Following Sven’s adviceI just did what I should have done a long time ago: I followed Sven Fechner’s advise. His “Simplicity is Bliss” blog is a wonderful resource for common sense productivity tips and other great Mac inspired ideas. But, back to my point. Mr. Fechner suggested that a simple folder structure in mailbox structures, … Continue reading Are folders gates to procrastination?
Tag: gtd
Working on a (creative) task versus working in a context (UPDATED)
For those not familiar with GTD, David Allen’s highly successful personal productivity approach, get this book (please note this is my affiliate link, you can of course log onto Amazon yourself), and read the first three chapters. It’s worth it, if only for the different way you’ll be looking at your work and your life. … Continue reading Working on a (creative) task versus working in a context (UPDATED)
Why work programs work
The short of itAudit work programs work because they require you to think about what you are going to do before you do it. They take away the stress of worrying how you should approach a certain audit issue for 90% of the time, because you have thought about it before your audit team was … Continue reading Why work programs work
Managing my “Instapaper not yet read” guilt with ReadNow
"I could have read this months ago"Last July I sent a promising mac.appstorm article to my Instapaper queue. Its title? “ReadNow: Native Instapaper and Read it Later Management” I just recently read it … and after having read it, I acted on it immediately. But I could have acted on it at least five months … Continue reading Managing my “Instapaper not yet read” guilt with ReadNow
Simplifying risk models
A brief historyThe relevance of using risk models as the basis for risk management was disputed in the beginning of this century. It actually remains disputed as an approach by a number of authors. In the early ‘00’s, leading risk management advisory companies did not see the reason to use models. They felt it impeded … Continue reading Simplifying risk models
Better capture, processing and next action organization
I’ve been using mind mapping in combination with with OmniFocus for better capture, processing and next action execution. Let me tell you a bit on how I got there.My brain is chaosSometimes, I have chaos for a brain. I’m not kidding. In the past, this has led to those well known and recognized moments of … Continue reading Better capture, processing and next action organization
Exploring The Black Box 