Eric Mack On-Line

I've just surfaced from 6 weeks of intense work, presentations, and client travel. Two weeks in Ojai with the David Allen Company, two weeks to complete and work on my eProductivity business plan, and two weeks of client travel to meet with clients who waited patiently during my absence. This, punctuated by a memorial service for my grandpa, my business plan presentation (miracle did occur),  a dinner meeting with Marc Orchant and a delightful visit from my good friend, Michael Sampson and his Mac. (We enjoyed a very quick Thanksgiving dinner and church the next day, followed by a brief visit aboard a special aircraft.) Blog posts on all of these, coming soon.

I am going somewhere with this. I'm setting the stage for typically serious post-travel overwhelm. Whenever this happens, I apply the GTD work flow model to processing my stuff.  I'm now wresting with last 100 emails (out of thousands) and a small stack of papers, 33 draft blog topic ideas, and a business plan to revise.

So, what does all of this have to do with using a 24" LCD Panel as a tool for visual project mapping?

Sometimes, tactile project planning tools simply work better than digital tools - especially when your Tablet PC is in the shop for dust removal.*


*After a fantastic 4-day turnaround on my first Tecra repair from Toshiba, I decided to send in my Tablet PC to have them clean the dust (which they neglected to do on the first visit). It's been gone 2 weeks and is not expected back for at least another week or so. This gave me a great excuse to rediscover post-it notes as a visual planning tool.

OK, Michael. Take your best shot.