How to organize your e-mail folders
Do you keep your e-mail in folders? Or do you leave your messages in the inbox? Or do you delete them all? What should you keep? What should you throw away? Your goals and your priorities should determine how to organize your
How to organize your e-mail folders
Do you keep your e-mail in folders? Or do you leave your messages in the inbox? Or do you delete them all? What should you keep? What should you throw away? Your goals and your priorities should determine how to organize your
How to set priorities
I previously wrote about the importance of setting goals. Now I’d like to tell you about how to set priorities, the things you have to (and want to) do to meet your goals. Focus on what’s important to you. Choose
How to set priorities
I previously wrote about the importance of setting goals. Now I’d like to tell you about how to set priorities, the things you have to (and want to) do to meet your goals. Focus on what’s important to you. Choose
How to be successful (in 500 words or less)
The Sages of the Talmud wrote: “It is not upon you to finish the work, but you are not free to desist from it.” (Mishna, Ethics, 2:21) Consider how often people set brave and ambitious goals for themselves. Oftentimes, achieving
How to be successful (in 500 words or less)
The Sages of the Talmud wrote: “It is not upon you to finish the work, but you are not free to desist from it.” (Mishna, Ethics, 2:21) Consider how often people set brave and ambitious goals for themselves. Oftentimes, achieving
Originally posted on Accountinator:
This past summer, I took my boys on a cross-country road trip. We drove from New Jersey, cross-country to Yellowstone National Park, San Francisco, Yosemite National Park, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon (North and South…
Originally posted on Accountinator:
This past summer, I took my boys on a cross-country road trip. We drove from New Jersey, cross-country to Yellowstone National Park, San Francisco, Yosemite National Park, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon (North and South…
How to send e-mail messages to OmniFocus
I just stumbled across this quick trick over at OmniFocus. When going through e-mail, when you come across a task you would like to stick into OmniFocus, just forward the task to send-to-omnifocus@omnigroup.com. OmniFocus will then mail you a link that
How to send e-mail messages to OmniFocus
I just stumbled across this quick trick over at OmniFocus. When going through e-mail, when you come across a task you would like to stick into OmniFocus, just forward the task to send-to-omnifocus@omnigroup.com. OmniFocus will then mail you a link that
All done!
My backlog is now officially completed. Here you can see my OmniFocus screen, with zero “Past” items and zero “Today” items. OmniFocus writes you a neat little message that, quite frankly, I’ve never seen before: Today no items You can
All done!
My backlog is now officially completed. Here you can see my OmniFocus screen, with zero “Past” items and zero “Today” items. OmniFocus writes you a neat little message that, quite frankly, I’ve never seen before: Today no items You can
Big rocks & little rocks
How often do we get caught up with all the little stuff, and then never get the big stuff – the truly important stuff – done? Schedule your big rocks first. This means that when you plan your day (or
Big rocks & little rocks
How often do we get caught up with all the little stuff, and then never get the big stuff – the truly important stuff – done? Schedule your big rocks first. This means that when you plan your day (or
Day 9: Don’t give up!
Earlier in the week, as you can see by the above red spike, I started falling behind again. Today, I started with a big rock, a research paper that his been sitting around for months, waiting for me to just
Day 9: Don’t give up!
Earlier in the week, as you can see by the above red spike, I started falling behind again. Today, I started with a big rock, a research paper that his been sitting around for months, waiting for me to just
Originally posted on Accountinator:
I’m a big fan of OmniFocus for iPad. Teaching classes, running an academic department, performing research, blogging, not to mention leading a large family and being active in my community, I keep busy. And I’ve tried…
Originally posted on Accountinator:
I’m a big fan of OmniFocus for iPad. Teaching classes, running an academic department, performing research, blogging, not to mention leading a large family and being active in my community, I keep busy. And I’ve tried…
Day 4: Keep on trucking!
Man this is fun! I’m discovering that this isn’t so difficult after all. Maybe I’m cheating. If I can’t complete a task right now, then I figure out what I need to do next, and then reschedule the task for
Day 4: Keep on trucking!
Man this is fun! I’m discovering that this isn’t so difficult after all. Maybe I’m cheating. If I can’t complete a task right now, then I figure out what I need to do next, and then reschedule the task for
Freaking Important 