Getting Things Done

Read David Allen’s getting things done (GTD) over the holidays, and it’s basically a productivity system that helps you get your head clear. It does seem too much of a overkill for a college student (it’s mainly geared for business executives) but it does work, and pretty well.

I’ve started to adopt it and it is really good. I’m using a pretty technology based set-up to implement the GTD system- namely Remember The Milk, Evernote, and Instapaper. All of them sync between my laptop and iPhone (and even airport computers!), so it makes my “dorm workspace” fully mobile.

My to do list in RTM

I’ve started to get really interested about life hacks, which are productivity tricks that programmers/people employ to make life easier. A few of the best blogs for it are Life Hacker, Life Hacks, or 43 Folders. You won’t regret reading them- promise.