the problem with productivity

As you may be aware I’m trying very hard to be ‘organised’ and ‘productive’.  Today I encountered my first snag.  It seems that just when you think you are sailing along on the river of Getting Things Done your Nokia N73 ‘smart’ phone decides that it doesn’t want to talk to your laptop anymore. I Read More …

day 2 of being organised

I don’t want ot speak too soon, after all I’m only on day 2 and these things should be taken a day at a time, but I seem to have a clear desk, things have been done and other things have been put in their rightful place.  I’ve ticked things off my To Do List and Read More …

day 1 of being organised

Well… so far so good.  I now have a task list as long as my arm which is all synchronised with my phone and iPAQ (I think they will become significant tools in this battle!), a 3 tray file system, my stuff in files with labels and an almost clear desk.  I’ve been very productive Read More …

why does being organised take so much effort?

I’ve spent large amounts of the last two days just throwing stuff away.  I seem to just collect stuff.  I don’t file, I don’t throw it out and most of it never gets looked at!  So now there are 3 black bags full of random stuff waiting to go out to the bin.  The whole Read More …

Getting Organised

Today is GO day!  From this evening I will be Organised!  Honest! I’ve bought everything I need for my new system.  All I need is an actual system!  Oh, and a Sharpie pen (forgot to get that!). I bought a new notebook (not a moleskine – I want to see if I can make this Read More …