An Eventual Life http://www.eventualism.com Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:29:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Mike Vardy is an Eventual Productivity Expert. Everything he does, he does in his own time; as eventual as possible is his way of life. He practices Eventualism, and develops the skill set with his tried and true EffTD system. He has interviewed GTD guru David Allen (who asked and has since been made an honorary Eventualist) along with Leo Babauta of Zen Habits fame and Jonathan Coulton of Jonathan Coulton fame. But...what exactly is EffTD? We\'ll let Mike tell you in his own time and in his own words: \"One of the many things I keep hearing from the masses that keep up with me here is a quick way for people to start Effing The Dog (or EffTDing) right away. First off, let me stress that you can’t just jump in to the practice of Effing The Dog; it would be like performing the Polar Bear Swim in untested waters. Only the crazy and elderly people that need to prove that they’re not “elderly-like” would do this. Rational people would slowly dip their toe in to check it first, and then eventually get in. But, to give you some talking points to take away with you and get you going, I’ll give you some of my talking points written out in this article – therefore making them “writing points” instead. Just promise you’ll take this list of the Top 5 Ways to Start Effing The Dog Today and find a way to put some real Eventualism in there. Throw me a bone, okay? 1. Spread out your inboxes. Don’t have a piece of software for your capture device. Get five. Don’t have a Moleskine. Get 3. Where are your 13 plastic inbox trays? Not using MobileMe to sync up? Give it a go. You need to throw your stuff everywhere. That way, you get things done in an eventualistic manner – and no one can accuse you of not writing things down. Even if they do accuse you of losing things, you can at least point out it was an organized form of lost. Which is better than where the television show of the same name is right now. 2. Bring on the email. Solicit email from everyone and keep it. Become an Email Pirate and you’ll be on your way. This can be one of the most effective ways to EffTD efficiently. Also, have lots of email inboxes (as alluded to in #3) – it will enhance that efficiency even more so. 3. Increase your cable channel subscription. Television is a great tool when you’re Effing The Dog, but it’s of very little use with a limited amount of channels. Sure, you can rent movies (even Apple and NetFlix make that a more GTD-friendly activity now), but with so many channels available to you now, why not take advantage? There are so many channels out there now that you can spend hours of getting things done eventually 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Additional channels will also expand your cultural horizons, whether you like it or not. Remember, television eventually does more than provide you with programming – it provides a good washing of the brain. Advertising and Joan Rivers take care of that over a period of time. Soon enough, with more channels you’ll be broke and decked out in cheap jewelry – man or woman. 4. BYO – Brew your own. Another important ally in your quest to EffTD is “the drink.” And what better way to save money and use your time over a longer stretch of time than to brew your own beer or wine. The process of actually making the beer takes weeks alone, and then you end up with a vast number of bottled goodness that will take you as much time as you allow to drink. Since it’s considered a hobby it’s not as widely scorned as hanging out at the pub or bar, either. Plus, you can do it in your basement. Awesome. 5. Study the circle. This one could be the biggest help to get you going. A circle goes in circles, which is where you need to go when you EffTD. The Olympics are a classic example of an organization who has studied the circle very well. They’ve incorporated five of them in a design that allows constant Effing The Dog to take place – both within the events and also with those who end up watching them (see #1). Forget the oval, skip the square – the circle is where it’s at when you’re a true EffTDer. These 5 tips should get you on your eventual way. As for me, I’m off to meditate now.\" Mike Vardy http://www.mevio.com/i3i/index.png?url64=aHR0cDovL20ucG9kc2hvdy5jb20vbWVkaWEvMjA5MjkvZXBpc29kZXMvMTY5MTkzL2V2ZW50dWFsaXNtLTE2OTE5My0wOC0wNi0yMDA5Lm1wMw==&default64=aHR0cDovL3Bzc3RhdGljLnBvZHNob3cuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9zaG93cy8yMDkyOS9zaG93cy9sYXJnZS9ldmVudHVhbGlzbS5qcGc/cj00OTQ4Nw==&maxheight=300&maxwidth=300An Eventual Lifehttp://www.eventualism.com satire,parody,funny,humor,productivity,GTD,self-help,organization,comedy,focus no Mike Vardy themikevardy@gmail.com An Eventual Life: Episode One http://www.eventualism.com/2010/04/07/eventual-life-episode/ http://www.eventualism.com/2010/04/07/eventual-life-episode/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:16:53 +0000 Mike Vardy http://www.effingthedog.com/?p=1343 An Eventual Life: Episode One comes courtesy of Eventualism.

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