Comments on: Getting stuff done

By: kristarella.com :: To-do Software

kristarella.com :: To-do Software — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:19:28 +0000

[...] while ago I downloaded iGTD. I used it to put aside the things I’d rather be doing than studying for [...]

By: kristarella

kristarella — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:49:17 +0000

Haha, and proud of it Mike!
I wasn’t as into computers until after I started uni, so I guess that’s part of the reason… I wonder if doing something that’s a hobby at uni would suck the fun out of it? Maybe I’d just have a good excuse to learn more about it, but then I’d have to learn about things I don’t care about too!
Cool cool – glad they’re useful for someone!

By: Mike Doyle

Mike Doyle — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:06:41 +0000

You know Kristen? I never realised you were such a nerd :-)

Been reading your blog since you posted it on facebook (and lurking in the background) – but seeing you talk of Quicksilver, opensource software, time management – total nerd!

I love it! Why aren’t you doing computer science or something like that?

anyway – as a Mac Man myself (and recently upgraded to a MacBookPro) – I love the tips :-)

Mike

By: kristarella

kristarella — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:23:53 +0000

Oh woops! :woops: Well, perhaps you could star these things in google reader, or flag them in your rss reader or whatever and read them when you’re finished with your thesis? Or ignore them! I don’t want to distract you :blush:

Good luck!

By: pelf

pelf — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:35:18 +0000

Actually, I’m also a HUGE fan of tips on GTD (in case my earlier comment didn’t reflect this point) but what I was trying to say was that all those long list of “recommendations” sometimes overwhelm me, that’s all :angel:

By: kristarella

kristarella — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:30:03 +0000

“should be doing”… pelf, I think that these GTD (getting things done) ideas and all the concepts of what you should be doing are just recommendations from people that have done well. None of it is prescription, none of it is divine.

I got into it because the sight of my inbox made me sick (metaphorically speaking). If I’m on my computer I use iGTD, if I’m out I use my notebook. I always avoid systems that make me feel guilty for not being perfect.

Things like inbox zero are a guide, you can adopt the system, you can spend the time going over everything you have to make your system look right, or you can make a folder to dump your old non-system in and start using the system… whatever works for you.

What I’m trying to say is that life without growth would seem pointless to me. Self-improvement is good, but it’s gradual. No one should ever make you feel inferior or stupid or not good enough for any reason! (I guess this is one of my soft points :P)

By: pelf

pelf — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:56:07 +0000

Sometimes reading all these tips and tricks scares me off big time. I mean, the more I read, the more I realize I am not doing what I should be doing.

And also, the more I read, the more I want to read further. So there goes all my time, LOL.