Comments for Productivity501 http://www.productivity501.com Pieces of the productivity puzzle. Sat, 10 May 2008 20:29:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Simple Todo List by Mark Shead http://www.productivity501.com/simple-todo-list/795/#comment-39537 Mark Shead Fri, 09 May 2008 12:41:33 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/?p=795#comment-39537 There are definitely some things that electronics work better for. If you are trying to manage a huge to do list of hundreds of items, a program might be better. But if you are trying to record 3 or 4 things to do each day a sheet of paper works fine. Mine usually ends up covered with notes and diagrams as I work. Right now I'm looking for a way to capture this info so it is easy to refer to in the future. There are definitely some things that electronics work better for. If you are trying to manage a huge to do list of hundreds of items, a program might be better. But if you are trying to record 3 or 4 things to do each day a sheet of paper works fine. Mine usually ends up covered with notes and diagrams as I work.

Right now I’m looking for a way to capture this info so it is easy to refer to in the future.

]]> Comment on Reader Question - Emailing Your Boss by Todd Lohenry http://www.productivity501.com/reader-question-emailing-your-boss/451/#comment-39524 Todd Lohenry Fri, 09 May 2008 11:04:47 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/reader-question-emailing-your-boss/451/#comment-39524 All great stuff, especially breaking down anticipated action items into one thought per email. Outlook, Gmail, many other email systems allow you to convert an email to a task and keeping one action item per email actually helps in this process. Asking the boss about email preferences is good as well -- I worked for a guy who read most of his email on a treo screen and he was too busy to scroll down. Any eloquence past the first two sentences was usually lost... ;-) All great stuff, especially breaking down anticipated action items into one thought per email. Outlook, Gmail, many other email systems allow you to convert an email to a task and keeping one action item per email actually helps in this process. Asking the boss about email preferences is good as well — I worked for a guy who read most of his email on a treo screen and he was too busy to scroll down. Any eloquence past the first two sentences was usually lost… ;-)

]]> Comment on Reader Question - Emailing Your Boss by Jacob http://www.productivity501.com/reader-question-emailing-your-boss/451/#comment-39523 Jacob Fri, 09 May 2008 11:00:48 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/reader-question-emailing-your-boss/451/#comment-39523 The chief of my organization hates to be bothered...which is why he has a Commander, three Lieutenants, four Sergeants, and two Corporals. On occasion I receive orders from him and have to respond personally and he definitely is not a micro-manager, so he likes short and to the point updates. Big tip though, if your boss is a micro-manager, they want all the nitty gritty and often tear apart your e-mails, and attack you if they are too short in my experience. The chief of my organization hates to be bothered…which is why he has a Commander, three Lieutenants, four Sergeants, and two Corporals. On occasion I receive orders from him and have to respond personally and he definitely is not a micro-manager, so he likes short and to the point updates.

Big tip though, if your boss is a micro-manager, they want all the nitty gritty and often tear apart your e-mails, and attack you if they are too short in my experience.

]]> Comment on Perfect Tools by evol http://www.productivity501.com/perfect-tools/49/#comment-39495 evol Fri, 09 May 2008 09:22:17 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=49#comment-39495 A principle as old as the world. Even biological evolution works not through the survival of the "fittest" (this phrase was not coined by Darwin, btw), but the survival of the "just fit enough" -- that would explain its incredible speed... ;-) A principle as old as the world. Even biological evolution works not through the survival of the “fittest” (this phrase was not coined by Darwin, btw), but the survival of the “just fit enough” — that would explain its incredible speed… ;-)

]]> Comment on Simple Todo List by Nick Cernis http://www.productivity501.com/simple-todo-list/795/#comment-39338 Nick Cernis Thu, 08 May 2008 22:25:23 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/?p=795#comment-39338 Hooray! Another lover of pen and paper. I've been bashing my paper gong for a while now. The more the merrier: http://putthingsoff.com/writing-things-down/ Hooray! Another lover of pen and paper. I’ve been bashing my paper gong for a while now. The more the merrier: http://putthingsoff.com/writing-things-down/

]]> Comment on Paperless with the Kindle by Jessica http://www.productivity501.com/paperless-with-the-kindle/528/#comment-39233 Jessica Thu, 08 May 2008 20:40:22 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/?p=528#comment-39233 I read books on my Palm m500 with a free app called ReadThemAll. This way I always have something to read without any extra bulk, including lengthy classics like Vanity Fair. My middle-aged friends say they'd never be able to read using a 2" square interface, but it works for me. If I wanted to carry something the size of a book, I'd carry... a book. I read books on my Palm m500 with a free app called ReadThemAll. This way I always have something to read without any extra bulk, including lengthy classics like Vanity Fair. My middle-aged friends say they’d never be able to read using a 2″ square interface, but it works for me. If I wanted to carry something the size of a book, I’d carry… a book.

]]> Comment on Offline Reading by James http://www.productivity501.com/offline-reading/513/#comment-39202 James Thu, 08 May 2008 16:55:42 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/?p=513#comment-39202 I feel I spend enough time on a computer without then having to do stuff like planning my day or reading on it. Hence, if the article is of any length I will always print it out, it's just so much easier to absorb and more enjoyable to actually read. James, Organize IT I feel I spend enough time on a computer without then having to do stuff like planning my day or reading on it. Hence, if the article is of any length I will always print it out, it’s just so much easier to absorb and more enjoyable to actually read.

James, Organize IT

]]> Comment on Simple Todo List by John Trosko http://www.productivity501.com/simple-todo-list/795/#comment-39195 John Trosko Thu, 08 May 2008 16:18:23 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/?p=795#comment-39195 Just goes to show you that you do not need any fancy gizmos to get the job done. Just goes to show you that you do not need any fancy gizmos to get the job done.

]]> Comment on Offline Reading by Link Travelogue (Vol. 3) | Productive Flourishing http://www.productivity501.com/offline-reading/513/#comment-39192 Link Travelogue (Vol. 3) | Productive Flourishing Thu, 08 May 2008 15:39:09 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/?p=513#comment-39192 [...] Offline Reading - Productivity 501 [...] [...] Offline Reading - Productivity 501 [...]

]]> Comment on Paperless with the Kindle by savanna http://www.productivity501.com/paperless-with-the-kindle/528/#comment-39179 savanna Thu, 08 May 2008 13:43:26 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/?p=528#comment-39179 i think that digital books would really pay off because unlike a regular book you can read what you want and just put it down and pick up were you left off. and a regular book you close it and youlose were you left off and you would have to read that page all over again and for get awt it was about you no and that gets messy sometimes so that is why i think every school ,house ,every job site ,and every thing else should have a digital book. i think that digital books would really pay off because unlike a regular book you can read what you want and just put it down and pick up were you left off. and a regular book you close it and youlose were you left off and you would have to read that page all over again and for get awt it was about you no and that gets messy sometimes so that is why i think every school ,house ,every job site ,and every thing else should have a digital book.

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