I hadn't come across this when I wrote my piece on doing the Hard Things first (http://rousette.org.uk/blog/archives/do-the-hard-thing-first/), but this is a great essay on getting your priorities right.

New application from ManyTricks which tracks and reports on the time you spend in different applications.

Interesting free service which will send you a reminder email after a given interval when you include [time-interval]@followupthen.com as a recipient on an email.

This is brilliant. I often feel the need for a quick timer like this, but a standalone application feels like overkill. Not only does using a timer mean that you don't miss something because you get wrapped up in work, but it also means that you are free to get wrapped up in work without looking at your watch every two minutes, worrying that you'll forget to do something.

Some good ideas here. A couple of times, I've used my iPhone to snap a picture of a train timetable at the station for later use. Quite handy.

A simple but cool idea: type a reminder into the big sticky note and set it as your home page, so that your mantra or reminder to put the bins out is in front of your face.

Example scripts for sending stuff direct to Backpack pages from Launchbar. If you find the list ID from the page source, you can send items to specific lists on the page. If you make a collection of appropriately named scripts, you can quickly add things to Backpack without visiting the web page. Very nice!

A great idea for when you need to focus. I'm not sure about the sound of an air conditioner, but the natural sounds like wind, waves and water are wonderful.

Simple, with few options, but looks quite useful.

Research on procrastination shows that lack of confidence in succeeding in a task is at the root of procrastination.

These forms are really handy for planning out a busy day.

Amazing photoset of one guy's analogue GTD method, including a very cunning coding system for index cards.

Flash-based online task tracker. Fill in bubbles for every 15 minutes of activity on a task to keep on track.

Looks more than a little like Backpack.

A very good-looking project management application, now in beta. I like the free-form mode.

Slightly random, automated nagging via email.

Just the other day, I was looking at my filing cabinets and cursing them. This is pleasingly simple and Might Just Work.

Rather cool little web app to create PDF templates for Cornell-style notetaking.

An ncurses command line interfact to Remind

Handy bookmarklets for the Ta-Da list addicted

Nice PDF templates for DIY GTD index cards

Using 3x5 index cards as a PIM. "Disadvantages: Won't play MP3s or OggVorbis files. Workaround: whistle or hum. Ever try to whistle or hum detroit techno? Don't listen to techno. Do interpretative dance."