Leveraging tech for personal productivity

Why use technology to aid your System?

In today’s world where we can have almost any answer we seek at our fingertips where ever we go, it only makes sense for people to leverage the technological benefits to streamline their productivity systems. While it makes complete sense to compile lists of action items and projects and the someday/maybe buckets for the things we want to do, using a pencil and paper may not be the best option anymore.

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GTD: How to be present in the moment

Whenever I start to share how my system has evolved under the tenents of the GTD Methodology, most people get a slightly panicky look in their eyes and start to slowly back away. This has led to some hesitance in sharing with colleagues that are still early in the evolutions of their personal system or are just realizing the need to create one at all. I fully recognize that many will not understand the mix of technology and processes that I leverage in my personal system without following a similar journey to mine. I also realized that I need to remember what those early days were like for me and some of the pitfalls that I experienced along the way, to become more of a mentor than just showcasing where I am at within my own path. To that effect, I am writing my version of an intro to GTD for developers and those following the Agile methodology.

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