Archive for May, 2008
GTD Zen, rollabind edition [Updated!]
[Update!] I’ve updated the template below and packed it in a weekly set. I’m going to print off a few copies and sell them. Interested?
I’ve been dabbling in the GTD world for a long while, with mixed results. Given my interest in web2.0, you’d think I would be a power user of some online GTD apps like SimpleGTD. Not so. As useful as these things are, I find that they suffer from a major handicap : I’m not online 24 hours a day. (Until I get my iPhone2.0, but that’s another day).
Most users would simply compensate by keeping a paper copy with them at all times and syncing when online. This was simply too complex for me. Instead, I’ve been using good old fashioned paper & pen. Sadly, even this requires a bit of optimizing.
I wasn’t happy with notebooks, as I couldn’t add/remove pages. I didn’t want to carry a 3-ring binder, either. What to do? Rollabind!
This technology isn’t new, but I think it’s pretty slick. Using small plastic discs and a special hole puncher, I now have the best of both worlds : a portable notebook that gracefully allows adding/removing pages. Splendid!
Not stopping there, I downloaded the D*I*Y Hipster PDA and David Seah’s compact calendar, remixed Benjamin Franklin’s measures of virtue, threw in a SWOT chart, and now have a custom GTD solution that works great.
Always one to share, here is a PDF of the pages I use. Feel free to remix and use as you see fit (credit goes to the above sources). If you’re interested in the rollabind system, I’m a proud owner of the special hole puncher and would gladly help you get started.
Filed under frugal, hack, work : Comments (4) : May 20th, 2008
Proof that we both need and want mass transit :
Gas Prices Send Surge of Riders to Mass Transit – New York Times via kwout
Filed under Milwaukee, economics, energy, environment, suburbs : Comments (0) : May 19th, 2008
The debate of the ages
. . . as told by 4 year olds.
Filed under culture, politics : Comments (1) : May 12th, 2008
Cash Origami
Filed under Uncategorized : Comments (1) : May 11th, 2008
Mac del.icio.us app : delish
All you del.icio.us lovers out there (who use Macs) rejoice : there’s a new app on the scene that’s sure to please. Delish (currently in beta) renders a thumbnail of all the sites in your del.icio.us feed so you can visually scan for the good ones. Check it out!
Delish, a Del.icio.us Client for Mac OS X by Pine Point Software LLC via kwout
Filed under technology : Comments (2) : May 7th, 2008
