How to Focus In A Distracting World With Dr Kourosh Dini MD – An Interview on Carl Pullein’s Your Time, Your Way
Last week, Carl Pullein and I had a wonderful discussion about ADHD, productivity, focus, hobbies, and a whole lot more. We get into the use of pen and paper, what I call the Anchor Technique to help when scatter, and beyond.
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On Time Blocking
New post up at UsingOmniFocus.com: On Time Blocking
Calendar Integration – Part 1: On Time Blocking
What is time blocking? Time blocking is the act of scheduling sessions of work on a calendar. By deliberately assigning work time on a calendar, we automatically acknowledge the immutable resource of time. Several productivity writers tout the strengths of time...
The Inbox is Returning to Project View
One of the big complaints made in the transition from OmniFocus 1 to 2 was the loss of the Inbox from the Project view. The workarounds were to either: assign a task to a project using the given fields or the Inspector create a new window using Option-Command-N to...
Trod (synthesizer & drums)
Trod Synthesizer & Drums Composed, arranged, recorded, and generally scowled at on the morning of May 12, 2017. When I first began playing music, I had vowed to create music that could only be done live. While this has been helpful to creating a certain...
Chaotic Workflows Part 4: Creating Space for Practice
Welcome to the Chaotic Workflow series. Check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 here. In the last several posts, we’ve been addressing chaos using at least three major categories: • Saying “No” • Satellite Task Systems • Creating Space for Practice Today we'll look at...
Chaotic Workflows Part 3: Satellite Task Systems
Continuing the Chaotic Workflow series …
Here we get into “Satellite” Task systems that function as branches from a central system.
Chaotic Workflows Part 2: Saying “No”
In the last post, Workflows in Chaos, we looked at the importance of making settled decisions and a difference between task management and workflow mastery. Moving on to addressing chaos, let's consider at least three major categories: Saying "No" Satellite Task...
Chaotic Workflows Part 1: What is Chaos?
How do we work in chaotic conditions? I recently received an email from a teacher who was having difficulty building the workflows she wanted into her days. Here, I’m beginning a series of response posts.
The Productivityist Podcast: Zen and the Art of Work with Kourosh Dini
An enjoyable interview with Mike Vardy at the Productivityist about mindful productivity.