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What We Learned About Getting Organized . . .

January 10, 2007 by Liz 20 Comments

Just to Organize Our Thoughts . . .

This week on Tuesday Open Comments Night we talked about 3 important things to do first, 3-ring binders, boxes, chunking time, clean desk policies, CMS (content management systems), duct tape, eat that frog method, energy, files, feng shui, goals, going paperless, junk drawers, junk rooms, leather journals, minimalism, multitasking, notebook and paper, number of emails, online bill paying, organization and the physical, electronic, and mental components, organizers, organizing money, paper and pen(cil), PDAs, perfectionism, pim, posting goals everywhere, productivity, piles vs. files, online shopping carts, spiral organizers, spreadsheets, sticky notes, time management, timers, to do lists, computer workstations and laptops, working at couches vs desks, and writing a series on a blog.

There was also mention of cats, chit chats, funny powerpoint presentations, KitKat bars, Klondike bars, poetry, the Jetsons, and the weather.

We did talk about some cool tools that you may want to check out:

  • 1ShoppingCart
  • Amibook   
  • Bloglines
  • Drupal
  • GoldBarOne
  • Google Reader
  • GreatNews
  • Apple iPhone
  • Joe’s Goals   
  • Joomla
  • Moleskine
  • mambo
  • morguefile
  • MyBlogLog
  • SharpReader
  • splashid
  • stock.xchng
  • SwiftMP3
  • ToDo95
  • iTools
  • Zen Cart

Here’s some of the links we shared:

  • Amusing Powerpoint Slideshows
  • Lifehack for Managers
  • New Year’s Resolution: Learn to Write
  • I Need A Great Stats Package
  • Getting Organized on a Tuesday Night (download a blank weekly planner sheet)
  • Organizing Clutter
  • We’re Not Wired Right
  • Using Notescript
  • Kickstart Your Productivity
  • A Network of City Based Blogs

Thanks for the cool links and for being part of the conversation. I wish I could quote you all, but I know you have an idea of how much time it takes to make that long link summary happen each week. I hate to let it go, but I thought you’d understand.

So, for 2007, we’ll just tell the story and share the links that you bring.

After all, how DO YOU explain Open Comment Night, if you’ve never experienced it?

See you next Tuesday? I sure hope so.
–ME “Liz” Strauss and Sandy Renshaw

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Comments

  1. Michelle says

    January 10, 2007 at 8:25 PM

    Thanks for the list and links, those are very helpful. Those open mic nights are always flying with comments and info.

    Reply
  2. ME Strauss says

    January 10, 2007 at 8:27 PM

    Hi Michelle!
    Thanks for stopping by! Open Mic Nights are fun in the same way out of control conversations are — too much good information is stimulating and exciting. 🙂

    Reply
  3. Char says

    January 10, 2007 at 8:32 PM

    Wow! We covered that many tools? Everything was moving so fast and so many conversations at once, it’s interesting to see how it all came together.

    Thanks for hosting another great evening of learning and fun.

    Reply
  4. ME Strauss says

    January 10, 2007 at 9:03 PM

    Hi Char!
    Isn’t it amazing how much stuff we covered? Sandy did great job of collecting it all together!

    Reply
  5. Nneka says

    January 10, 2007 at 9:30 PM

    Thanks for hosting and condensing all that material. The conversation was speedy. What a neat concept.

    BTW, is Char’s spreadsheet listed?

    Reply
  6. Mickey says

    January 10, 2007 at 9:49 PM

    Great list of links!

    Reply
  7. ME Strauss says

    January 10, 2007 at 9:55 PM

    Hi Nneka!
    You’re welcome! Yes, Char’s spreadsheet is this one Getting Organized on a Tuesday Night (download a blank weekly planner sheet) Actually, I think there are two!

    Reply
  8. ME Strauss says

    January 10, 2007 at 9:55 PM

    Thanks, Mickey.
    The list is a great one this week. I think so too! 🙂

    Reply
  9. Doris says

    January 11, 2007 at 3:52 AM

    came to know about you via Gayla. Thanks for listing those cool tools. I’ll be checking them out.

    Reply
  10. HART (1-800-HART) says

    January 11, 2007 at 6:27 AM

    oh! I was going to come and add this to your post, but I see my TrackBack has beat me to the punch 🙂

    Reply
  11. ME Strauss says

    January 11, 2007 at 6:28 AM

    Hi Doris!
    Welcome! Gayla is becoming a great friend and valuable contributor around here. It’ sure nice to meet the people she thinks high of.

    I know Char sent Gayla. You folks are one special crowd! 🙂

    Reply
  12. ME Strauss says

    January 11, 2007 at 6:30 AM

    Hi HART!
    Easy Task Manager? That’s sounds like I should go deeper to check it out. You always know the best tools. . . .

    Reply
  13. HART (1-800-HART) says

    January 11, 2007 at 6:31 AM

    I’ve posted a sample screen view .. I was impressed .. and I don’t say that too often! Worth a look, anyway. Link is on my post.

    Reply
  14. ME Strauss says

    January 11, 2007 at 7:18 AM

    Hi HART,
    I’ll be there to check it out! Thanks for the point in the right direction!

    Reply
  15. Nneka says

    January 11, 2007 at 10:24 AM

    Thanks for pointing that out Liz 🙂

    Reply
  16. ME Strauss says

    January 11, 2007 at 10:50 AM

    Easy to do Nneka! Happy to do it! 🙂

    Reply
  17. Michael Valiant says

    January 12, 2007 at 10:33 AM

    Hi,

    Just wanted to say thanks for adding us to your list of cool tools!

    And right at the top too!!! oh wait… they’re alphabetical…

    Still, it’s nice to be appreciated.

    Keep up the great posts!

    Michael Valiant
    http://blog.1ShoppingCart.com

    Reply
  18. ME Strauss says

    January 12, 2007 at 10:46 AM

    Hi Michael,
    Welcome!
    Glad to have you visit! Thanks for your kind words. 🙂

    Reply
  19. Francie says

    January 12, 2007 at 12:58 PM

    What a wealth of information! Even though I was there for part of the conversation, I didn’t take notes.
    Thanks for doing this Liz.

    Reply

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