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— Kourosh —
Why Care?
An almost absurd question – why care about the work in front of us?
The Tyranny of Efficiency
Can you strive too much in being efficient?
The Fear of Losing Control to our Tools
An attempt to understand the role of tools in our environments.
Channels of Work
Another question I received after the recent webinar at Learn OmniFocus was to clarify the Land & Sea Project in terms of the number of channels one can use. For details on the Land & Sea project, see the video at about 1:06:43. Its creation and use are more...
Grouping Tasks by Session
Useful Lists We can easily be overwhelmed by looking at even a realistic list of things we'd like to do today. This is particularly the case if there are many small tasks. A good list is one we can easily review in a short period of time so that we can make a clear...
Being Deliberate with Task Wording
How we word our tasks can make a significant difference in how we approach them. For example, several rules of thumb may be: Start with a verb Maintain both simplicity and clarity when possible Act as though you are delegating the task to someone else. (In fact, you...
A Principle of Completable Lists
Designing flow lists
A Daily Review Habit
"Falling off the GTD wagon" (or any task system for that matter) can be all too easy and all too disrupting. Especially, when you've grown used to a system, the gradual loss of trust in that system can come with feelings of anxiety, the need for constant damage...
After a project
Decisions lingering in the background
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