Poductivity Redefined:
I’ll be thinking some about personal productivity in the month of December, which I plan to take off before beginning 2006 and a whole new slate of post-Bookmark Now projects. During this time, I’ll be consulting the following data and panel of experts.
*A fantastic post at 43 Folders by my friend Scott Andrew called “Productivity for the Practcising Musician.” I couldn’t carry a tune in a pail but these tips apply to anyone who has both a day job and a second career as a creative professional.
*This dead on summary of productivity systems at Lifehacker. And sorry, there are no Top 10 lists, no thumbs up for magic tool sets that are perfect, just for you. No, the message is this (and I paraphrase): Find the system that works pretty well for you and is fun to use. And then work it. No system will work it for you.
*Keith Robinson’s excellent site To-Done contains essays on personal productivity that feel written by a human being rather than an organizational development coach. Probably helps that I know Keith, but To-Done always makes me feel like I’m learning with it instead of being lectured at by it.