Comments on: 12 Step Programme to Turn Your Productivity Addiction in to Actually Getting Things Done

By: LifeMadeGreat | Juliet

LifeMadeGreat | Juliet — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 06:36:50 +0000

Hi Glad you put in some tips to overcome the addiction! I like point 10. Too "productive" and you don't enjoy life! Juliet LifeMadeGreat | Juliet’s last blog post..Are You Seeing Your Opportunity In The Economic Downturn?

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:27:05 +0000

Eliminate don’t delegate/procrastinate!

By: The Importance of Being Idle | Lifestyle Project

The Importance of Being Idle | Lifestyle Project — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:31:43 +0000

[...] the last few days and this has reminded me of the importance of rest and slowing down. When you are interested in productivity and achieving your goals it is easy to become too focused on always doing something, and neglect [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:56:51 +0000

@Mark McGuiness – Thanks for stopping by! If you want to submit a guest list just let me know ;)

By: Mark McGuinness

Mark McGuinness — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:16:55 +0000

Nice post, and ta for the link.

‘List for life’ is a killer title too. :-)

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:21:56 +0000

@John Kendrick – Thanks. I haven’t heard of Daytimer…I was just filcking over to google to have a look then I thought NO, if I researched another productivity tip today I’d be going against the theme of this post!

@Christinegilbert – Thanks Christine! I always try and have a few unplugged days a week if I can. I like your challenge, I think I could unplug completely if I was doing soemthing exciting like travelling to Mexico like you’re about to!

By: christinegilbert

christinegilbert — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:24:26 +0000

I love this post. There is definitely a danger of becoming a slave to efficiency. I learned the hard way when my laptop died a slow painful death and I was left with the old fashion tools of pen and paper. If you want to test yourself to see how dependent you are on the systems you’ve built, try unplugging completely for about a month. Or don’t and just take my word for it. It’s brutal. :)

By: John Kendrick

John Kendrick — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:42:52 +0000

I used and taught Covey and Daytimer for many years before reading David Allen’s GTD book and switching to GTD. Its made a significant impact for the good on my business and personal productivity. And I have found that with GTD I spend more time doing and less time planning.

And I found an application that allows me to view my entire GTD at work on my Win machine, at home on my Macs and even on my cell phone. And another app lets me call in tasks to my GTD without any writing or typing, great for those thoughts that hit me while driving.

I’ve written about my experiences with GTD at http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com/how-to-gtd/ John

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:38:04 +0000

@Maria – Yep, Flickr groups. Been there! Thanks for stopping by.

@Mark – Thanks for sharing (round of applause from group). Great response!

Thanks for kind comments. Would be great to get this post out there as a viral productivity theme.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:26:31 +0000

My name is Mark, and I am a productivity additct.

Great post! Made me laugh from self-recognition. But there are some real gems tossed in there too, esp. #6 and #10.