I often hear from people who are confused about a good solution for managing their contacts. I tell them our conversation needs to begin with identifying the needs for the contacts, and I’ve found that for some people, a combination of tools is the right answer for...
PIM Archive
Productivity Follows Process
Several months ago I wrote an article about productivity and time management tools (also called PIMs for "personal information managers"), and I ended that by writing, "the process is the missing piece to using any tool successfully." The most important element of...
Are Your Productivity Tools Complicating Your Life?
Being a productivity trainer, I get asked about my personal productivity tools a lot. There are a few rules for tools which I think are true, and valuable: Everything in one place. Some people look at the “one place” as their computer, but I think if you can drill...