WordPress in Your Linkedin Account

Did you know that you can have your blog posts show up automatically in Linkedin? Think about it. You can create a portfolio with all your wonderful work in your WordPress blog; samples of your learning, writing, images, video, audio, slideshows and all kinds of other great examples of why you are the best candidate for the job or school for which you are applying. Bring both together with this very easy to install WordPress plugin for Linkedin. Read more about it at the official WordPress Blog.

Organizing 21st Century Life & Stuff

I have been wrestling with managing all the digital stuff I create at work and home. Where do I save it all? How do I back it up? How do I keep organized between the numerous jobs?

I have been working with Jason Theodor’s LifeFocus Card ideas to organize my day, with David Allen’s Getting Things Done process for organizing my tasks and projects but what about all the digital artifacts I create?  Matt Cornell has a GTD inspired file organization system he uses that looks interesting.  There are many tools online for archiving.  That’s not a problem.  But where do I start to get a handle on all the stuff I create?

I had an epiphany the other day.  What is it I do all day?  What do I do and what do I make?  The answer came in the form of a list, of all things.  I create stuff in the following categories:

  • Art
  • Resources
  • Tools
  • Theories / Philosophies
  • Curriculum / Syllabi
  • Schedules

Knowing what I create and how I spend my time helps me get perspective about the kind stuff I generate and maybe reveal some insight on how to organize it.  Stay tuned.  This is an ongoing experiment to establish a meaningful way to move through my digital life.