Its’ the Thought that counts
“An hour of effective, precise, hard, disciplined and integrated thinking can be worth a month of hard work. Thinking is the very essence of, and the most difficult thing to do in, business and life….
Tag: GTD
2 Key principles in making a To-Do list, to boost your productivity
photo credit: be OH be No matter what productivity methodology you use to be productive (GTD, ZTD etc), all of them involve making to-do lists. How well you make your to-do list is directly proportional…
12 Email newsletters where Arif & Ali get their Inspiration.
Other than blogs and podcasts that I read/listen, there are quite a few enewsletters that I am subscribed to. Most are free, some are not. Below are the ones that I get most value out…
Why is David Allen like Albert Einstein
Note: This post has many references to jargons that would be familiar mainly to implementers of David Allen’s system of productivity called Getting Things Done or GTD. To Learn more about GTD, you may read…
How I use an Intention Journal to inspire, motivate and even spiritualise myself again and again.
Have you ever come across a quote, an inspiring saying or a Hadith, that you liked so very much you just had to take a printout and stick it up somewhere that you could see…
Why Some People Always are so Efficient, Yet Relaxed at the Same time.
It’s because of Rules. We had them as School kids, there are Rules at office, then then there are traffic Rules. Rules Rules Rules everywhere. Who needs ‘em, Wouldn’t it be better if we just…
5 Steps to Begin Learning GTD – A Guaranteed way to Save Hours from your Workday.
photo credit: gideonstrauss Me and Ali have written a lot about GTD in earlier blog posts. We’ve covered a bit of what GTD is all about, How GTD is made my traveling easier thanks to…
GTD & Present Moment Awareness
photo credit: hawkexpress I’m a fan of Eckhart Tolle. He’s most famously known for his work ‘The Power of Now’ and ‘A New Earth’. I agree when he says, that man’s Inner Purpose in Life…
How to remove the “Aaaargh!” when it comes to packing of bags during Travel.
Earlier this is what I would go through: 1. Before Packing: Pretty much the whole day I would be thinking: “Oh my God, I’ve still got so much packing to do. When will I do…
How I use the Tickler File to Remind me of All the Little & Big things in my Life.
I have found the Tickler file to be an immense stress buster. It’s a brilliant tool when it comes to forgetting about something I need to do someday later and then remembering about it just…