Comments on: Time Management Guru-itis: Mark Hurst vs. David Allen and Tim Ferriss

By: Raj

Raj — Sat, 23 May 2009 20:25:15 +0000

Perhaps a disproportionate response (anger) to perceived sarcasm. Good post though.

By: 1 Thing Done » GTD: The Double-Reverse Un-Backlash

1 Thing Done » GTD: The Double-Reverse Un-Backlash — Mon, 04 May 2009 04:02:24 +0000

[...] such as Timothy Ferris are quickly emerging as targets. For example, in his blog Ferriss gives a strong and measured response to a pointed example of this kind of sniping by Bit Literacy author Mark [...]

By: What makes you smile? » ANDY VAUGHN

What makes you smile? » ANDY VAUGHN — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:52:41 +0000

[...] write about what you are most passionate about. Oh yeah, it was Tim Ferriss’ blog post about time management. In the post, he shares this: I once asked Po Bronson how he beats writer’s block. His answer was [...]

By: Dart

Dart — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:04:38 +0000

I also haven’t read Bit Literacy, but there are people who think being and sarcastic is an effective sign of wit.

But concerning the main discussion, there is no doubt a need for everyone working in this information age to use both a top-down and bottom-up approaches. Which one to focus and start with may depend on current level of productivity, choice of career and of course, personality. But generally, it helps to first have fundamentals of top-down approach to have an overall picture and then manage what’s filtered by effective principles with a lean flexible bottom-up system.

I have read GTD, 4HWW and 7 Principles found them all very helpful (although Covey was a bit long-winded). I have also found helpful Tony Robbin’s system in “Time of Your Life” which is one way to integrate Top and Bottom approaches …

In the end, like Tim said, it is “personal” productivity. So find what works from what you read and learn. But don’t read too much. Test tips. Be flexible. Don’t overplan. Eliminate physical and mental junk. Take action on the important things. etc. etc….

By: DanGTD

DanGTD — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:32:19 +0000

For a GTD implementation that includes also the up-bottom approach from Stephen Covey (Goals, so you know you work on the right things), you might try out this web-based application:

Gtdagenda.com

You can use it to manage your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar.
A mobile version is available too.