Stephan Spencer's Scatterings

The Scattered Wisdom of a scientist turned web marketing virtuoso

March 2010
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EXCLUSIVE: Interview with David Allen

I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing David Allen a little while back. David's the author of the best-selling book Getting Things Done, and he's the creator of the stress-free productivity methodology known as "GTD". I'm a big fan of David's, and o… more »
Posted by Stephan Spencer on 09/12/2009 | Permalink

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My Favorite Command Line "Hacks" - for Power Users (Geeky!)

I'm on a Mac and I love working from the command line (i.e. from within the Terminal or iTerm). Here is a random collection of some of my favorite "hacks" (time-saving tips and tricks), which will also work not just on Mac OS X, but in Linux/Unix distrib… more »
Posted by Stephan Spencer on 09/09/2008 | Permalink

Comments (3)| Comments RSS | Filed under: Programming bash, mac, perl, productivity, quicksilver, terminal            

Productivity Tips from the Master: This You Gotta Hear

Does this sound familiar?... No matter how well you plan your day, the day seems to get away from you and at the end of it you never seem to finish all of the tasks you anticipated finishing? This is the story of my life! It feels out of control. Thankfu… more »
Posted by Stephan Spencer on 04/12/2008 | Permalink

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Web 2.0 productivity

One of the most inspiring sessions at Web 2.0 Expo last week was "Mastering the Low-Information Diet" by entrepreneur Tim Ferriss. Tim is author of the book The 4-Hour Work Week. (Yes, it's true, he spends only 4 hours per week running his 2 businesses.)… more »
Posted by Stephan Spencer on 04/26/2007 | Permalink

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Getting organized - a progress report

On January 1st on the MarketingProfs' Daily Fix where I am a contributing blogger, I proclaimed my New Year's Resolution to the world -- which was to implement an amazing system for unprecedented gains in productivity and organization that I had discover… more »
Posted by Stephan Spencer on 02/15/2007 | Permalink

Comments (5)| Comments RSS | Filed under: General david allen, getting things done, gtd, organization, productivity