Freshman Survival

The freshman year of college can really be a tough thing to contend with.  You’re away from home (most likely for the first time in your life for any real length of time), you’re away from your family, you are on your own for the first time, really.  Add to that the pressure of doing well in class and having something resembling a social life, and you can see how it can all overwhelm you fast.  Take these tips from OrganizeIT to heart, and your experience will be a little easier (but let’s face it, you’re still going to miss mom and dad whether you want to admit it or not).

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GTD Vertical Mapping

This concept was a little scary to me, as when I was first introduced to it, there wasn’t a whole lot of in-depth explanation to it.  However, I found this breakdown, and it became quite a manageable, and to be quite honest, fun exercise for me.  If you’re in a life-goal-plotting mood, check it out.

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DIY GTD System

If you’re not a strict adherent to the GTD book, and need to do a little tweaking to the system, why not just put the extra effort in and do it yourself?  Here is a plan (in 3 parts) for making your own GTD system.

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Part 1
Part 2
Part 3