Blog of Marvelous Things


My 43 folders

Posted in GTD, Merlinism, Time management by laumerritt on the January 15, 2007

43Fdetail

About more than a year ago, when I found Merlin’s 43folders website, I got re-motivated to apply more seriously the GTD methodology to my work. Before that, I would only try to follow as often as possible David Allen’s process flowchart*.

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Living the moment

Posted in GTD, One day at a time, Time management, personal development by laumerritt on the December 31, 2006

I read in J. Lepelletier’s book on personal development* the tale of L. Tolstoi: “Three questions”. Lepelletier mentions it as an important example of living the moment.

In summary, Tolstoi reminds us that the most important time is now, the most important task is the one at hand and the most important person is the one in front of you. I can’t agree more with this.

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Three questions

Posted in GTD, One day at a time, Revelations, Time management, personal development by laumerritt on the December 26, 2006

Three questions
by Leo Tolstoi*

IT once occurred to a certain king, that if he always knew the right time to begin everything; if he knew who were the right people to listen to, and whom to avoid, and, above all, if he always knew what was the most important thing to do, he would never fail in anything he might undertake. (more…)