Comments on: So Many Tools, So Little Time http://timberry.bplans.com/2007/09/so-many-tools-s.html Tim Berry on business planning, starting and growing your business, and having a life in the meantime Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:26:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Time Tools http://timberry.bplans.com/2007/09/so-many-tools-s.html/comment-page-1#comment-124 Time Tools Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:42:38 +0000 http://timberry.bplans.com/2007/09/so-many-tools-s.html#comment-124 <p>Great post. The learning curve is a huge time commitment with software. I like to think of the time tools that I'm using in terms of Return on Energy (ROE). Will you get back multiplied what you put into it? For most software, the answer is "no" because the cycle time is so short. The product is barely stable before the competition introduces something better.</p> <p>My productivity skyrocketed when I gave up looking for the perfect software to handle my "to do" list and goals. Instead, now I use a paper planner called the Bubble Planner. It's faster than a computer, and I don't have to spend days getting it configured.</p> Great post. The learning curve is a huge time commitment with software. I like to think of the time tools that I'm using in terms of Return on Energy (ROE). Will you get back multiplied what you put into it? For most software, the answer is "no" because the cycle time is so short. The product is barely stable before the competition introduces something better.

My productivity skyrocketed when I gave up looking for the perfect software to handle my "to do" list and goals. Instead, now I use a paper planner called the Bubble Planner. It's faster than a computer, and I don't have to spend days getting it configured.

]]> By: Rod - somwhere on the coast http://timberry.bplans.com/2007/09/so-many-tools-s.html/comment-page-1#comment-123 Rod - somwhere on the coast Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:44:55 +0000 http://timberry.bplans.com/2007/09/so-many-tools-s.html#comment-123 <p>The holy grail you seek and the key to productivity can be found in the wonderful FranklinCovey software product PlanPlus for Outlook. An outstanding product that provides everything - it even has a free trial period!</p> The holy grail you seek and the key to productivity can be found in the wonderful FranklinCovey software product PlanPlus for Outlook. An outstanding product that provides everything – it even has a free trial period!

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