How I work productively: including Getting Things Done, work environment, reliable backup, and working in sprints rather than marathons

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/personal-effectiveness/2012/08/what-ive-learned-about-working-productively

#PersonalEffectiveness #working #productivity #tips #breaks #GettingThingsDone #OfficeEnvironment #pomodoro

To everyone who did get sth. done today:

https://andrewhuang.com/yeahididit

#AndrewHuang #GettingThingsDone #Productivity

Still haven't found a simple, sustainable way to handle your weekly to-dos? Look no further.
Try @kepano's minimalist genius system, explained in full here: https://stephango.com/todos

Kepano's to-do system is elegantly simple: Start each week with a fresh note, jotting down only the tasks you remember from memory. Add new ones as they arise during the week. Come week's end, carry forward unfinished items that still matter—or let them fade away. If a task slips your mind when rebuilding the list, it likely wasn't crucial. That's it.

It translates beautifully to paper with this clean, undated ISO 8601 weekly planner notebook (perfect 2-page spreads for the weekly reset): https://a.co/d/dOvLqgg

#Productivity #TodoSystem #Minimalism #Obsidian #WeeklyPlanning #GettingThingsDone

How do you manage your task list? If you're not happy with your current setup, give #Taskwarrior a try---it's a really lean, simple yet powerful and extensible tool for managing tasks. It also includes in-built syncing features so that you can use across multiple devices.

https://taskwarrior.org

Recently, I needed to split tasks into smaller tasks. I came up with a quick script:

https://ankursinha.in/2025/07/05/splitting-taskwarrior-tasks-to-sub-tasks.html

#Productivity #TaskTracking #GettingThingsDone

Pluralistic: Catch this! (16 Jan 2026)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/16/interrupt-driven/

How can you continuously improve your work life? Designing and conducting a regular work life review can work wonders.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/personal-effectiveness/2012/11/continuously-improve-work-life

#WorkLife #review #ContinuousImprovement #GettingThingsDone

I'm getting a jump start on 2026 by setting up my planner for the year. Until 2025, I'd always been frustrated with my planning system fizzling out for the year as quickly as you stop going to the gym 😉

Then this past year, I figured out my own personal planner system that WORKED for me, and now I'm sharing how I set up my 2026 planner.

https://youtu.be/q0Y78ayuYME

#planning #planner #plannersetup #bulletjournal #bujo #gettingthingsdone #tasks #todos #stationary #notebooks #paper #2026 #writing

How I work productively: including Getting Things Done, work environment, reliable backup, and working in sprints rather than marathons

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/personal-effectiveness/2012/08/what-ive-learned-about-working-productively

#PersonalEffectiveness #working #productivity #tips #breaks #GettingThingsDone #OfficeEnvironment #pomodoro