There are many reasons why less stuff is better. But there are also lots of reasons why we have our stuff. And those reasons don't make us bad people. I've always wanted to have less stuff, but I've always struggled to achieve this ideal. After having the "you should have less stuff" argument with myself once again, I … [Read more...]
Noticing Your Commitments
I've been all about the GTD thing lately. I got my lists, I'm getting things done! I'm biggifying! I'm awesome! And then yesterday I realized, I'm completely exhausted. Here's what GTD is missing: sometimes you need to re-evaluate your commitments. Not just come up with the next thing and do it. Sometimes you've got … [Read more...]
Weaning Yourself from the Email Beast
We're all addicts. Tim's book The Four Hour Work Week has an entire section devoted to "Elimination": getting rid of distractions that keep you from being effective. The biggest offenders are "work fidgets" - things we do that we don't really need to do but they fill time. Like checking email 20 times a … [Read more...]