Archive for September, 2007

Communicating With Yourself – More on the iPod and iPhone as a Universal GTD Capture Device

Sounds like Steve, over at Micro Persuasion is having excellent fun with his iPhone and Flikr for GTD. Bunk suggests getting a pen and paper. Bunk, where’s the geek in you? That’s far too efficient and environmentally friendly! All of this did trigger some interesting and useful thoughts though, I promise…

Blog Update

I usually avoid meta-posts – posting about posting always seems odd! However, a thought it was worth a word of explanation for the lack of posts in the last few days. I am fixing up the blog after the site move and assessing if I am ready for a WordPress upgrade.

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A Presentation Lesson From Al Gore

You may remember that I am a big TED fan (not the cuddly animal – the amazing conference). Digging thought the archives recently, I rediscovered this gem from Al Gore. He has become a powerful communicator and this is a fine example. Here are some key things that he does, that you can do too:

Preventing The Next Foot-in-Mouth Outbreak

The local roads are decorated with “Foot and Mouth” notices, as another outbreak sets in around my home here in the UK. Infectious diseases are nasty things, with an amazing ability to propagate rapidly and to do great damage in the process. There is also a communication affliction that is now infectious, thanks to email: [...]

Habitual Habits

Habits are curious things, studying them has been insightful and enjoyable. We are all creatures of habit, apparently. There is a lot of focus on breaking habits, but not much on making habits. Habits can be a problem, but they can also be a positive tool. Good reviewing habits are a key part of Getting [...]

iPhone Hits the UK

The much hyped UK launch of the iPhone took place today in London, where it was announced that 02 would be the operator of choice. The event was well covered by TechCrunch. O2 password protect their press releases on their website (uh duh!), but most of the press and analysts have posted their views. Not [...]

Personal Development Blog List

I was Tagged by Priscilla Palmer and added to her Personal Development blog list, which is becoming something of a buzz in the blogosphere and is definitely a who’s who of personal development blogging! Thank you Priscilla!