Let me tell you something about me: I am very easily motivated.

That doesn't mean that I am always motivated (the opposite is normally true at the moment) but I can quickly become super-interested in something if it catches my imagination.

This morning I decided to have a quick read of both 43Folders and Lifehacker, not something I normally do, this was enough to get me interested in becoming more productive...

The first thing I did was follow this idea of having three folders in Outlook: Action, Hold and Archive. It's working really well.

Next step was installing a macro in Outlook to flag up those times when you forget to attach an attachment to an email before sending.

I have also resurrected my Ta-Da lists, it's only day one but I can switch my machine on and instantly know what I need to tackle first.