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Comment on How Do I Get More Done? by Matt Ritzman

Matt Ritzman — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:04:10 +0000

“If you could download and try each of them…” What an incredible waste of time that would be!

Comment on How Do I Get More Done? by Patrick Cadam

Patrick Cadam — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:25:45 +0000

Getting things done is only important if you are getting the important things done. Figuring out what IS important and how to focus your attention on those things is a key part of steering our way through a busy demanding life. I have been using the principles and techniques that David Delp puts forth in Pilot Fire for several years now. It is a simple and effective system that has kept me involved in the passions of my life.

Comment on How Do I Get More Done? by Bill Gascoyne

Bill Gascoyne — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:48:15 +0000

Meetings: Where the minutes are kept and the hours are lost.

Comment on Focus Management by How Do I Get More Done? | The Brink of Chaos

How Do I Get More Done? | The Brink of Chaos — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:54:05 +0000

[...] doesn’t mean that finding a system to help manage our focus is a bad thing. At some level, we each need a system just to survive any modern job. While there [...]

Comment on Why a Diet Sounds Better Tomorrow by Steve

Steve — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:52:41 +0000

Great post Matt! Nice use of the word Ubermensch.

Comment on Why a Diet Sounds Better Tomorrow by David Delp

David Delp — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:22:26 +0000

Well, this is probably the most important question to resolve if we want to do anything we don’t already do, but keep wanting to do. Willpower, as it turns out, is usually not enough, and in most cases, very limited. Motivation is not the end all be all, either. I’m thinking a lot about the idea of “tiny habits” because I still think most answers are still found in small steps.

Nice post. Now, where can I get those chocolate chip cookies?

Comment on Empathy and the Organic Startup by Learning Empathy | The Brink of Chaos

Learning Empathy | The Brink of Chaos — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:52:44 +0000

[...] is one of the most critical skills to entrepreneurial success. We can empathize because we are the target market (like a 40-yr old mother athlete) or we can learn to empathize with our customers by talking to [...]

Comment on Correcting The Details by Bill Gascoyne

Bill Gascoyne — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:58:37 +0000

“… and the wisdom to know the difference.”

Comment on The Risks of Commoditization by Correcting The Details | The Brink of Chaos

Correcting The Details | The Brink of Chaos — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:19:07 +0000

[...] also written that sometimes details really do matter, the key is knowing whether the detail is essential or [...]

Comment on Is It Their Personality or Just Circumstances? by When Life Breaks Relationships | The Brink of Chaos

When Life Breaks Relationships | The Brink of Chaos — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:13:33 +0000

[...] other person isn’t the same person any more. Usually, this is just our tendency toward the Fundamental Attribution Error where we assign our behavior to circumstances but others behavior to character. Most of the times [...]

Comment on The Culture Code by The Cheese Is Alive | The Brink of Chaos

The Cheese Is Alive | The Brink of Chaos — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:15:32 +0000

[...] plastic and stored in a cold, dark place). I wrote about this a long time ago in a post on “The Culture Code” which discussed how different cultures relate to a lot of different [...]

Comment on The Trails of Life by Bill Gascoyne

Bill Gascoyne — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:36:46 +0000

“Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it each day, and at last we cannot break it.”
Horace Mann

Comment on Bending The Golden Rule by Craig Norris

Craig Norris — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:52:40 +0000

A variation on this theme is sometimes referred to as the Platinum Rule – “treat others as they would like to be treated.” Craig

Comment on The Symmetry of a Day by Daniel Solorio

Daniel Solorio — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:51:04 +0000

Hey Matt,

In my quest for the perfect to do list, I as well stumble upon a few managers, I used things for while, but it killed me the syncing with mobile devices, lately I’ve been using wunderlist.com it’s free, cross-platform, and web based, is still being developed but they have some interesting approach to stuff, so far it has what you expect, due dates starred items, lists, reminders, shared lists, etc. But I guess in the end it wouldn’t approach a day with symmetry.

The best tool-technique I’ve found that is doing wonders for me is the http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/ specially useful for creatives which in my case tend to be hyperactive and ADD and usually procrastinate a lot, it simply focus on getting things done, not the ones you would prefer doing but the ones that need to get done, even if they’re not fun or pleasant as Tax work would be probably. This technique has been a life saver to me, I don’t use it everyday, but I use it when I seriously need to finish something on a deadline.

Enjoyed the post as always, and I’ll take a look of those links. Thanks for sharing.

Comment on The Cult Of Busy by Ben Duncan

Ben Duncan — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:30:21 +0000

“Meetings – the practical alternative to work” – very funny. Our company has never done meetings, …and we are really busy.

On a side note, due to the recession, I find myself responding to people when asked how I am doing, with the repsonse “busy”, but in a more thankful tone. As if to say, “I am busy, and I am thankful to have a job, so I am not complaining, and I am sensitive to others who may not be busy.” It has put a different spin on the state of busy.