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I’ve discovered a neat tool that has helped me get stuff done. \u00a0Well, three of them. \u00a0In particular.<\/p>\n
The first one is the Weekly Planner<\/a>. \u00a0I guess it’s based on Stephen Covey’s work, though I haven’t read the Seven Habits. \u00a0What it does is very simple. \u00a0It gives you a column for creating color coded roles in your life. \u00a0Mine are: \u00a0Self, Husband, Father, Grandfather, Family Guy (Siblings and Cousins), Scholar, Writer, Art Historian\/Critic, Blogger, Gardener\/Beekeeper\/Woodsman, IT Guy and the role name I’m least happy with: \u00a0Pagan Thinker. \u00a0Just not sure about that one.<\/p>\n Next it asks you what is the most important thing you can do this week in that role. \u00a0There is a one-week calendar next to the list of roles and you slide the goal over to the day and it goes with the color of the role attached. \u00a0Then, you click on it when you’re done.<\/p>\n Here’s why it’s helped me. \u00a0It makes me consider, at the beginning of a week, what are the important matters I need to be sure to work on. \u00a0I don’t clutter this calendar up with other matters unless I have an appointment or time with a friend. \u00a0Then, I enter them here only to ensure I leave enough time for what’s really important.<\/p>\n It’s simple and effective. \u00a0If you’re into this kind of thing, I imagine you’ll find it useful.<\/p>\n The second tool is Evernote<\/a>. \u00a0Again, a simple idea, but so useful. \u00a0Weekly Planner is free at the level I’m using it which is fine for me. It’s free, too. Evernote I pay $100 a year to use at an advanced level. \u00a0Why? \u00a0Because it’s the equivalent of a filing cabinet for the web. \u00a0See an article that would help writing my Tailte novels? \u00a0Click on the Evernote icon and it asks where to save it. \u00a0Press save article or page or url and it puts the article under Tailte Mythos. \u00a0Researching a trip or already made reservations online? \u00a0They go under travel. \u00a0You can create any number of notebooks, headed however you want. \u00a0Tres useful.<\/p>\n The third is Instapaper<\/a>. \u00a0If you’re like me, you go through the web, see an article and think, gee, I’d like to read that but not right now. \u00a0It may not be something you want to save. \u00a0I click on the read later icon installed on my bookmarks bars and the article is stored in my account. \u00a0Which is free, by the way. \u00a0Then, when I have time, I click on my account, go to stored articles or webpages, read them, and often delete them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Winter \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Cold Moon I’ve discovered a neat tool that has helped me get stuff done. … Continue reading Gettin’ Things Done<\/span>