- Slimming for August
After empathising with this post about information overload the other day, it occurred to me that maybe I should unsubscribe from from one RSS feed a day in an effort to simplify my life a tiny bit. It's not quite getting rid of 200 objects in 40 days, but it's a start.
In Misc on 1 August 2005. 1 comment. Permalink
- Links for 1 August 2005
- Guardian Unlimited Books | Review | Review: The Impact of Inequality by Richard G Wilkinson
- Sounds interesting - equality matters more in a society than the absolute level of wealth.
- Experimental Travel - Lonely Planet Online
- Interesting guide to going on holiday differently. (via Nick, who describes it as “Psychogeography and Related Bobbins for Beginners”)
- MacBreakZ - Your Personal Ergonomic Assistant - RSI prevention and recovery - Macintosh
- I'm giving this a go, in an effort to prevent my shoulders seizing up. Good, although the app feels a bit old fashioned.
- …and another thing! - To do list
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A comment posted on another site on 1 August 2005. Permalink
- …and another thing! - To do list
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Yeah, could do that. Also, what you're actually interested in at any one time is only the *next* action in a list, rather than every step of a process. So if you can break larger processes ('Hire van') down into separate lists of actions, then just put the next action from each one in your to do list and keep the rest separately. Then, when you've done an action, get the next action from that process and put it on your to do list.
That way you'll have a small, manageable to do list of small simple actions. As long as it doesn't encourage you to ignore the rest of it!
The next step is to draw vast Gantt charts of the entire project, appoint a team, etc, etc… I expect a full plan and costings on my desk first thing in the morning! :)
A comment posted on another site on 1 August 2005. Permalink
Don't know if it's any help, but one bit of advice I've read about to do lists is to break them down into small actions you can actually do, rather than broader things that are more scary. eg, instead of 'Hire van', how about:
* Ask friends for recommendations of van hire places.
* And/or choose three places with nice ads in the Yellow Pages.
* Call two or three places asking for prices.
* Decide on which place to use.
* Call and book the van.
That kind of thing. Of course, that might be obvious or unhelpful, but I'm trying :) Good luck!