Getting Things Done: Lifehacks, apps, and tools to make your life easier

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Taught by Michael Aaron

Michael has had a diverse career, ranging from media director to lead singer to investment banker.  He was born "Type B", but has taught himself to be (a little bit more) "Type A" to stay gainfully employed over the years.   By night, he scours productivity and efficiency blogs, testing out the latest hacks and apps to make his life easier.  

By day, he leads the New York office of Engine Digital - a digital marketing agency whose clients include the NBA, Lululemon, and BravoTV.  A graduate of UPenn with an MBA from University of Texas, he is an entrepreneur at heart with a passion for new ideas, coffee, and Sriracha.  You can find him on twitter and check out his new blog (coming soon)

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Do you use your email box as a to-do list? Do you constantly stress about the things you forgot to do?  Do you wish you could conquer information overload? 

This course is jam-packed with tools and tips to make your life easier. We'll take a practical perspective on "getting things done" and focus on what really works. Adopting just a few of these into your workflow will make a BIG difference, giving you more free time to do what you really want to do. The goal of this course is to make these tools accessible to other busy people who aren't super tech-geeks.

(Note: Mac users only. Highly encouraged to bring your laptop)

Topics covered
- Getting Things Done - the philosophy based on the "GTD" book by David Allen, the framework, and why it's become such a big deal
- Email management - how to get to Inbox Zero (yes, it's possible) and tools like Gmail Filters, Sanebox, AwayFind, and Fantastical
- Information Overload - how to set up Reeder, Twitter, Instapaper, Freebird, and Buffer to work for you
- Note Taking - Evernote, SimpleNote, nvALT, Textexpander, and Mindmapping tools like Mindnode
- Security - keeping passwords safe and filling out forms faster with 1Password
- Task Managers - Omnifocus, Due, Things, Good Habits
- MIT's (Most Important Tasks) - tools like Pomodoro, 30/30, and Self Control to avoid multitasking and procrastination
- Weekly Reviews - how to do a quick weekly review to keep all your systems in shape
- Rituals - Morning and evening rituals to keep your life on track
- Plus a few bonus tools: Pinboard, Instacast, Dropbox, Adium, DayOne, Alfred, Growl, Hazel, Fluid, TotalFinder, Skitch, and Cinch.

 

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