Category Archives: Getting Things Done

Save Money on these Notetaker Items. If You Want To.

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Bruce Keener

When I broke the pen in my David Allen Notetaker Wallet, which I’ve had for over 10 years, I went to David’s online store to look for a replacement. The store had two models of the Notetaker pen, one for … Continue reading →

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The Most Important Part of GTD: Capturing Information

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Bruce Keener

You can build all sorts of useful task and project lists, and be rigorous in conducting your weekly review and planning sessions, but if you don’t have a good information capture system, you are missing the most important part of … Continue reading →

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Success and the Basics

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Bruce Keener

If I had to name the times that we are living in, I would call it The Lazy Culture. Almost everyone is looking for the easy way to lose weight, to become successful, to stay married when there are tensions, … Continue reading →

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Make Use of Kindle’s Highlighting Feature

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Bruce Keener

My favorite ebook provider is Amazon: I prefer the Kindle ebooks because they typically cost a little less than other ebooks. But, the primary reason I like Kindle ebooks is that everything I highlight in an ebook is stored at … Continue reading →

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Having Trouble Starting Your Startup?

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Bruce Keener

David Heinemeier Hansson, co-author of Rework, writes: One of the most pervasive myths of startup life is that it has to be all consuming. That unless you can give your business all your thoughts and hours, you don’t deserve success. … Continue reading →

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Are Your GTD Lists Masking a Problem?

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Bruce Keener

I came across an interesting article yesterday, which starts off with the following: Diagnosis: Generalized anxiety disorder, mild to medium major depression (you read that right—it’s not an oxymoron), and a pinch of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. I received this summary … Continue reading →

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Nobel Laureate’s Views on Managing Time and Money

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Bruce Keener

A recent NYT article quotes Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman, author of Thinking, Fast and Slow on several of his insightful and well-researched views on how our minds work, particularly in regard to financial matters. One of those quotes also deals … Continue reading →

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Life Simplification: Year-End Deletion of Social Media Accounts

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Bruce Keener

About a month ago I deleted my Google +, Tumblr, and Posterous accounts. When I announced on Google + and Twitter that I would be doing that, Joe Grant asked why, and here is my (slightly modified) reply: I think … Continue reading →

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Creative Use of Tools (Software)

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Bruce Keener

In looking through my Google+ Stream, I noticed that Chris Messina linked to this impressive article on using Apple’s KeyNote presentation tool for designing web sites. It’s an impressive article, but to me the main takeaway is that you can … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on Time

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Bruce Keener

Over the recent holidays, I caught myself daydreaming about my own funeral. I pictured one of my friends saying “That Keener sure did know a lot.” With another friend saying “Yes, but it would have been better if he known … Continue reading →

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