Comments on: Organize Me http://www.johnjosephadams.com/2008/02/organize-me/ Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:07:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris Willrich http://www.johnjosephadams.com/2008/02/organize-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2865 Chris Willrich Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:51:33 +0000 http://www.johnjosephadams.com/?p=1483#comment-2865 I keep an eternal email thread going, with my to-do list on it. The current time frame, like THURSDAY, is written all-caps in the subject line. The next day, I might rename it FRIDAY-WEEKEND. The theory is, I will check my email a few times a day, so I can't ignore my to-do list. Notes that aren't to-dos go in a file labeled "Idea Box" in the upper left of my computer's desktop. I also carry around a yellow legal pad for making paper notes on. Ideally, all the important to-dos and notes go on one page, the top page of the pad. I still forget all kinds of stuff, but it's better since I started doing these things. I keep an eternal email thread going, with my to-do list on it. The current time frame, like THURSDAY, is written all-caps in the subject line. The next day, I might rename it FRIDAY-WEEKEND. The theory is, I will check my email a few times a day, so I can’t ignore my to-do list. Notes that aren’t to-dos go in a file labeled “Idea Box” in the upper left of my computer’s desktop.

I also carry around a yellow legal pad for making paper notes on. Ideally, all the important to-dos and notes go on one page, the top page of the pad.

I still forget all kinds of stuff, but it’s better since I started doing these things.

]]> By: S. Hamm http://www.johnjosephadams.com/2008/02/organize-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2864 S. Hamm Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:30:13 +0000 http://www.johnjosephadams.com/?p=1483#comment-2864 There's a freeform database program called <a href="http://asksam.com/" rel="nofollow">AskSam</a> that could be exactly what you need for your story notes. Congressional investigators used an early version to cross-reference all the testimony in the Iran-Contra case. For the last couple of decades, I've been using it for the rather more momentous task of maintaining my movie database. There’s a freeform database program called AskSam that could be exactly what you need for your story notes. Congressional investigators used an early version to cross-reference all the testimony in the Iran-Contra case. For the last couple of decades, I’ve been using it for the rather more momentous task of maintaining my movie database.

]]> By: Grant Stone http://www.johnjosephadams.com/2008/02/organize-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2859 Grant Stone Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:30:34 +0000 http://www.johnjosephadams.com/?p=1483#comment-2859 I use Google notebook, but augment it by implementing the "getting things done" methodology. There's a good article about doing that at: http://lifehacker.com/software/geek-to-live/getting-things-done-with-google-notebook-256844.php I use Google notebook, but augment it by implementing the “getting things done” methodology. There’s a good article about doing that at:

http://lifehacker.com/software/geek-to-live/getting-things-done-with-google-notebook-256844.php

]]> By: Mallory http://www.johnjosephadams.com/2008/02/organize-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2857 Mallory Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:58:52 +0000 http://www.johnjosephadams.com/?p=1483#comment-2857 One way is to set up 31 files in your file cabinet - one for each day - at the end of your day you must file each paper based on what day you need to make a decision on that information. For really critical stuff (like wedding invitations) you use your physical date planner and put the RSVP date in plus the wedding date plus PF which directs you back to your daily file to that date to see the actual invite. This is particularly good for tracking daily activities. You select what you know is a thin day to put all your REVIEW THIS MONTH bits - these are story ideas, recipes, cool website tips - you know, the important but cumulative crap and once a month you DEAL with it so that you have no paper. One way is to set up 31 files in your file cabinet – one for each day – at the end of your day you must file each paper based on what day you need to make a decision on that information.

For really critical stuff (like wedding invitations) you use your physical date planner and put the RSVP date in plus the wedding date plus PF which directs you back to your daily file to that date to see the actual invite. This is particularly good for tracking daily activities.

You select what you know is a thin day to put all your REVIEW THIS MONTH bits – these are story ideas, recipes, cool website tips – you know, the important but cumulative crap and once a month you DEAL with it so that you have no paper.

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