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Importing Outlook into Gmail

by Bruce Keener on March 20, 2008

A while back I mentioned wanting to break my dependence on Outlook, to move to web-based solutions, but I did not want to lose all the stored emails I have in Outlook.
But, in doing some research I learned that these stored emails could be imported into my Gmail account. There seemed to be several solutions, [...]

Tag Tasks with GTD Contexts AND Covey Roles

by Bruce Keener on December 12, 2007

You won’t catch me saying that you have to use PDA’s, computers, or other technology to help you manage your time. A lot of folks do just fine with paper-based systems. I’ve been successful using them, too. (I am comfortable using either system, but recommend that people use what works best for them.) Each approach [...]

Miscellaneous Organizational Tips

by Bruce Keener on December 6, 2007

This article provides a few miscellaneous tips relating to Gmail, Pocket PC Notes, and BlackBerry Use.
Gmail
Just in case you haven’t noticed it yet, Gmail now has colored-label capability, as illustrated in the screenshot to the right (from my inbox).
This is really a slick feature, and enhances Gmail’s use as a task management interface. My sense [...]

Doing a Mindsweep

by Bruce Keener on October 25, 2007

For the past several days my head has been swirling with thoughts, more so than usual. Today I realized it is time for me to sweep it all out by doing a mindsweep, which is where you set down and write out everything that is your mind.
I am normally very good about writing down any [...]

How Did You Get Interested In Time Managment?

by Bruce Keener on October 24, 2007

When I was about 8 or 9 years old, I read Cheaper by the Dozen (Perennial Classics), a book about an efficiency expert father and his family of 12. That was probably the start of my developing an intense interest in efficiency, productivity, and time management.
I became obsessed with figuring out how to do more [...]