes and the dangers of shredding before the accountant calls, Jered’s decaf coffee and 7-4 workday, a bit of dedicated GTD apps kerfuffle, and discussion about Dennis Best’s blog posting about back-to-basics with GTD apps. Some of the key apps we review are the new EverNote and Pizziz - sleeping to productivity?
Links to apps and blogs discussed
- Evernote Beta - “…easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platform you find most convenient, and makes this information accessible andsearchable at anytime, from anywhere.”
- Omnifocus - “Professional-grade personal task management”
- Dennis Best on GTD and built-in productivity apps in Leopard
- Pzizz - a software application for Mac and PC that creates custom audio soundtracks that help you to nap during the day or get to sleep at night.
- The GTD “Ubiquitous Capture Device”
Enjoy!
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