šļø Do You Have a Trusted To-Do System? Do you have a diary and to-do list system that you truly trust? One that helps you stay on top of tasks, appointments, and commitments – without feeling overwhelmed? Or do you just rely on memory, doing whatever comes to mind, hoping that if somethingās really important, someone else will remind you? Whether you call it a to-do list, a must-do list,…
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iOS MindMap App Having been a long time user of the iThoughts App on iOS, it was disappointing when the app was discontinued. However I have recently discovered SimpleMind – and can thoroughly recommend it – simple clean interface that has much of the functionality of iThoughts – and if you can export an OPML file from iThoughts, you can simply import it to SimpleMind (some links and detail may…
Read MoreThe most important meeting of the day!
All Zoomed out! Lots of online meetings on various platforms filling our days. But the most important meeting is a low tech offline one! Are you making time for a meeting with yourself? Have you put it in your calendar and blocked off time to review, plan and priorise your day? Below is my āAgendaā for Morning and Evening meeting with self – and God. Iām a big fan of…
Read MoreKipling Questions
I keep six honest serving men,they taught me all I knew.Their names are What and Why and Whenand How and Where and Whofrom The Elephantās Child, Rudyard Kipling Six Questions to ask about anything and everything? Use them to brainstorm on your own or with a group What? is it, could happen, would happen if… Why? Why, Why is, does it have to be… When? is the right time, do…
Read MoreMind Map Everything!
2nd June 2020 is World Mind Map Day! Iāve been an avid mind-mapper since the mid 1980s. During University studies which werenāt going too well, discovering mind-mapping transformed me from being on the brink of being ‘chucked out of Uniā to turning in a piece of work to a lecturer who always said he marked out of 75% – and getting a 76%! It was a turning point in life!…
Read More101 Things to Do..?
Too many things to do? There are three kinds of people: Those who remember everything that needs to be done – and keep all the thoughts on their head. Those who rely on other people to remind them when they overlook something important Those who have a trusted system (outwith their head) and capture and sort their to-dos, and do and review their tasks! Further reading: https://www.bytestart.co.uk/coveys-matrix-time-management.html
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