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In December I wrote about creating email white space. Just when I needed a little more white space advice myself, I encountered Tara Sophiamohr's Ode article titled "Create White Space In Your Calendar and Life."
This self-proclaimed people-pleasing woman made a decision to deliberately manufacture white space on her calendar...to give her life more balance. She could have taken the easier way out and built in white space in her future. Instead, she toughened up and canceled things she was already committed to.
When was the last time you were that brave?
A friend of mine was that courageous just yesterday. She called early morning to announce she could not join me for book club that night. She won my admiration at "hello." She communicated authentically about her schedule and how she felt. She apologized for the possible food gap. And I'm guessing she went about her day more at ease and, as did Tara, feeling generous and connected to herself.
How much white space do you need on your calendar to balance your life?
You know it's bad when the productivity trainer in your life is providing procrastination aids, but this is just too good to pass up!
If you haven't already visisted Google today, go now. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Awaiting you is a fun game of Pacman...Google style.
There's sound, so turn down the volume if you think you'll get caught.
That's right. A productivity expert (a.k.a. professional organizer) is suggesting that you not organize your email files.
Those Mac users already know why...but most PC users haven't had much in the way of motivation. Why? Because our search tools (especially pre-Windows 7) have been inadequate.
Introducing: X1.com...a paradigm shift for PC users into a world of Google-like search capabilities with a featherweight computer footprint.
X1 allows you to find any email or email attachment in seconds. (It can also search your Word/Excel/PowerPoint documents, calendar, contacts and photos.) It gives you a preview panel of its findings without opening a second application. And it performs more quickly than the free search tools. If you're a Google Desktop fan, you're going to love this more powerful and nimble tool.
Search results appear as you type, and the tool allows you to refine results on the fly without having to be a computer genius. (Although if you're the geeky type, X1 is going to be like a toy for you!)
We'll use this blog to demonstrate how we leveraged X1 so we could say goodbye to organizing email forever. If you want to join the revolution, you can download a free trial at X1.com. Once you decide to buy it...and you will...you can get a single license for $50 per year.
Stay tuned...
