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Archive for November, 2004


27
Nov

Automotive Maintenance: Oil Change Checklist

If you don’t change your own oil, you’re probably thinking that there’s nothing in this post for you. However, I think that you may find some principles here that you can apply to other areas of your life, so read on…
Why I Change My Own Oil: My wife and I each drive around 20,000 miles [...]


26
Nov

A Daily Preflight Checklist

I love checklists. They are great for keeping us on track and there is a little adrenaline rush everytime we check something off. There is a reason that pilots have preflight and postflight checklists. In fact I have my own “pre-flight” checklist that I use each morning. This checklist insures that I start my day [...]


21
Nov

GTD and Romance: Greeting Cards

The GTD methodolgies can be applied to any area of our life that needs some improvement; they aren’t just for the office. I’ve been practicing GTD for nearly two years now and as I become more adept at it I find more areas in which I can apply it’s principles.
My lovely wife Sandy frequently gives [...]


20
Nov

Making the Most of Things: Time Vs. Energy

This morning I had a breakfast meeting with a business partner. I was within a quarter of a mile of where I get my hair cut (this is a repeating ToDo for every 4 weeks) so I decided to go straight to the salon after breakfast. When I arrived, I found it was going to [...]


19
Nov

National Treasure: Not as Valuable as I Expected

The trailer for this movie made it look so good that Sandy and I decided to go see it first run, at a matinee, of course. It would have been well worth the cost to see it second-run, but I’m a little iffy about whether I got my money’s worth today.
Pros: Once again [...]

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