One of the basic productivity principles of David Allen‘s Getting Things Done (GTD) method (not an affiliate link), and a basic part of his method is the 2 minutes rule. 2-minute rule, says that every task you can accomplish under 2 minutes, you should do it right away and remove it from your list … and your mind.
Takis Athanassiou
Free Kindle Books
One question often pop-ups now and then, in my communication with my friends and relatives, is: “How can get free Kindle Books?“. Today, the need for more specialized information, for various topics, renders the buying of all needed resources quite impossible. But, fortunately, there are alternatives.
Mind the Gap
There are times when we automatically respond to a given situation, without thinking and you have to mind the gap, that lays ahead of you. Sometimes, our reactions are fair, sometimes are not, and usually, we regret about them. These exactly are the times we have to “mind the gap“.
Cloze, a Different Kind of Inbox
Smart applications, as the Cloze is, facilitate your everyday business and personal life. Today, communication is everything in the digital age. And the applications that support this process, are important. Cloze, is one of these applications, supporting an integrated inbox for e-mail and social networks.
8 ideas For Using Creatively an RSS Aggregator
As a blogger, a professional in IT field, and a reader, I monitoring much different news, blogs, products, services and topics across the web, for interesting insights, ideas, and information. In order to do that, in an efficient and, time, effective way, I use an RSS aggregator to collect and organize all the information in one place.

Habits For An Efficient And Productive Day
Habits are powerful, tools, if used and managed properly. We all need an extra hand during the day, to help you do all the things, expected from us. If we had a method of “doing” the things right, we usually, at the end of the day, have achieved the most of the goals we needed to carry out.
The Large Significant Of Small Escapes
It is important for everyone to find time for small escapes. As small escapes, in this context, I define every unstructured activity, leading to the enhancement of knowledge, joy, health, spirit, mental state, happiness, etc. Unstructured activities, as such, are basic components for reboot your life and free space for listening to yourself.
Building the Leadership Initiative Blog
On Thursday, March 28, 2013, I officially launch my new site takisathanassiou.com (the Leadership Initiative Blog!) after a, really, long period of trials and errors, both in the area of blogging, as well and in the area of installation and operation. In this site, I will intent to integrate various articles, posts, and content, I have created in various places and was scattered all over the web.
Monthly articles of Interest – March 2013
In case, you have missed them, here is a list of posts of interest, published in March 2013. 7 Laws for leadership development 2 Quantrants to lead your decisions 12 Ways to reboot your life Free space for your thoughts 3 Elements for personal development and success I hope, it may be of interest.
7 Laws For Leadership Development
Leadership is a discipline, you can find in many places! You should be vigilant to understand and comprehend the leadership’s expression and development when it is practiced.
2 Quadrants To Lead Your Decisions
I found myself, lately, to consider more and more, the ways and practices for “good” decisions. The decision we made influence not only our actions but as well and those of the people we interact with and eventually influence (in a positive or negative way) their life. Potentially, “bad” decisions can influence negatively, not only our life but, that of others as well. Good decisions on the other part can multiply the positive effects for us and many more other individuals (even people we don’t know about!!!).
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