Comments on: Freeing Mental RAM http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/08/freeing-mental-ram/ Personal Development for Smart People Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: manuel http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/08/freeing-mental-ram/#comment-7232 manuel Wed, 10 Aug 2005 14:38:00 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=225#comment-7232 take a look at <a href="http://www.jhorman.org/wikidPad/" rel="nofollow">wikidPad</a> take a look at wikidPad

]]> By: bobdobbs http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/08/freeing-mental-ram/#comment-7218 bobdobbs Wed, 10 Aug 2005 10:56:27 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=225#comment-7218 I will never understand how the whole of civilization made it this far without all the techno toys we have to free up our mental ram... those poor saps could never have acualized their potential to the level we have achieved in this modern world. rite on to all you go getters definitely. get more! I will never understand how the whole of civilization made it this far without all the techno toys we have to free up our mental ram… those poor saps could never have acualized their potential to the level we have achieved in this modern world. rite on to all you go getters definitely. get more!

]]> By: Josh http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/08/freeing-mental-ram/#comment-7169 Josh Tue, 09 Aug 2005 16:01:26 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=225#comment-7169 Great post. Keep up the good work. Great post. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: toby http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/08/freeing-mental-ram/#comment-7155 toby Tue, 09 Aug 2005 13:23:59 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=225#comment-7155 I wrote tasktoy ( http://www.tasktoy.com ) for myself for this exact purpose. I put it online for anyone to use for free, if you're interested. I wrote tasktoy ( http://www.tasktoy.com ) for myself for this exact purpose. I put it online for anyone to use for free, if you’re interested.

]]> By: Dominic Foster » Blog Archive » Blog Mentors http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/08/freeing-mental-ram/#comment-7147 Dominic Foster » Blog Archive » Blog Mentors Tue, 09 Aug 2005 09:59:52 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=225#comment-7147 [...] Steve Pavlina - I always thought that Self Development was a bit of a cheesy topic. However, Steve has quoshed my belief with the quality of his Blog subject matter. Also, he hails from a geek background - You can find some of his original articles at Dexterity Software. Here’s a recent post from Steve - Freeing Mental RAM - that corresponds with my thoughts on Blog Stubbing and using a Notebook. [...] […] Steve Pavlina - I always thought that Self Development was a bit of a cheesy topic. However, Steve has quoshed my belief with the quality of his Blog subject matter. Also, he hails from a geek background - You can find some of his original articles at Dexterity Software. Here’s a recent post from Steve - Freeing Mental RAM - that corresponds with my thoughts on Blog Stubbing and using a Notebook. […]

]]> By: Sacha Chua http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/08/freeing-mental-ram/#comment-7104 Sacha Chua Mon, 08 Aug 2005 19:08:47 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=225#comment-7104 I love customizing software and paper to fit the way people work. I maintain a <a href="http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/PlannerMode" rel="nofollow">free, open source personal information manager</a> and I really enjoy tailoring it to fit people's quirks. =) I love using Planner because it automatically picks up hyperlinks to my mail, and sharing my <a href="http://sacha.free.net.ph" rel="nofollow">tasks and notes</a> with others on the Net is a breeze. I can reprogram any aspect of its behavior to match my changing needs and strategies. =) And best of all, we've got a lively community of hundreds of people around the world, each with particular ways of doing things... I've learned so much from them, and I love customizing Planner to fit them to a tee! =) I like keeping track of some things on paper, and I'm experimenting with making my own forms. I've gone through all the organizers sold at the nearby bookstores. I couldn't find a ring-bound planner that fit the way I think, so I made my own. Thinking of ways to support the way people work is a lot of fun, and I want to be able to do that for a living. I love customizing software and paper to fit the way people work. I maintain a free, open source personal information manager and I really enjoy tailoring it to fit people’s quirks. =) I love using Planner because it automatically picks up hyperlinks to my mail, and sharing my tasks and notes with others on the Net is a breeze. I can reprogram any aspect of its behavior to match my changing needs and strategies. =) And best of all, we’ve got a lively community of hundreds of people around the world, each with particular ways of doing things… I’ve learned so much from them, and I love customizing Planner to fit them to a tee! =)

I like keeping track of some things on paper, and I’m experimenting with making my own forms. I’ve gone through all the organizers sold at the nearby bookstores. I couldn’t find a ring-bound planner that fit the way I think, so I made my own. Thinking of ways to support the way people work is a lot of fun, and I want to be able to do that for a living.

]]> By: James http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/08/freeing-mental-ram/#comment-7094 James Mon, 08 Aug 2005 18:50:07 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=225#comment-7094 I vote for Backpack because it's simple, flexible and accessible online. Can't wait to see if they have any new features coming up. GTDWikki is another great alternative for a local copy. I vote for Backpack because it’s simple, flexible and accessible online. Can’t wait to see if they have any new features coming up.

GTDWikki is another great alternative for a local copy.

]]> By: Indiepath http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/08/freeing-mental-ram/#comment-7066 Indiepath Mon, 08 Aug 2005 12:06:00 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=225#comment-7066 You forgot to add to your list: better make sure you back-up often :) You forgot to add to your list: better make sure you back-up often :)

]]> By: Adams http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/08/freeing-mental-ram/#comment-7056 Adams Mon, 08 Aug 2005 04:26:42 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=225#comment-7056 We're enjoying using Backpack for this very purpose. http://www.backpackit.com We’re enjoying using Backpack for this very purpose.
http://www.backpackit.com

]]> By: Dominic Foster http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/08/freeing-mental-ram/#comment-7050 Dominic Foster Sun, 07 Aug 2005 20:01:45 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=225#comment-7050 I've started using an old notebook for this. It's amazing what I can get done now. I also like to use Treepad for creating writing plans (the Lite version is free). Something else I've learnt is to create Draft Posts for topics I want to blog about in the future (I call them Blog Stubs). I’ve started using an old notebook for this. It’s amazing what I can get done now.
I also like to use Treepad for creating writing plans (the Lite version is free). Something else I’ve learnt is to create Draft Posts for topics I want to blog about in the future (I call them Blog Stubs).

]]> By: Smudgy Tony http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/08/freeing-mental-ram/#comment-7033 Smudgy Tony Sat, 06 Aug 2005 21:08:49 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=225#comment-7033 Anyone tried "Life Balance"? It is available for Palm and Win paltforms (latest did'n impress me as it should). I found Palm version is much more comfortable to use. That programm got long development history. The key feature of this software is "balance". It relies on fuzzy logic rules to compute the priority of your tasks. Anyone tried “Life Balance”?
It is available for Palm and Win paltforms (latest did’n impress me as it should).

I found Palm version is much more comfortable to use.
That programm got long development history.
The key feature of this software is “balance”. It relies on fuzzy logic rules to compute the priority of your tasks.

]]> By: lena http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/08/freeing-mental-ram/#comment-7028 lena Sat, 06 Aug 2005 09:46:09 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=225#comment-7028 I like Ultra Recall very much. It is one of the very few indispensable programs I own. http://ultrarecall.com/ . It has a ton of features, and the developers are responsive to feature requests. I like Ultra Recall very much. It is one of the very few indispensable programs I own. http://ultrarecall.com/ . It has a ton of features, and the developers are responsive to feature requests.

]]> By: Jono http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/08/freeing-mental-ram/#comment-7027 Jono Sat, 06 Aug 2005 06:51:27 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=225#comment-7027 Well while we're sharing, i use EssentialPIM. http://www.essentialpim.com/ It's got the tree structure like Action Outline, but schedules, to-do lists, notes & contacts also. Plus, there is a free version. Well while we’re sharing, i use EssentialPIM. http://www.essentialpim.com/
It’s got the tree structure like Action Outline, but schedules, to-do lists, notes & contacts also. Plus, there is a free version.

]]> By: paullew http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/08/freeing-mental-ram/#comment-7024 paullew Sat, 06 Aug 2005 01:01:19 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=225#comment-7024 @Elaine - uncalendar look a lot like the D*I*Y Planner at http://www.douglasjohnston.net/templates/ It's free, actively developed, and its author is soliciting feedback. Looks like a good option for paper-based planners :) (I haven't used either myself - I'm a fan of Nathan's GTDTiddlyWiki) @Elaine - uncalendar look a lot like the D*I*Y Planner at http://www.douglasjohnston.net/templates/
It’s free, actively developed, and its author is soliciting feedback. Looks like a good option for paper-based planners :)

(I haven’t used either myself - I’m a fan of Nathan’s GTDTiddlyWiki)

]]> By: Voyager http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/08/freeing-mental-ram/#comment-7023 Voyager Sat, 06 Aug 2005 00:23:37 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/?p=225#comment-7023 I use a wiki on my server. It's accessible from both work and home, Linux and Windows, and my husband can update it too. There's almost a computer within reach whenever I'm likely to need to remember something. In fact, a lot of the things I want to remember come to me by computer -- invitations, book recommendations, articles, websites. I also enjoy the flexible format. I can name and arrange things any way I want. When there's no web access I jot things down on a pad of paper and transfer it later. It's infrequent enough that it's not a bother. I use a wiki on my server. It’s accessible from both work and home, Linux and Windows, and my husband can update it too. There’s almost a computer within reach whenever I’m likely to need to remember something. In fact, a lot of the things I want to remember come to me by computer — invitations, book recommendations, articles, websites.

I also enjoy the flexible format. I can name and arrange things any way I want.

When there’s no web access I jot things down on a pad of paper and transfer it later. It’s infrequent enough that it’s not a bother.

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