It took me a while, but here finally it is, the scanned image of one of my index cards. About five years ago I started using mind maps. Then I used one large, double sheet sized (DINA3) for each conference, project or theme.
Not that I have completely discarded them. But recently I have relized the [...]
A translation of “Escritura, misterio o pericia“. First of all, I am unsure about this translation chaps. For some weird reason my Spanish skill surpass my English one, so sometimes I find it hard to translate myself. This is one of those instances. Please do tell me if there is something you don’t understand or [...]
Every point in my to do list and every appointment in my calender is a commitment. As soon as I note something down in my “Next Tasks” list or in the calendar I am in fact committing myself to accomplish it. Before adding a task or appointment I ask myself if I really want to [...]
I watched it on TV last Christmas. A Spanish TV channel was covering the accreditation of Spanish adoption agencies in Russia, which had been interrupted for the last two years. (Here’s a link to a low quality version of the report, in Spanish)
During this time, however, many Russian orphans have spent their holidays with temporary [...]
Let’s say that we have committed to a long or medium term targets. It goes perfect at the beginning, we are motivated and day after day we are closer to achievement. But some time along the way our will fades, and we have to make use of some tricks.
It is always advised to tell our [...]
You are probably aware of the keep it simple crowd that roams the internet. People like me who reasonably consider that many of the applications we use are far too complicated for our needs.
And yes, too much complication slows you; it’s distracting.
Most word processors, for example, how features that go unused even for the corporate [...]
This post is a translation from “La Zona“, in El canasto one of the most important productivity blogs in Spanish. La Zona is CC -by sa Jeroen Sangers. The Zone is CC -by -sa Jeroen Sangers and Miguel de Luis Espinosa.
If you are working in the zone you lose the sense of time. You are [...]
