I have tried out most of the geek stuff on the net at one time or another. (if you see my post on simpleology you will see me bemoaning the fact that the system has been ´geeked´ which prevented me from viewing it for a while).
Yes, I heard of that advice by Tim Ferries, but it´s the only one I haven´t looked at for some reason. The common sense approach. I like that!

´Some of us can thrive in a listless system´
hmmm does that make us feel listless…?

David Allen of “Getting things done” advocates keeping lots and lots of lists, but he also advocates spending the least amount of time writing and maintaining them (i.e. the sticky pad and crumbled piece of paper in your pocket system). Several of his devotee’s created a whole system called the “hipster pda” at DIYplanner.com.

When it comes to work based list keeping, Tim Ferriss of “4 hour work week” fame is similar to me in that he only thinks you should keep lists if it improves your productivity. But he takes it a step further and asks us to look at the stuff on our lists and explore our motivation for wanting to do so much shit. This has brought my the most success, the last several weeks I’ve started letting things go and caring a little less, and I feel great about it. Being a detailed control-freak (only at work albeit), created undo stress for me. My attitude was the bars of my prison. When I realized that and removed myself as an obstacle, then I was able to escape from my personal prison.

One other note, don’t let the myriad of geeky internet list-o-holics make you feel guilty for not being that way. Some of us can thrive in a listless system. If you’ve always been this way, then maybe that is just the kind of person you are. Albert Einstein always kept a messy desk and hardly ever kept lists!!

The exhilaration of just sitting and watching those hits pour in is a kind of high (it was for me, anyway…), but then I began to think about the possible outcome…

Guess I just get stressed too darned easy!

I had a few clicks to external pages and sites, but not that many, as is the way with Stumble visitors it seems… Although, thinking about it, quite a few stayed around for a while, which was nice So, nothing to get stressed out about really.

I’m working on that list by the way, but it’s going kinda slow…

Yes, sometimes it’s hard writing about depression, especially when you suffer from it yourself, as I do. It can get a little personal at times. Most good bloggers talk from the heart to their readers, as you do, but sometimes with depression, you can feel you are stripping your thoughts naked for others’ inspection.
But it helps me and I hope it helps others too.

You really love lists, don’t you?
Actually, that’s a good tip - about writing lists with easy things on - yes, I can see it would give you real satisfaction knowing you’ve completed all those task.
Nice one, thanks!

I think you’re doing a fantastic thing with this blog. Writing about depression can’t be easy but there are so many people it helps.

As for lists, I’m a list cheater! I write lists that include lots of easy little things that I would remember with or without the list, just for the pleasure of crossing them off. I also add things after I’ve done them, again so I can cross them off. But there’s nothing more satisfying than a long list entirely ticked off at the end of day! Sometimes I just sit and look at it!

Anyway….I probably do have your email…lol

simpleology… ? I’m googling it right now and I’ve found Mark Joyner. Hmmm…..
I have to tell you that I take an awful lot of convincing. Stay tuned on that one!