Door de opkomst van email, RSS en weblogs lijkt het alsof we meer informatie over ons heen gestort krijgen. Gelijktijdig merken we ook dat we als kenniswerker effectiever en efficienter met onze tijd moeten omgaan. Traditionele time-management principes werken niet meer en je to-do lijstje is al verouderd als je je Inbox ’s ochtends opent. Het is hoog tijd voor geavanceerd gezond verstand, waarmee je in 5 stappen je werk en je leven weer op de rit krijgt. Het is tijd voor Getting Things Done…

Use it like an egg timer or a count down timer.

David Allen speaks on GTD and the two keys to sustaining a healthy life and work style.

Multitasking debunked on NPR: "People can't multitask very well, and when people say they can, they're deluding themselves," said neuroscientist Earl Miller. And, he said, "The brain is very good at deluding itself."

This Firefox extension allows you to save pages of interest to read later. It eliminates cluttering of bookmarks with sites that are merely of a one-time interest. A commenter below (Chris) summed it up very well: “It’s a ’staging area’ for bookma

If you use your computer a lot -- and let's face it, you do -- you've got to stop using the mouse if you want to be at all productive. You know that. You use the common keyboard shortcuts. But are you maximizing your keyboard ninja skills?

An easy way to find out when everyone is free for your next meeting or event.

Tasque is a simple task management app (TODO list) for the Linux Desktop.

Whether you're headed off to a business meeting, a university lecture, or a conference session, taking effective notes is a necessary skill to move your projects, your career and your education forward. Today I'll go over a couple of my favorite note-taki

Managing the steady stream of email that gathers in your inbox every day can feel like an impossible task. Not long ago, I kept a lengthening list of folders in my email software to track messages by topic, sender, project, urgency and any other context t

Bongo is an easy-to-use mail and calendar system, offering a simple yet powerful user interface. The goal is to make sharing, organisation, and communication simpler, quicker, and more useful."

In short, I can describe my GTD system in eight words. Make three lists. Revise them daily and weekly.

"(..) Wanneer je je dag begint met een taak die concentratie en aandacht vereist en die geen automatisme is, kom je in een vorm van ‘flow’ waardoor de rest van je dag ook veel productiever is. Kies de dag van tevoren zo’n taak uit en leg alles klaar

What brilliant recurring events have you set up on your calendar app?

Een uitleg over Getting Things Done (GTD) in het Nederlands.

10 tips aimed at moving your productive life online.

Inbox Zero is a fantastic talk by Merlin Mann, a well known productivity guru and creator of the popular 43 folders website. Merlin talks about Getting Things Done, the importance of getting your inbox to zero, and strategies for dealing with high volume

If we focus on simplifying our online lives, we can drastically reduce the amount of time we spend online, the amount of time we spend working, the amount of information we have to consume, and the amount of stuff we have to keep track of.

MonkeyGTD is a TiddlyWiki powered GTD® system. GTD is short for Getting Things Done® the work-life management system and book by David Allen. Using a GTD system can increase your productivity and reduce procrastination.

A great way to cut down on the amount of time spent online is by creating an internet ritual.

I introduce you to the way I’ve recently reorganized folders on my Mac OS X MacBook, in a manner that maximizes my productivity, making my daily information collection process a simple, organized and efficient one. This kind of setup can be made on any

Internet Attention Deficit Disorder is the productivity killer affecting most office workers today - the stringent urge to “browse just a little more” in between your daily work tasks; to peek at the Digg homepage, check out the hottest YouTube video

The message of Mark Hurst’s new book, Bit Literacy: 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.

The table of contents of the Lifehacker book, with links to related articles. A great resource!

Initial impressions of the Thinking Rock application that implements the Getting Things Done philosophy on your desktop.

Are you drowning in email? Is your inbox a source of constant low level stress? Over the last year, David Allen’s GTD has completely changed my work habits and I am now a happier, more efficient, less anxious web worker.