"We'll also be retiring some less popular labs over the next few days: [...] Hide Unread Counts [...]".

*cries*

"We are living in a world of accelerating addictiveness and increasingly I think the only way (likely lonely, squirming, and eccentric as Paul alludes) we'll "get things done" is the continuous directed practice and improvement of willpower, productivity, flow, and exercising thereof."

"Everyday Carry, or EDC, generally refers to small items or gadgets worn, carried, or made available in pockets, holsters, or bags on a daily basis to manage common tasks or for use in unexpected situations or emergencies."

This could be good...

A potential replacement for Things.

"All of the 'heavy' agiles like Scrum have confused me: isn't agile about fundamentally less process and more flexibility? One can't serve two masters. Teams have to pick a point along the completely structured - completely flexible line. As far as I'm concerned, these flavors of agile are just wolves in sheep's clothing that allow existing waterfall autocrats to continue their reign under the guise of adopting 'agile.'" Amen to that. Use the parts that make sense, jettison the parts with large overheads and ideology. Be pragmatic.

Rawr! Be the machine! Another version of "stop faffing about and just get on with it".

"I've definitely had days when I might as well have sat in front of a TV all day—days at the end of which, if I asked myself what I got done that day, the answer would have been: basically, nothing. I feel bad after these days too, but nothing like as bad as I'd feel if I spent the whole day on the sofa watching TV. If I spent a whole day watching TV I'd feel like I was descending into perdition. But the same alarms don't go off on the days when I get nothing done, because I'm doing stuff that seems, superficially, like real work. Dealing with email, for example. You do it sitting at a desk. It's not fun. So it must be work."

""This has come to be known as the Colour of the Bike Shed Phenomenon: the time spent on any item will be in inverse proportion to its cost and importance. Relentlessly, the trivial squeezes out the non-trivial [...] Similar effects – where small stuff preoccupies us because it's small – course through our lives [...] I fear that something related is also what's transpiring whenever I get that delusional feeling of achievement from having powered through multiple unimportant items on my to-do list, leaving untouched the few tasks that really matter. Taken together, Parkinson's two laws amount to a wry but certainly not trivial warning: the work we do expands to fill the time available – and, half the time, it's not even the most important work."

Beautiful. Need an iPhone version.

"Use it like an egg timer or a count down timer." Clever URLs.

Possible replacement for Harvest (which works reasonably well but is a little clunky). Harvest costs half as much per month for individuals, though.

"KeyCue gives you an instant overview of the overall functionality of any application, plus lets you automatically start working more efficiently by making use of menu shortcuts."

"When you're working on a document, and don't want to be distracted, turn on Isolator. It will cover up your desktop and all the icons on it, as well as the windows of all your other applications, so you can concentrate on the task in hand."

"A free software application for collecting and processing your thoughts following the GTD methodology." Java.

"Launching applications and documents is just Quicksilver's gateway drug: The more you get used to doing things with Quicksilver, the more things you want to do with it."

"For Mac users who want a simpler way to stay organized and get things done."

"A system for recording, automating, and sharing processes performed in a web browser such as printing photos online, requesting a vacation hold for postal mail, or checking bank account information."

"A project management tool for writers. It won't try to tell you how to write - it just makes all the tools you have scattered around your desk available in one application."

"Things is an ambitious project to create the easiest and most fun to use personal To-Do management application." Viable alternative to OmniOutliner?

"Midnight Inbox - the complete personal organization experience"

"Based on the paradoxical notion that anarchists have to be more organized than average if they don’t want to depend on power structures, and presents some ideas on how to kick the boss habit."

"This self-management checklist can be applied to any area of your life where you need to gain some control."

"In an age of infinite bits, time and attention are the scarce resources. The solution is to constantly manage your bits with the goal of reaching an “empty” state."

"...brings simplicity back to time tracking. Quick to set up and easy to use, it provides you with insights on how your organization is spending its time."

"Project management doesn’t have to be complicated or time consuming, in fact I’m arguing that it’s better if it’s not."

"With cl1p.net you can copy and paste between computers. Just enter in any URL that starts with http://cl1p.net and post. Then from any other computer enter the same URL and copy."

Workrave is a program that assists in the recovery and prevention of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). The program frequently alerts you to take micro-pauses, rest breaks and restricts you to your daily limit.

"Lazy Sheep is a del.icio.us bookmarklet that auto-tags and auto-describes your bookmarks."

"I picture myself as having all these pipes running into my head, and each one is a piece of technology that's a pressure connection - something that is feeding me content that needs to be processed, and that puts some pressure on my mental well-being."

"Big businesses are not the only ones who can benefit from sending work overseas. Individuals can make cost and time savings, too. Ben Hammersley investigates" I might try and get my del.icio.us linking done offshore to save some time.

"A time management solution that allows you to easily track what you do during your day. ClockWork is ideal for anyone who works with clients on an hourly basis, or needs a solution to track productivity for any task or project."

"If you really want to live longer, then you can start with your attitude. Your way of thinking can not only impact the quality of your life, but also how long you actually live."

"Humans specialize in distraction, especially when the task at hand requires intellectual heavy lifting."

"The tips and techniques presented here are mostly from Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity."

"An evolving framework for accessing and manipulating many forms of personal data."