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The Method… the Action Method

July 28th, 2008 1 Comment

I recently stumbled back upon the Behance Network. It’s basically a MySpace/Facebook for designers and other creatives. I’ve really enjoyed that it’s somewhat screened, hopefully this will filter the junk that sites like deviantArt have. While I was taking a look around my new account there, I got lost on a tangent and wound up reading about “The Action Method.”

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The Grid Life

July 16th, 2008 No Comments

Grid Life

WOW! I just stumbled upon this little gem. (Thanks David) This is a very cool, very simple, and flexible grid overlay.  Using jQuery, you can set column number, gutter and sub columns in this overlay… and even toggle on and off! Much easier than commenting out code. Check it out at www.gridlayouts.com!

 

Getting Things Done - the Milk

July 2nd, 2008 4 Comments

GTD with Remember the Milk

For the past few months (hmm, check that.. past year) I’ve been on a quest to be more productive.

If you haven’t heard about David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD), I strongly suggest you take a look. I love then idea of clearing ‘stuff’ out of your brain and accessing it only when you really need to. After learning about the system, I’ve been on a mission to get it to work for me.

The ABSOLUTE must for me to succeed in some process, is its ease of use. If I have to put more than a minimum amount of effort into something past the initial set up, it won’t happen, it just won’t. Either I have too much going on. or am just too ADD, but I lose interest in things quickly. There’s a reason I “outsource” the cleaning of my house, and cannot pay a bill if I have to write a check or can’t do it online…

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