In his excellent new book "Workflow: Beyond Productivity", Kourosh Dini states the following: "Any aspect of organization, be it task, checklist, container, memorized concepts, or otherwise decays in time as it relates to an intention." If you think a bit about it, it is very true. Your organizational "tool" serves its purpose, after which it … Continue reading “Workflow” reviewed part II – Organizational decay
Category: Stream of Consciousness
Structured play and its GTD relevance
With all my OCD like behavior in terms of the proper application of GTD and my relatively rigid adherence to its workflows, do I actually get to be creative at all? When discussing aspects such as the GTD workflows with people and explaining how I implement GTD, it's a question that often comes up. A … Continue reading Structured play and its GTD relevance
Time tracking
An offhand remark in one of the comments posted by one of the participants in the Linked-In group "Getting Things Done - Network of GTD enthusiasts" triggered this post. In his comment, the reader refers to a tool called "Toggl" which allows you to measure and track your time usage. I've used quite a few … Continue reading Time tracking
Cutting out the middle man: moving RSS stuff capture from Google Reader to … nothing?
Google has announced it is retiring Google Reader on July 1st. An outcry has been heard across the internet. First they take over an ecosystem, then they destroy it ... the Borg could not have done a better job. Assimilation, then destruction. I was among those who cried out over the loss of a good … Continue reading Cutting out the middle man: moving RSS stuff capture from Google Reader to … nothing?
Apple’s maturity – Ubiquitous and imperceptible interoperability
I am assuming (most) analysts are not stupid A lot has been said about the markets' reaction to Apple's financial statements for the past quarter. It's quite interesting and even a bit baffling if you take in account that this is one of the most successful companies ever, if not the most successful. And yet, … Continue reading Apple’s maturity – Ubiquitous and imperceptible interoperability
My OmniFocus work perspectives
The investment pays off OmniFocus is my particular GTD tool. While it has a significant and steep learning curve, I like what the tool can do for you once you get it configured right. Granted, it does take a while to figure out how it best functions for you. On the other hand, there is … Continue reading My OmniFocus work perspectives
About muscle memory and luck
Admiration and jealousy We admire people who appear to be able to perform certain feats as if with no considerable effort. And where there is admiration, there is often jealousy. We tend to get jealous of people whose life is apparently without effort. We look at these people, and we compare their baseline competenties to … Continue reading About muscle memory and luck
An assessment of my morning information gathering and capture mechanisms
Information is all around us I've likened it to wifi or mobile network radiation. It's there, but you are not really aware of it most of the time. Most of it will be completely irrelevant to your activities of that given day, or even your life. Some of it will be indispensable. But how to … Continue reading An assessment of my morning information gathering and capture mechanisms
Using programme and project management systems in development aid
Please note this post talks about an aspect closely related to the work I do on a daily basis. The ideas below are my personal opinion on a specific opportunity in the context of development aid in general, and do not specifically relate to any organisation I am associated with or working for. These ideas … Continue reading Using programme and project management systems in development aid
Respectful visioning – a facilitated approach
As auditor, I have often been asked to facilitate between different groups. I believe the below may therefore be relevant for us auditors, although the subject is not core audit. I was recently invited to facilitate a group of experts in preparing for a significant likely change in their environment. As the agenda's were not … Continue reading Respectful visioning – a facilitated approach
Exploring The Black Box 