Hacking a GTD Moleskine

[Treo650 vs moleskine?????]

I’ve always been apprehensive to join the almost-fanatical cult of Getting Things Done. I’ve heard more about it from the blogosphere (as well as non-blogger co-workers) for the greater part of a year and a half now, with massive blogs dedicated to bringing the GTD gospel to the masses of unenlightened IT workers and friends alike. Something about the GTD system seemed more than organised: it tiptoed the line of absolute obsessive-compulsive disorder. It seemed like the kind of thing my super-organised mother would use.

I had tried to convert to the GTD discipline before, using my Treo 650, Shadow Plan and the built-in To Do system, but it felt clunky and hacked-together. I then tried the Kinkless GTD system that so many übergeeks have raved about only to find it equally complex. Half of the actions that GTD was tailored to had little to no relevance to my life, but I was stuck with them anyway. I found myself trying to process tasks into increasingly weirder Projects. My Someday/Maybe list was almost nonexistent.

felt as if I was missing something; if GTD was so spectacular, why did it seem to be so awful? After a bit of research and a bit of creativity, I decided that I’d just build my own GTD-based system from scratch using a Moleskine Ruled Pocket Notebook and inspired by the Hipster, the PigPog, and a bit of my own interaction design to make it as intuitive as possible for me to use. Considering there’s such a huge GTD community, I decided to publish my own Moleskine Hack for people to use. And, with that, I present the official hyalineskies GTD System.

Building the Base

It doesn’t take a lot to build this system; it cost me under $20 for everything. Here’s what you’ll need:

• One (1) Moleskine Ruled Pocket Notebook
• Seven (7) Post-It® Tabs, at least three different colours (I used the tabs because they’re easier to grab onto in a rush as well as large.)
• One (1) Extra Fine point Sanford Sharpie or other permanent marker
• A pen of some sort to use with the Moleskine. This is a pen that you’ll need to keep around with the system all the time — I constantly carry a Lamy Vista fountain pen, so that’s what I’m using.

Once you’ve rustled up the necessary materials, it’s time to start hacking.

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http://hyalineskies.com/2006/11/hacking-a-gtd-moleskine/

great geocaching: one2one youth mentoring activities

Alpha Geek: Geocaching 101 - Lifehacker

In the spirit of the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie that's opening DVD that's coming out in a few weeks, I bring you the ultimate adventure for the modern pirate: Geocaching.

A kind of high-tech treasure hunt in which the journey itself is often the biggest reward, Geocaching substitutes a GPS receiver for the tattered old pirate map and a box of trinkets for the treasure chest.

It's a great way to enjoy the great outdoors, either alone or with a group, and you can do it just about anywhere. Let's take a look at what you need to get started.
The Game

The word Geocaching comes from two separate words: geo, for geology; and cache, a hidden store of goods or valuables. It's pronounced "geo-cashing." If you go around saying "geo-catching," people will laugh at you.

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The Big Question:
The great creation evolution debate rages on.... and on.....

But more importantly... or specifically - Why are we here?

one point of view -
from
Richard Dawkins -

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) -

Young people in developing nations are at least twice as likely to feel happy about their lives than their richer counterparts, a survey says.

Indians are the happiest overall and Japanese the most miserable.

According to an MTV Networks International (MTVNI) global survey that covered more than 5,400 young people in 14 countries, only 43 percent of the world's 16- to 34-year-olds say they are happy with their lives.

MTVNI said this figure was dragged down by young people in the developed world, including those in the United States and Britain where fewer than 30 percent of young people said they were happy with the way things were.

Only eight percent in Japan said they were happy.

Reasons for unhappiness across the developed world included a lack of optimism, concern over jobs and pressure to succeed.

In developing countries a majority in the same age group expected their lives to be more enjoyable in the future, led by China with 84 percent.

"The happier young people of the developing world are also the most religious," the survey said.

The MTVNI survey took six months to complete and resulted in the Wellbeing Index which compared the feelings of young people, based on their perceptions of how they feel about safety, where they fit into society and how they see their future.

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Bebo: The Movie - Online Safety Issues

Bebo The Movie



http://www.bebo.com/FlashBox.jsp?FlashViewType=Personal />

"A superb resource here, in fact, for getting kids talking about the consequences of their Bebo actions in real life, too. Brill!" http://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/2006/11/bebo_the_movie.html

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why young people don't like papers

- the fact that the average age of newspaper readers is going up: from
51 a few years ago, to 54 now. Although the aggregate (online plus
offline) readership of papers, like the Guardian and The Observer, that
have embraced the web enthusiastically seems to be bucking that trend
to some extent, the sad fact is that young people don't read papers.
Period.



http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,1945553,00.html

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Who uses what web tools? Parents and Young People

The web is an ever developing tol by which we read, watch and learn new things. This new media isn't going away even if this 2nd dot com bubble (web2.0) bursts.... Interesting for youth workers and professionals working with young people and parents using more than physical face to face medium...



What Real People Use on the Web

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Communicating with young people: Emails not popular

Why Teens don't email

A new survey shows that teenagers are less likely to communicate via email than any other demographic, including baby boomers. Less than one fifth of the 13-17 years olds surveyed profess to using email to communicate with friends, while 40% of adults do.

Social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace likely have something to do with the dying of email, but teenagers apparently prefer to instant message, both on their computers and via their cell phones.



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doctors back youth work role

Doctors back youth work role in fight against mental illness - 06/11/2006 - Communitycare.co.uk - the website for social work and social care professionals

Doctors back youth work role in fight against mental illness

Posted: 06 November 2006 | Subscribe Online

The British Medical Association has flagged up a key role for youth workers in tackling mental health problems among vulnerable young people.

Backing the theme of Youth Work Week 2006 – children’s mental health and emotional well-being – the BMA said skilled youth workers had the ability to reach out to many of the young people most vulnerable to mental health problems.

“The skills of youth workers in engaging with young people and enabling them to get their voices heard and to influence service provision can make a big contribution to improving the situation,” said head of BMA Ethics and Science Dr Vivienne Nathanson.

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Using SMS in youth work. Do YP all have Mobs?

Mobile Report: Young People Love Mobile Phones, But Aren't Loyal To Network Providers - E-business Business Technology News by TechWeb

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Mobile Report: Young People Love Mobile Phones, But Aren't Loyal To Network Providers


By K.C. Jones,

Young people in the United Kingdom love their mobile phones but they don't care who provides them, according to a recently released report.

"Youth love of mobiles is surpassed only by their indifference to the networks which run them," researchers stated in Mobile Youth '06, an annual study from Wireless World Forum.

The report, which examined trends in 59 countries before focusing on people under 24 years old in London, found that young people don't display brand loyalty when it comes to their cell phones, although they're loyal when it comes to other products.

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Young people want more done on climate change

Young people want more done on climate change

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News: Police chief sparks row over stigma of sex with children

THE police’s leading child protection officer has said that men who have
sex with children should not be classed as “paedophiles” if the victim
is between the ages of 13 and 15 years old.

Terry Grange, the Association of Chief Police Officers’ (Acpo) spokesman on child
protection and managing sex offenders, said only those
who targeted prepubescent children deserved to be labelled and treated
as “paedophiles”.

He added that the term “child pornography” should apply only to images of
children aged below 13, for the same reason. “Child porn is 12 and
under,” said Grange, who is chief constable of Dyfed-Powys police. “For
me, that sort of thing, paedophilia, is [with] prepubescent children.”

Police chief sparks row over stigma of sex with children - Sunday Times - Times Online

Asbo's R Us...

News: Asbos now seen as a 'badge of honour'

Antisocial behaviour orders have become a "badge of honour" among some young people, and many youth workers have serious reservations about them, according to a survey by the Youth Justice Board.

The in-depth survey also found that 49 per cent of under-18s breached their Asbos. Parents and carers of young people given the orders said they were viewed as a "diploma" and boosted a child's street cred.

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article1948207.ece

Who'd be a teenager in 2006?

Teens: Old before their time

They're branded as threatening, disrespectful and uneducated, and there's a growing consensus that Something Needs To Be Done about today's teenagers. But maybe the real problem lies with us. In this introductory essay to our special issue, Mark Hooper argues that one familiar teen lament has never rung more true: 'You just don't understand!

Independent Online Edition This Britain

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