Simplicity in the Dock

I'm a "down Dock" kind of person. Also, I tend to keep only the Open apps in there, along with a few shortcuts to Parallels, remote machines, links-du-jour, and my network drive.

Then, I just use Quicksilver to lauch or find anything, or even to drag and drop onto an app.

This reduces visual clutter, and saves me valuable milliseconds when parsing my work environment. There is less to see.

Another habit that I've nutured is: constantly review what's in the Dock. This mostly means removing things. but occasionally I'll add things temporarily.

This practice is easy to remember:

Reduce visual clutter,
Reuse the space in your Dock,
Recycle valuable mental processes as a result.

SMS to Email

I've developed a good habit (which I stole from Case) that has pretty much ruled my GTD system for almost a year now: SMS to Email.

Yes, most SMS plans include an email gateway (T-Mobile's has been known to crap out occassionally, but it's been better of late). Here's how to exploit it:

0. Get an unlimited SMS plan. Do it.
1. Get an Idea.
2. Open SMS app on your phone.
3. Instead of using a number for the destination, use your GMail address (or whatever GTD destination you employ, like a BackPack page).
4. Distill idea into 160 characters or less.
5. Send, then Forget About It.

Later, in the Batcave...

6. Categorize Idea in GTD system of choice.
(I also auto-label all messages from my phone into =Log.)
7. Get That Done, then Archive.
8. Enjoy Fruits of Labor (usually an apple, or sometimes an orange, or maybe a satsuma).