Comments on: How I stopped being technology’s bitch http://www.resultsjunkies.com/blog/how-i-stopped-being-technologys-bitch/ A brief guide to getting ahead in life. Whether it's pay, power or prestige, I'll help you make the big leap. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:13:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Shaine http://www.resultsjunkies.com/blog/how-i-stopped-being-technologys-bitch/comment-page-1/#comment-357 Shaine Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:44:43 +0000 http://www.resultsjunkies.com/?p=93#comment-357 I think a hybrid would work better. It's my current experiment. For speed and ease of use, I'm thinking pen and moleskine. Later in the day, this stuff can be transferred to electronic versions. I'm currently experimenting with this setup, having my Virtual Assistant make the computer entries for me and helping me stay on task. I think a hybrid would work better. It’s my current experiment. For speed and ease of use, I’m thinking pen and moleskine. Later in the day, this stuff can be transferred to electronic versions. I’m currently experimenting with this setup, having my Virtual Assistant make the computer entries for me and helping me stay on task.

]]> By: Derek Ralston http://www.resultsjunkies.com/blog/how-i-stopped-being-technologys-bitch/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Derek Ralston Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:56:21 +0000 http://www.resultsjunkies.com/?p=93#comment-124 Nice post headline, very eye catching (= I just started using Tim Ferriss's advice: Each night, fold a 8.5 x 11 into 1/3. Write down your 2 "mission-critical" items to do the next day. The next day, do not multi-task, focus on those two things. That's it, very simple but very powerful! I'll have to check out Todoolist. Nice post headline, very eye catching (=

I just started using Tim Ferriss’s advice: Each night, fold a 8.5 x 11 into 1/3. Write down your 2 “mission-critical” items to do the next day. The next day, do not multi-task, focus on those two things. That’s it, very simple but very powerful! I’ll have to check out Todoolist.

]]> By: Jared Goralnick http://www.resultsjunkies.com/blog/how-i-stopped-being-technologys-bitch/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Jared Goralnick Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:56:53 +0000 http://www.resultsjunkies.com/?p=93#comment-111 I hear you, Paul, there's something special about paper. It does have a permanence and presence to it that most tech-wizardry lacks. But though I do keep a journal in a Moleskine, everything else is electronic. Whether one uses fancy tools or not there's just so much benefit to taking notes and holding onto stuff electronically: * Like Samir said, BACKUPS (my dog eliminated one journal, for instance) * Full text search * Editing (depending on what you're doing it may make you take longer having this luxury but often times one ends up refining into a formal piece something they had planned to keep informal earlier) * Distribution (um, send me that photocopy...?) * You can type so much faster than you can handwrite (most likely) * Shall I go on? I know, I'm a geek, and I haven't grabbed their book yet, which I'm sure has lots of great ideas in it. But as someone who's kept both paper journals and electronic ones for a long time, I will say that the escape of paper is lovely, but for things I want to refer back to, finding a good program and sticking with it takes the cake (OneNote or blogging are my choices for that). But hey I'm just being a contrarian and it's 1:55am. You can write up a comment on paper and then have someone type it when you get a chance. I hear you, Paul, there’s something special about paper. It does have a permanence and presence to it that most tech-wizardry lacks. But though I do keep a journal in a Moleskine, everything else is electronic. Whether one uses fancy tools or not there’s just so much benefit to taking notes and holding onto stuff electronically:

* Like Samir said, BACKUPS (my dog eliminated one journal, for instance)
* Full text search
* Editing (depending on what you’re doing it may make you take longer having this luxury but often times one ends up refining into a formal piece something they had planned to keep informal earlier)
* Distribution (um, send me that photocopy…?)
* You can type so much faster than you can handwrite (most likely)
* Shall I go on?

I know, I’m a geek, and I haven’t grabbed their book yet, which I’m sure has lots of great ideas in it. But as someone who’s kept both paper journals and electronic ones for a long time, I will say that the escape of paper is lovely, but for things I want to refer back to, finding a good program and sticking with it takes the cake (OneNote or blogging are my choices for that).

But hey I’m just being a contrarian and it’s 1:55am. You can write up a comment on paper and then have someone type it when you get a chance.

]]> By: Samir http://www.resultsjunkies.com/blog/how-i-stopped-being-technologys-bitch/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Samir Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:16:30 +0000 http://www.resultsjunkies.com/?p=93#comment-110 I too gotta admit I am one of those guys who loves to try the latest in technology gear. My thing with using a notebook is what if I loose it or forget it somewhere? I am usually not clumsy, but accidents happen. With using the memo pad or sending an email to myself with my Blackberry I can't really loose anything since the notes and emails are synced with my desktop. I do see how this may take longer than just flipping to a page or jotting a quick note. I too gotta admit I am one of those guys who loves to try the latest in technology gear. My thing with using a notebook is what if I loose it or forget it somewhere? I am usually not clumsy, but accidents happen. With using the memo pad or sending an email to myself with my Blackberry I can’t really loose anything since the notes and emails are synced with my desktop. I do see how this may take longer than just flipping to a page or jotting a quick note.

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