Category: Technology

What to put on your Calendar

This may seem like a trivial topic to dedicate an entire post to, but as I have matured in my implementation of GTD and personal productivity, I’ve began adding stuff to my calendar that I never thought I’d add to it before.

What I put into Evernote and how I organize it

In this post, I’ll talk about how I organize Evernote to make finding stuff easier. I use Evernote on a regular basis to store all my notes, and as a result I’ve amassed about 2458 notes so far. Without an appropriate organizational system, this would be a mess that would hide any actionable items under…

Processing Todo and Calendar Events Using Drafts

There is a more updated version of the code in this article written to keep up with the changes in the Todoist API in 2023, you can find it here. I had previously made a YouTube video of how I use Drafts 5 to process my meeting notes. Most people who talk to me about…

What to review in the weekly review

I’ve previously mentioned on this blog that the weekly review is one of the core features of GTD — in fact, David Allen, the inventor of GTD, has been quoted saying “if you’re not doing a weekly review, you’re not doing GTD”.

Deep work and how I use it

I’ve shared with you, on this blog and on my YouTube channel, how I use GTD to get myself organized. While GTD is a great tool for getting yourself organized, it does not tell you how to actually do the work you have to do.

Sharing short links to WhatsApp

I’ve often found myself needing to send a link to a friend, family member or colleague over WhatsApp. I’ve also noticed, on several occasions, that the resulting link was unsightly, long and unprofessional looking. Therefore, I designed a simple workflow that works from the iOS share sheet. This workflow takes a link, shortens it, and…