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Re: My GTD Year Zero With One Big Text File

jarechu — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 20:38:24 -0000

Very interesting article and links! I am figuring out how to build my system as simple as possible. Just notice that the links to "A Plain Text Personal Organiser" and "Todo.txt in Action" are pointing to the very same URL.

Re: What David Bowie Can Teach You About Self-Reinvention

Toby Rogers — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 11:46:45 -0000

Totally agree. You've got to be brave enough to fall down and get back up again if you want to be successful.

Re: What David Bowie Can Teach You About Self-Reinvention

Thomas Truax — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:42:33 -0000

I think your spot on with this Toby. Another thing about Bowie that I've found inspiring in the long run is he wasn't afraid to take chances that occasionally were maybe a little embarrassing ('Never Let Me Down' was a little bit of a let-down, to be fair). I remember him citing the old adage you've got to be willing to fail a lot if you want to win.

Re: 26 Music Marketing Resources To Kickstart 2013

Lisa Viola — Sat, 09 Nov 2013 07:12:22 -0000

I really enjoyed and appreciated this! Thank you Toby!

Re: Three Steps To Ditching Your Smartphone’s Distractions

Peter Greyman — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 17:41:17 -0000

I am not sure these 3 steps would be sufficient enough for me, since I have found out the biggest distraction is the mobile internet itself. I currently started an experiment where I carry a dumbphone instead of iPhone with me. But ultimately it seems like I will go the Jake Knapp route - just disable most internet apps.

Re: Do You Really Need To Hoard All That Digital Junk?

Bob Stanke — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:07:09 -0000

I do believe that my digital hoarding hurts my productivity, especially when it comes to trying to find something in my system. Search only goes so far.

In all seriousness, this is a big issue - especially for the next generation of kids. Can you believe all the information they have cross their paths each day??!!?! Someone will need to develop the solution to organize this all better.

Re: Cassettes Aren’t Hip, They’re Rubbish

Ryan Walters — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 23:10:53 -0000

I actually still have a large collection of cassettes and a couple of walkman. I also have an entire CD collection in the cloud that I access through google play. My preference is the cassette deck. If you have taken care of your cassettes the sound is great. I enjoy popping in a tape and playing through an entire album without having to worry about digital music ADD setting in. I believe people are much more likely to experience an entire album if listening on tape or vinyl. These days people tend to buy single tracks instead of albums and its so easy to skip a song that you miss out on so much great music. Maybe the cassette isn't the best format but it gives me a warm fuzzy nostalgic feeling, and it certainly isn't rubbish.

Re: Productivity Hacks Aren’t A Shortcut To Success

Toby Rogers — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 05:31:10 -0000

Thanks for the great feedback! I'm pleased my posts are striking a chord. Getting things done is about so much more than choosing the right tools; mindset's the most important thing if you want to be successful.

Re: Getting Things Done Hipster-Style

Toby Rogers — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 05:29:37 -0000

Yeah, managing multiple projects can get difficult when you rely solely on paper. I use index cards for my next actions, a Moleskine for my inbox and an A5 Black n' Red notebook as my project management bible. I still use Evernote for reference material, articles etc; but I like to have my project goals / outlines laid out in my own handwriting. I can manage up to 20+ projects at once that way.

Re: Getting Things Done Hipster-Style

Gtdagenda — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 07:58:41 -0000

For implementing GTD you can use this web-application:

http://www.Gtdagenda.com

You can use it to manage your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, and a calendar.
Syncs with Evernote and Google Calendar, and also comes with mobile version, and Android and iPhone apps.

Re: Productivity Hacks Aren’t A Shortcut To Success

Jeremy — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 20:09:33 -0000

Wow - this post really resonated with where I am at right now. I find that regardless of the issue from weight loss to getting out debt; from quitting nasty habits to following an action plan people struggle. There is a search for a quick fix, a microwave solution.

As you mentioned the problem is not the self-help industry or a book, or an author. Rather, it is the man in the mirror (in my case). We over educate ourselves and in many cases never take action.

Thanks for the incredibly valuable article.

Re: Getting Things Done Hipster-Style

Kaila — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 15:23:38 -0000

I totally agree that good use of GTD methodology requires other tools. For me it's also ubelieveble to manage my tasks using only Moleskine and EN and I rather use Evernote and SmartTM app (Things haven't met my expectations).

Re: Getting Things Done Hipster-Style

johnkendrick — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 20:38:44 -0000

I have so many details coming in on my projects (25-30 active at the moment) that I can't imagine keeping it all straight in a moleskin, though I used them for years. Too much wasted time rewriting, and as a project manager, I need to provide notes to my entire teams.

Evernote has been a godsend, along with Things which manages my tasks but at the same time stays linked to the requisite notes in Evernote.

My backup plan is three fold. Evernote and Things are backed up in their respective clouds, I use Crashplan to automatically backup up every version of everything in my user library, even deleted files, and once a week I put my Mac to bed with Superduper making an image of the entire hard drive. This image is bootable, so in the event of a disaster, I just plug in the external drive and keep working.

Between the three backup strategies, once I got them setup, it requires only about 5 minutes a week of work. And I have guaranteed that I will lose nothing with all of this redundancy. John

Re: My GTD Year Zero With One Big Text File

Gtdagenda — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 05:16:42 -0000

For implementing GTD you can use this web-application:

http://www.Gtdagenda.com

Re: Ten Productivity Hacks From A Procrastinating Music Journo

Toby Rogers — Sun, 12 May 2013 06:50:35 -0000

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. My favourite app for capturing ideas on the go is Drafts; it syncs nicely with Evernote and Dropbox. I also use AudioMemos quite a lot as well.

Re: Three Ways To Make 2013 Your Band’s Most Successful Year Yet

Band Promotion — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:13:33 -0000

Thank you very much for the link (101 Reasons Why Your Band Needs a Website) Toby, much appreciated :) I enjoyed reading your interesting article - What other steps? Well the question I get asked the most is, "How do we get our name out there?" and to that end I wrote '151 Ways To Get Your Band's Name Out There', which pretty well does what it says on the tin, as it were!

Re: Why Image Is So Important For Today’s Bands

Ed Acosta — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:38:06 -0000

Consider having a good image, but don't forget about the music. Practice with your guitar, piano, drum set or whatever you like to play instead of wasting time choosing which clothes should you wear.

Re: Ten Productivity Hacks From A Procrastinating Music Journo

Praverb — Fri, 03 May 2013 23:58:42 -0000

Great post Tobias...I love the idea of breaking down tasks into smaller manageable tasks. This is great info. I have learned that my iPhone is very handy haha. What app or apps do you use to capture ideas? I use Catch.

Have a great day,
Patrick

Re: What Today’s Bands Can Learn From Be Here Now

Toby Rogers — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 05:16:25 -0000

Yeah, the songs were still there, they were just swamped in Noel's pompous production and swathes of overdubs. If they'd arranged it like Definitely Maybe it would've sounded fantastic. I'd love to hear a stripped back version with two guitars max per track.

Re: What Today’s Bands Can Learn From Be Here Now

Donald McKinney — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:56:47 -0000

I agree with it, Be Here Now was hyped to be the biggest album since Thriller, however it was a troubled production from Day 1, the Gallaghers fell out repeatedly, the management and the record company stopped talking to one another, and if anyone in the group objected to how something sounded during the recording, they would take enough coke until it sounded good to them. Having said that, I do like to think there is a stripped back version out there somewhere, something akin to Let It Be... Naked, but I doubt they'll ever revisit it.

Re: 26 Music Marketing Resources To Kickstart 2013

Toby Rogers — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 06:14:25 -0000

No problem Chris. Keep up the good work. Hope you're enjoying the blog!

Re: 26 Music Marketing Resources To Kickstart 2013

Christopher Robley — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:47:06 -0000

Hey Toby,

Thanks for linking to the DIY Musician Blog and sharing some of our info! Much appreciated.

@ChrisRobley

Re: How To Get Your Music Featured On The Blogs That Matter

RockPoetry.com — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:46:52 -0000

Toby, Very funny blogs. "Ha Ha very funny..." Any ideas for new artists, I'm looking at new ways to promote my music. I'm on CDBaby and other well known internet radio stations.
My style is Meditative Spoken Verse in a modern setting. I'm Trademarked, have my music Copyrights etc. Do you present new artists to A&R, managers and the like? Please feel free to email back. Thanks!

Re: 26 Music Marketing Resources To Kickstart 2013

Toby Rogers — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:29:42 -0000

Pleased you enjoyed the post. Glad it was helpful. Like the idea of a post on Most Important Steps to Kickstart Your Career. Look out for something along those lines next week!

Re: 26 Music Marketing Resources To Kickstart 2013

Jaeger — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:51:56 -0000

Can't believe there's no comment. Am I just looking in the wrong place?
This was a great article with many suggestions and additional reading. Endless... It leaves you feeling a bit overwhelmed though. Could you or did you write an article on which are the most important steps to take when you are first starting out? I'm working on my website and finishing up an EP now. Cash is low. Where would you go from there? Thanks.