Book review: Getting Things Done by David Allen This week I’ve been refreshing my GTD system: reviewing my horizons of focus, tidying up my project lists, and emptying my collection baskets. If that doesn’t mean anything to you, perhaps it’s time you were inculcated to the cult of Getting Things Done – a book on [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Managing oneself'
From a car service to the meaning of life in five easy steps
March 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Managing oneself
Tags: books·gtd·personal development
Head-to-head with the iPhone and the G1
February 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Managing oneself
A couple of weeks ago in The Observer, John Naughton reviewed the state of battle between Apple and Microsoft and revisited Umberto Eco’s 1994 analogy with the Catholic and Protestant religions. Eco saw the Apple Mac as “cheerful, friendly, conciliatory; it tells the faithful how they must proceed step by step” while he said the [...]
Tags: android·apple·google·iphone·linux·open source·technology
Sources of inspiration: Alan Johnston
October 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Managing oneself
A year ago this week, I was listening to a radio programme which made such an impression on me that my thoughts have returned to it many times since. It was a 30-minute essay by the BBC reporter, Alan Johnston, in which he described his experience of being kidnapped and held hostage in Gaza. He’d [...]