Monthly Archives: July 2007

Reducing Mind Clutter: Tuning It Out

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Lance

Note from Bruce: The following post is from guest blogger Lance Gallup. He really has some really good points here and I appreciate him sharing his de-cluttering principles with us. “Reducing the clutter” has become a bit of a mantra … Continue reading →

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In The News: iPhone, BlackBerry, and N95 Tidbits

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Bruce Keener

My son, daughter-in-law, and 3 grandkids will be arriving in a few hours for a weekend visit, so let me wish you a happy weekend before I forget it. Now to the phone stuff: TechCrunch recently ran an article on … Continue reading →

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Saving Time and Reducing Errors With Checklists

Posted on July 26, 2007 by Bruce Keener

Recently Steve Pavlina wrote an article on “microtasks,” talking about breaking activities into doable bits. Steve indicated that his microtasks are different from David Allen’s more common “Next Action” terminology, but still looks like next actions to me. Regardless, he … Continue reading →

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Life Management Tips From Our Readers

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Bruce Keener

I recently asked you for your best life management tips. Although we only received three answers, the tips we got sure are good ones:

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Saving Keystrokes and Mouse Clicks

Posted on July 24, 2007 by Bruce Keener

I am a huge fan of using software that saves time. For example, I have talked in the past about: Calligrapher for Windows Mobile Devices Other Macro Tools QuickSilver and TextExpander for Macs When I glanced at my TextExpander stats … Continue reading →

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Life Lessons from My Weekend Reading

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Bruce Keener

I bought 5 books over the weekend and thought I would share a few “life lessons” I am learning from the three that I am slowly slowly reading: T D Jakes’ Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits Call to Action: … Continue reading →

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A Great NYT Article and a Welcome Google Move

Posted on July 22, 2007 by Bruce Keener

Randall Stross of The New York Times has written an article entitled When Mobile Phones Aren’t Truly Mobile. He talks about how the carriers in the US disable certain features on their cellphones and make it difficult (costly) to switch … Continue reading →

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An Electronic Wallet for Your BlackBerry

Posted on July 21, 2007 by Bruce Keener

I realize that I haven’t written very many articles for BlackBerry owners but I know several of you own BlackBerrys. Hence, I thought I should make you aware of a good program you may want to check out: SplashWallet for … Continue reading →

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What Is Your Best Life Management Tip?

Posted on July 20, 2007 by Bruce Keener

As you think through what has made you successful over the years, both in professional and family life, what comes to mind as the best advice you could share with us? I hope to get A LOT of good answers … Continue reading →

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What’s Holding You Back?

Posted on July 19, 2007 by Bruce Keener

It has been a couple of months since I read Tim Ferriss’ The 4-Hour Work Week. But, I still have not gotten off my butt to do anything about the entrepreneur tips he provided. So, last night I asked myself … Continue reading →

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