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19 September 2008

This morning I read this interview with Gina Trapani, the lead editor of Lifehacker on Zen Habits. It’s an interesting interview. In addition to the many posts a day Trapani writes for Lifehacker, she’s the author of a paper version. Her book, which is now in a second edition called Upgrade Your Life: The Lifehacker Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, Better is a compendium from the best hacks from Lifehacker.com. I haven’t read it yet, but I do believe I’ll be purchasing it.

Anyway, in the Zen Habits interview, Trapani shares, among other things, the three habits that have made her so productive. They’re:

• Her three-folder system for managing email (which I have not yet mastered, though I blogged about my attempt here.)

• Her online calendar tickler file.

• Her do-able to do list, which reminds me a little of the will-do list that I strive for under Mark Forster’s Do It Tomorrow philosophy of time management.

I find this fascinating and enjoyed the whole interview. I encourage you to check it out!

Tagged with: email, lifehacker, mark forster, productivity, time management, zen habits

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