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By: Jaiku, Twitter, Tumblr, and lifestreaming « Dyepot, Teapot

Jaiku, Twitter, Tumblr, and lifestreaming « Dyepot, Teapot — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:08:49 +0000

[...] 11, 2007 · No Comments About a month ago I followed a link from a post on Web Worker Daily that mentioned Emily Chang. I hadn’t heard of her before, so I was curious. The first post on [...]

By: anuj

anuj — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:07:54 +0000

cudnt agree more……GTD is difficult….i am well more human….so i prefer to keep things simple and not complicate too much…

anuj

By: Find your Productivity Profile! « runningCommentary

Find your Productivity Profile! « runningCommentary — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:56:08 +0000

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By: Devorah

Devorah — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 06:32:45 +0000

Wow. Serial Enthusiast is probably me, I’m currently into a combination of Flylady, GTD and F*ck It.
It’s starting to work though. There are clean spots in my house and less work waiting than there was. Still a lot to go ,though.

By: Michael's Thoughts

Michael's Thoughts — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 03:53:25 +0000

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By: Bruce Meyer

Bruce Meyer — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 01:28:00 +0000

My productivity ideal is St. Benedict’s Ora et Labora. Pray and work. Keep it real simple, use tools if they’re there, serve God throughout, keep going and then stop when you’re done.

My own practice is similar to that only the pistons misfire a lot.

By: daveconrey

daveconrey — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:52:02 +0000

I think I identify a little with each of these, but I find myself mostly somewhere between Stowe, Emily Chang and Kathy Sierra; creative socializer who is constantly doodling while reading everything I can.

By: StellaCommute

StellaCommute — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 16:03:16 +0000

Too good — the jeans analogy is really perfect. I’ve been worrying about productivity a lot lately, because I’m trying to help some co-workers get things done, and I’m not sure if they should be Getting Things Done, or just doing their work more quickly and purposefully.

I’m seeing a new area of consulting — working with clients in need of organization and productivity boosts to help them identify the technique that is going to best suit their natural workstyles and proclivities. Rather than impose a one-size-fits-all strategy (GTD! Touch everything once only and get it out the door! Folders folders folders! Palm-Berry! Crack-Pilot! Moleskine!) you would analyze what they’re doing and find the tools that would organize and streamline their existing, underlying processes and needs.

Off to write my business plan now…

By: My Next Auctions

My Next Auctions — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:18:08 +0000

It’s a toss up between “Present Moment Perfectionist” and “Purpose-Driven Producer” I guess. I’m really efficient when I focus on one particular project and is extremely effective in getting it done, but in the same time would be dazed and confused if it involves lots of multi-tasking. Overall, quite an interesting way to view one’s productivity, so thanks for the entertainment!

By: Geekularity » links for 2007-03-10

Geekularity » links for 2007-03-10 — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:31:55 +0000

[...] Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Discovering Your Own Productivity Profile « Summary of GTD, Geek-to-Live, and others (tags: productivity gtd lifehacker) [...]

By: Brian Phipps

Brian Phipps — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:56:39 +0000

Merlin Mann’s podcast site, The Merlin Show ( http://www.themerlinshow.com/ ) has some good video interviews with “highly productive people” and how they cope. I especially liked the ones with Jeffery Veen, an interaction designer who’s now at Google, and Chris Wetherell, a Google developer. They have interesting ways of preserving “context” in a sea of “information.”

It’s context that allows us to be creative.

By: Amie Gillingham

Amie Gillingham — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 15:10:20 +0000

I am, without a doubt, primarily a Guilt-Driven Mother Hen. Yes, I love to geek out. Yes, I love to play with new toys and get very hyper about cool new ideas. And I am passionate about my business. But the thing that keeps me doing the dreck when the fatigue factor steps in is guilt that I am personally letting my customers down. And on the days when I am so burnt out that I care less about the customers than I should, the need to protect the family kicks in. Passion and guilt; the great motivators, lol.

By: Christopher Mahan

Christopher Mahan — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 23:01:58 +0000

And I thought I was done when I figured out my Briggs Myers.

Here’s my Fuzzy Profile:
Getting Things Done Guru: 5%
Hyperlinking Hyper-relater: 15%
Big Web-Wave Surfer: 50%
Geek to Get Ahead: 80%
Present Moment Perfectionist: 50%
Mashup Maven: 0.001%
Serial Enthusiast: 60%
Committed Creative: 75%
Purpose-Driven Producer: 30%

Each percentage represents how well I feel my personality fits Anne’s description.

Note that if you think some of my ratings seem contradictory, you’re be mostly right. Right?

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:12:39 +0000

Wow, I am totally a “serial enthusiast”. I would guess that most entrepreneurs fit into this category thought. Right now however for the projects I am working on I need to behave like “present moment perfectionist” if I would like my current projects to come out well.

By: Britt Estep

Britt Estep — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:06:18 +0000

Wow, very interesting. I believe I am a Serial Enthusiast…I do find boredom in doing things the same way all the time. Do things differently spices things up and makes them more interesting. Great information you shared here….thanks.

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:46:32 +0000

This is useful from 2 perspectives. One is to pause and reflect on what one’s own habits are and perhaps even get reacquainted (or introduced) to one’s essential suchness. And the other is to recall these constructs when engaging colleagues, friends, or even the “technical” help desk person at sprint when trying to re-set your blackberry email (whole different comment !). Realizing that other folks undoubtedly operate in different productivity profiles as myself can many times calm this hyper-relater / purpose-driven producer.