Practices for Personal Productivity
Jess Martin
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Todo Lists
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Pick an app. Any app.
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Need a method?
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Trust your system.
Put everything in it.
Revisit often.
Prune old stuff.
Offload your brain.
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Inbox Zero
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Your inbox is not a todo list.
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Every time you check email,
start oldest to newest,
and process to zero.
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Process =
Archive
Forward
Reply
Todo
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Advanced Tips
Check email only once a day at a regular time
Write more one-liners
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Pomodoro
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25 minutes.
Focus time.
No breaks.
No distractions.
No email.
(unless email is your pomodoro goal)
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This entire
presentation was
written and created in
one pomodoro.
(Including downloading Keynote)
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5 minute break to
clear your head.
Get some water.
Use the restroom.
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Many problems solved
during the BREAK.
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Helps with yak shaving.
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Recap
Todo lists
Inbox Zero
Pomodoro
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No silver bullet
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Practices don’t
change you
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Lasting change comes
from without
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Questions?
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Todo Resources
• Shared todo lists on any device with
Wunderlist - https://www.wunderlist.com/
• Getting Things Done - http://amzn.to/
S6bwbn
• Try Out Markdown - http://bit.ly/Wgi6Ke
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Inbox Zero Resources
• http://inboxzero.com/
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Pomodoro Resources
• http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/
• The timer I use on Mac: http://
www.macupdate.com/app/mac/31472/
pomodoro
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