Zen College Life

Lifehacker.com is one of my favorite sites in the world. Not a day goes by that I don’t check it, just to see what crazy new things people come up with for getting things done, hacking life, or just about anything else (almost always free).  I’ve used it for tips on anything from my iphone, digital art tutorials, or just about anything else that could ever be done with a computer (or other electronic).

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I was recently approached by Mr. Scott Karstetter with an offer to try his new Smart To-Do List Software.  As a blogger I’m always looking to give my readers the best informative reviews of the products I use or check out, so I was more than happy to try out this new software.

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I just finished reading “The Greatest Management Principle in the World” by Michael LeBoeuf, and I am rather impressed. Though the book was written in 1985, way before the GTD movement, this book is rather inspirational in not only getting things done, but also in creative and lateral thinking, as well as tips on achieving more and things of that nature. Leboeuf stresses that “The Things that get rewarded, get done,” to explain how to manage people and how rewards consistantly achieve better results than punishments.  I’ll go into a little detail of what should be rewarded and a couple of other ideas from the book. Read more »

This week we will focus on Getting Things Done. Getting Things Done is David Allen’s system (well multiple systems) for Zen-like productivity. He goes over the basics of implementing systems for organization and higher levels of productivity. Rather than try to explain everything that Allen covers, I’m going to list a few links of places that have already done just that. David Allen’s book is an excellent way to completely change your life’s productivity and organization. Never again will you have to remember when something is due or the time of your next meeting. He covers it all.
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