100: Big Changes! The Future of the Virtual Study Group

After nearly 7 years and over 300,000 downloads, Tara has decided to step down as host and facilitator of the Virtual Study Group. In this episode, Tara talks about her decision, outlines what to expect during the transition, and introduces our new host: Daniel Gold.

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099: Evernote All-Stars Panel Discussion

With so many of us using Evernote for GTD, it seemed like a great time to bring together a group of luminaries to give us a glimpse of their expertise. Listen in as our incredible panel gave their thoughts on the best of Evernote.

• Daniel Gold (author of Evernote: The Unofficial Guide to Getting Things Done)

• Lindsey Holmes (Evernote Small Biz Ambassador)

• Josh Zerkel (Evernote Productivity Ambassador and author, Evernote at Work: The Ultimate Guide to Implementing Evernote in Your Business available at www.NotesAtWork.com)

• Mike Vardy (the Productivityist and author of The Front Nine: How to Start the Year You Want, Anytime You Want)

• Raymond Sidney-Smith (all around GTD expert, podcaster, organizer of the Productivity Book Group and #ProdChat)

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098: Ask the VSG: Teams and Businesses Edition

It's time for another episode of Ask the VSG! On this call, we talk about corporate communication, social media as an alternative to email, and much more.

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URLs mentioned on this call:

• Wired: Luis Suarez article: http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/01/luis-suarez/

• RequestTracker: http://bestpractical.com/rt/

• SpiceWorks: http://www.spiceworks.com/

• Jive: http://www.getjive.com/

• Tikiwiki: http://info.tiki.org/Tiki+Wiki+CMS+Groupware

• BuddyPress: http://buddypress.org/

• Yammer: https://www.yammer.com/

• Ning: http://www.ning.com/

• EasyProjects: http://www.easyprojects.net/

• Asana: http://asana.com/

• SocialMediaGovernance.com http://socialmediagovernance.com/

• The E-Policy Handbook http://www.amazon.com/The-E-Policy-Handbook-Designing-Implementing/dp/B006G8FM8K

097: Control Your Day: Special Guest, Jim McCullen

Longtime listeners already know about Jim McCullen's groundbreaking approach to managing tasks and email using Outlook's search folders. Jim joins us again to give us a preview of his new ebook and how his Control Your Day system works.

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You can learn more about Control Your Day and purchase Jim's ebook by visiting his site: http://controlyourday.net/
 

096: Goals and Resolutions

Happy New Year! Join us as we discuss setting goals and making resolutions.

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095: End of Year Review

It's our last meeting of 2012! Join the Virtual Study Group as we gab about end of year reviews, recap the best of 2012, and celebrate another year of productivity.
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URLs mentioned in this call:

• Brad Feld's interview on the Good Life Project: http://www.goodlifeproject.com/brad-feld/

• Steven Pressfield: http://www.stevenpressfield.com/

• Creating perspective on OF: http://vimeo.com/38725260

• Llamagraphics' Life Balance: http://www.llamagraphics.com/products

• Tara Mohr journal prompts (just substitute 2013 for 2012): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tara-sophia-mohr/new-years-resolutions_b_1172005.html

• Jonathan Fields annual report: http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/annual-report/

• Productive! magazine with issue 14: our own Augusto Pinaud is on the cover (and Tara is on p 23): http://www.michaelsliwinski.com/productive_magazine/

• Mac Power Users podcast: http://macpowerusers.com/

• Back to Work 5by5: http://5by5.tv/b2w

• Text Expander: http://smilesoftware.com/TextExpander/index.html

• Phrase Express: http://www.phraseexpress.com/

• Scott Young's post on ultralearning: http://calnewport.com/blog/2012/10/26/mastering-linear-algebra-in-10-days-astounding-experiments-in-ultra-learning/

094: Ask the VSG

Have you ever wanted to quiz the members about a pressing problem or a difficult situation you're trying to work out? In this episode, we tackle some questions from callers. We didn't get to everything so we'll be doing another of these soon.
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URLs mentioned in the call:

• The Secret Weapon http://www.thesecretweapon.org/

• Egretlist Mini-manual http://tararobinson.com/store-2/minimanual-egretlist

• FlyLady http://www.flylady.net/

• David Seah: Project Shoebox http://davidseah.com/blog/2012/06/project-shoebox-making-a-physical-filing-system/

093: Cloud Computing: How Vulnerable Are You?

Back in August, Wired writer Mat Honan got hacked. In this episode, we learn about how access to one account allowed hackers to wipe out all of Mat's accounts and what that means to those of us who keep so much data in the cloud. You'll get tons of info about how to protect yourself from the VSG's own Bill McNeely.

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To download Bill's handout, visit https://dl.dropbox.com/u/403118/ARecentHack.pdf
 

092: A Book Launch Party! Augusto Pinaud's 25 Tips for Productivity

It's a celebration as our own Augusto Pinaud launches his new book, 25 Tips for Productivity. We had lots of fun hearing some of the wisdom that Augusto shares in the book.
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To order 25 Tips for Productivity on Amazon: http://amzn.com/1479311154=
 

091: Back to Basics: The Next-Action Decision

Back to Basics returns! In this episode, we revisit "The Power of the Next-Action Decision." We talk about getting to the next action, how to instill the habit of next-action thinking, and address what gets in the way. Join us!

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URL mentioned on the call: http://www.43folders.com/2006/11/14/project-versus-next-action