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  • Empty Inbox

    Any day now I am going to start the GTD (Getting Things Done) system. In preparation for the adoption of GTD I have cleared my desk and also my e-mail inbox. I had planned to file all 342 e-mails in my inbox into the relevant folders but the task was ...
    Published in on 20 Nov 2008 by John Curran
    Tags: productivity tools e-mail

  • What is Smartworking?

    "Smartworking for me is about taking control of your work – taking responsibility – it's about being more effective not for the sake of your organisation but for yourself. There is a theme appearing out of all this knowledge economy stuff that for the first time in years workers own the ...
    Published in Knowledge Work on 12 Nov 2008 by John Curran
    Tags: knowledge work

  • Obama Online

    President-elect Barack Obama's election victory has clearly set many precedents.  But never before has social/online media played such a big part in a political campaign.  It is no exaggeration to say that Obama's smart use of technology played a significant part in him being elected as the next US president.  ...
    Published in Smart Strategy on 08 Nov 2008 by Chris Hayford
    Tags: strategy politics social networking

  • Flexible Working not Working?

    The UK (Labour) Government has been gently pushing the right to work flexibly for all UK workers. Last year it introduced the right to request to work flexibly if you had a child up to the age of six. The plan was to extend this to families with children up ...
    Published in Flexible Working on 21 Oct 2008 by John Curran
    Tags: remote working flexible working

  • Smart Mind Mapping

    As a knowledge worker it’s always useful to be able to develop visualisations of concepts and ideas. Visualisations can help you organise your thoughts and see things in a new perspective. They can also provide a big picture overview of complex issues and ideas. As a big picture thinker I ...
    Published in Knowledge Work on 18 Aug 2008 by John Curran
    Tags: mind mapping tools note-taking

  • Getting Things Done (GTD)

    There are masses of resources on the web in connection with David Allen’s Getting Things Done book. Here are some of the best: 52 reviews has the best list of resources http://52reviews.com/2006/07/09/getting-things-done/ 43 folders has some interesting stuff on the GTD approach http://www.43folders.com/category/gtd/ If you want to take the first ...
    Published in Time Management on 13 Aug 2008 by John Curran
    Tags: time management books gtd

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