Second tip for getting organized: mind mapping. I use Mindomo, a Flex app beautifully designed and very usable, but there are a lot of other alternatives you could choose from.
I like the way you can just “spew” things as they jog through your head and then organize them as categories start to make sense.
Read more about mind mapping on the Wikipedia page, or try creating an account for free on mindomo and give it a go.
It’s really interesting how you take your work habits home without even realizing sometimes. But that isn’t always bad. As I am reading more and more about agile and its various procedures and techniques, I find myself unconsciously implementing some while not at work.
I am currently working on my Master’s thesis. I have always found working at home to be very distracting and prone to procrastination, so I had to come up with techniques to keep me going (as I am one lazy bastard). Timeboxing is one such technique. It allows you to move forward and have visible results, thus making you feel good about yourself (big pat on the back). Instead of viewing a certain project as a big “lump”, I try to divide it into more concrete pieces, each smaller in scope and duration.
The process is this:
House cleaning is very much a similar project. I recommend its execution as practice. :)
Seeing as how I’m growing an addiction to Web [23].0 tools and social networking in general, tumblr is my next victim. Maybe I’m its victim, who knows?
Fact is I should be writing for my Master’s thesis, but am just not in the mood, so what better distraction than a new toy?
So, if tumblr is ok for Gary Vee of http://garyvaynerchuk.com/, I reckon it should be ok for me.
