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Holidaying productively!

It’s that time of year when the thoughts turn to summer breaks. Here are a few thoughts about how to ensure you work and relax as usefully as possible! 1. Clarify before you go! Leave 2 days free in your calendar immediately before you go away. Get clean and clear: Get your email inbox down […]


  • Date June 22, 2010
  • Author Graham Allcott
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In Praise of Dropbox!

Here at Think Productive UK, we’re big fans of Dropbox and during our How to Get Things Done workshop I’m always amazed by how many people have never heard of it! So we’re carrying on the evangelism until everyone knows that Dropbox exists! Check out www.dropbox.com for more info.


  • Date June 17, 2010
  • Author Graham Allcott
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Some tips for stressed and delayed commuters

When the trains all get delayed due to bad weather, we all have a tendency to start cursing and ultimately waste a lot of time on unproductive activities. Here are a few thoughts about how to make sure you avoid that the next time you find yourself stuck!


  • Date June 14, 2010
  • Author Graham Allcott
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Introducing the emergency £20 note

Introducing the emergency £20 note. It comes in handy so often: impromptu after-work drinking, when you get low on cash on a train and they don’t take cards and when you find yourself anywhere that doesn’t have a plentiful supply of working cash machines!


  • Date June 2, 2010
  • Author Graham Allcott
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7 ways to make GTD stick

7 ways to make GTD stick


  • Date May 27, 2010
  • Author Graham Allcott
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Bathcamp GTD talk

I went over to the lovely city of Bath to give a talk about productivity & GTD. Bathcamp is a regular meet-up for people interested in software, tech, web and other cool stuff. If you’re in the area, do pop along as they’re a really friendly bunch! Here you can see the talk in full, followed by an interesting Q&A panel discussion which touches on peoples’ uses of GTD, Remember the Milk, project management software and other cool stuff. I’ll also be back in Bath to run our public workshop, How to Get Things Done


  • Date May 13, 2010
  • Author Graham Allcott
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The secret to starting a business… start!

I am an ‘expert’ on the Virgin Media’s ‘Pioneers’ website where they’ve asked me to talk about productivity and how to get things done when starting a business. One of the common pieces of advice given by a lot of entrepreneurs is to launch early and use this early phase to test out customer reaction in a ‘real’ setting rather than just relying on market research. This is something we did with Think Productive UK and that I wholeheartedly recommend.


  • Date May 13, 2010
  • Author Graham Allcott
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Things to think about when using a virtual assistant

Since Tim Ferriss’s book ‘The Four Hour Work Week’ a lot of people have been experimenting with the idea of getting a virtual assistant. It’s something I’ve done myself, hiring both UK-based and overseas-based VA’s. Here, I talk to Sinead Moodie, founder of Ministry of Time about the kinds of things a virtual assistant can do for your business.


  • Date May 13, 2010
  • Author Graham Allcott
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What it’s like to work as an MP

Tom Levitt MP chats to Think Productive UK founder Graham Allcott about what it's like to work as an MP and getting his inbox to zero


  • Date May 11, 2010
  • Author Graham Allcott