Comments on: Your Personal Accountability System http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/02/your-personal-accountability-system/ Personal Development for Smart People Sat, 17 May 2008 04:39:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: lifehack.org » Interview with Steve Pavlina http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/02/your-personal-accountability-system/#comment-3798 lifehack.org » Interview with Steve Pavlina Thu, 07 Jul 2005 12:26:11 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/02/your-personal-accountability-system/#comment-3798 [...] em. I’ve written previously about how I manage these different goals. I maintain a Personal Accountability System to keep myself focused. And I also [...] […] em. I’ve written previously about how I manage these different goals. I maintain a Personal Accountability System to keep myself focused. And I also […]

]]> By: Jethro http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/02/your-personal-accountability-system/#comment-843 Jethro Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:19:41 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/02/your-personal-accountability-system/#comment-843 After trying to digitize everything in my organizational system, I'm realizing that I really like paper too. I tried to keep everything digital because I thought printing anything would take too much time or would become outdated too quickly. But the problem with digital is that it either is 100% mobile but has too small a screen to see everything in a larger perspective (as with a PDA) or it's stored on a PC and isn't always convenient enough to turn on and off if I just want to check something quickly. But with 5-10 sheets of printed paper it's both mobile and has a lot of visual real estate that can be browsed through quickly. After trying to digitize everything in my organizational system, I’m realizing that I really like paper too. I tried to keep everything digital because I thought printing anything would take too much time or would become outdated too quickly.

But the problem with digital is that it either is 100% mobile but has too small a screen to see everything in a larger perspective (as with a PDA) or it’s stored on a PC and isn’t always convenient enough to turn on and off if I just want to check something quickly. But with 5-10 sheets of printed paper it’s both mobile and has a lot of visual real estate that can be browsed through quickly.

]]> By: MX http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/02/your-personal-accountability-system/#comment-832 MX Wed, 09 Feb 2005 08:28:27 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/02/your-personal-accountability-system/#comment-832 Steve, I have found your article about accountability very inspirational. It has inspired and helped me. I have implemented a variant of this. Thank you! Yesterday I have finished reading a very good book that I'd like to recommend. It's about achieving ballance in your life, and also about applying the 7 Habits book by Covey (lots of practical stuff): Life Matters: Creating a Dynamic Balance of Work, Family, Time & Money - by A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca Merrill (McGraw-Hill 2003) You know that I'm a fan of Ed Bliss' book called Getting Things Done (and also of GTD by Allen). I find this ballancing book as good as GTD by Ed Bliss. It is simply excellent! I have learned a lot from this book. Steve,

I have found your article about accountability very inspirational. It has inspired and helped me. I have implemented a variant of this. Thank you!

Yesterday I have finished reading a very good book that I’d like to recommend. It’s about achieving ballance in your life, and also about applying the 7 Habits book by Covey (lots of practical stuff):

Life Matters: Creating a Dynamic Balance of Work, Family, Time & Money - by A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca Merrill (McGraw-Hill 2003)

You know that I’m a fan of Ed Bliss’ book called Getting Things Done (and also of GTD by Allen). I find this ballancing book as good as GTD by Ed Bliss. It is simply excellent!

I have learned a lot from this book.

]]> By: Steve Pavlina http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/02/your-personal-accountability-system/#comment-825 Steve Pavlina Tue, 08 Feb 2005 02:57:43 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/02/your-personal-accountability-system/#comment-825 My GTD system is all maintained on my PC, but I print much of it on paper and work off the paper copy during the week. I just like the feel of that better. I update everything on the PC and reprint as needed, usually once or twice a week. I've made previous posts about how I use my GTD system in terms of detailed implementation, particularly the second of these two posts: http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/index.php?p=7 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/index.php?p=8 I've made some refinements since then, but that should give you a pretty good idea of how it all works. My GTD system is all maintained on my PC, but I print much of it on paper and work off the paper copy during the week. I just like the feel of that better. I update everything on the PC and reprint as needed, usually once or twice a week.

I’ve made previous posts about how I use my GTD system in terms of detailed implementation, particularly the second of these two posts:
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/index.php?p=7
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/index.php?p=8

I’ve made some refinements since then, but that should give you a pretty good idea of how it all works.

]]> By: Glenn http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/02/your-personal-accountability-system/#comment-824 Glenn Tue, 08 Feb 2005 02:08:49 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/02/your-personal-accountability-system/#comment-824 Steve, are you running a paper GTD system? If you are, are you constantly re-writing your next actions list? Does it even fit on a single piece of paper? ;-) It seems like a digital GTD system would require less re-writing and busy work. Anyways, I'm sure many of us would like details of your implementation of GTD in a future blog post. Steve, are you running a paper GTD system? If you are, are you constantly re-writing your next actions list? Does it even fit on a single piece of paper? ;-) It seems like a digital GTD system would require less re-writing and busy work. Anyways, I’m sure many of us would like details of your implementation of GTD in a future blog post.

]]> By: Daily Links http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/02/your-personal-accountability-system/#comment-822 Daily Links Tue, 08 Feb 2005 00:27:25 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/02/your-personal-accountability-system/#comment-822 <strong>Steve Pavlina's Blog » Your Personal Accountability System</strong> *A difficult challenge in achieving goals is simply remaining aware of them and staying on track. How many times have you set a goal, started working on it with the best of intentions, and then at some future time, you realize it somehow slipped throug... Steve Pavlina’s Blog » Your Personal Accountability System
*A difficult challenge in achieving goals is simply remaining aware of them and staying on track. How many times have you set a goal, started working on it with the best of intentions, and then at some future time, you realize it somehow slipped throug…

]]> By: whoisnick.com http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/02/your-personal-accountability-system/#comment-815 whoisnick.com Mon, 07 Feb 2005 18:26:40 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/02/your-personal-accountability-system/#comment-815 <strong>The PAS-ifier</strong> Steve has raised an interesting point about our goals and the daily pitfalls we run into. How do we reach our goal and not let them accidentally slip through our finger tips? How can we make sure another year goes buy and we don't say "What if...?"... The PAS-ifier
Steve has raised an interesting point about our goals and the daily pitfalls we run into. How do we reach our goal and not let them accidentally slip through our finger tips? How can we make sure another year goes buy and we don’t say “What if…?”…

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