Comments on: Index cards have saved my life! http://trevornashkeller.com/misc/index-cards-have-saved-my-life/ That White Hat Guy. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:09:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Trevorhttp://trevornashkeller.com/misc/index-cards-have-saved-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-5512 Trevor Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:22:53 +0000 http://trevornashkeller.com/?p=103#comment-5512 @JP I totally agree with the braindump/brainstorming on paper. Nice addition!@Matt Thanks for that recommendation, I'll check it out and see if its worthy :P @JP I totally agree with the braindump/brainstorming on paper. Nice addition!

@Matt Thanks for that recommendation, I’ll check it out and see if its worthy :P

]]> By: Matthttp://trevornashkeller.com/misc/index-cards-have-saved-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-5511 Matt Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:05:04 +0000 http://trevornashkeller.com/?p=103#comment-5511 Good tip Trevor. For seriously process-driven stuff, at least giving "Getting Things Done" a skim is worth it - I'm not disciplined (or crazy enough) to become a full-blown GTD nazi but the little bit I've implemented has vastly changed my productivity, Good tip Trevor. For seriously process-driven stuff, at least giving “Getting Things Done” a skim is worth it – I’m not disciplined (or crazy enough) to become a full-blown GTD nazi but the little bit I’ve implemented has vastly changed my productivity,

]]> By: JPhttp://trevornashkeller.com/misc/index-cards-have-saved-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-5510 JP Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:26:29 +0000 http://trevornashkeller.com/?p=103#comment-5510 Hey Trev, I've been doing this for ages, since I started programming really and it works great. Apart from the satisfaction it gives you from crossing those suckers of the list :), it also prevents you from thinking too much about what you gotta do, so it's less likely to get sidetracked with other stuff.One tip I would give is don't put too much on your list, just what is most important to you right now. When I don't my mind gets torn between all the different things on the list, making it difficult to decide what to do first. To combat this I sometimes cross less important things off my list just for that reason.Aside from paper to-do lists I also use paper to brainstorm. Just taking a piece of paper and writing everything down that's in your head can help organize your thoughts a lot. I know there are these brainstorm/mindmap apps and they have their place. But I'm talking more about when your head is full of ideas and it's getting too crowded. Dumping that stuff on a piece of paper and prioritizing/organizing it helps me a lot, and it often also leads to to-do items of course. Hey Trev, I’ve been doing this for ages, since I started programming really and it works great. Apart from the satisfaction it gives you from crossing those suckers of the list :) , it also prevents you from thinking too much about what you gotta do, so it’s less likely to get sidetracked with other stuff.

One tip I would give is don’t put too much on your list, just what is most important to you right now. When I don’t my mind gets torn between all the different things on the list, making it difficult to decide what to do first. To combat this I sometimes cross less important things off my list just for that reason.

Aside from paper to-do lists I also use paper to brainstorm. Just taking a piece of paper and writing everything down that’s in your head can help organize your thoughts a lot. I know there are these brainstorm/mindmap apps and they have their place. But I’m talking more about when your head is full of ideas and it’s getting too crowded. Dumping that stuff on a piece of paper and prioritizing/organizing it helps me a lot, and it often also leads to to-do items of course.

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