Team in Training

I was shocked and saddened at the end of January to learn that a friend and co-worker had been diagnosed with lymphoma. It’s hard to know what to do when stuff like this happens. Beyond being supportive, helping with meals, and just hanging out, I felt like I wanted to do something to fight back against cancer.

Some other Omni folks were familiar with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training program. After learning more about the program and the organization, several of us signed up to run the Seattle Rock-n-Roll Marathon to raise money to find a cure. My personal goal is to raise $2,000.

I’d love to have your support in reaching this goal. Please check out my fundraising page and help if you are able.

Thank you!

— Curt

Update on Friday, May 24, 2013 at 10:07AM by Curt Clifton

Team in Training Take Two

With lots of help, I’ve beat my goal to raise $2,000 for cancer research and patient services. Thanks to everyone who made that possible!

Now I just have to finish the last four weeks of training and run 26.2 miles on race day!

It’s not too late to contribute. I may have surpassed my personal goal, but there’s still much more to do to beat cancer and to support those who are battling it in their own lives.

An Updated 1Password Emergency Kit

As part of setting up my retirement accounts and life insurance at Omni, I’d been thinking about estate planning issues like wills and living wills. Mike Vardy’s 1Password Emergency Kit reminded me that it’s important to make your passwords available to your family and executor. (Head over to Agile Bits for more info on 1Password.)

Mike’s kit is a solid basic document, but I was uncomfortable with some ambiguities in the wording. I also wanted to add blanks for recording log-in passwords for my devices. After all, if my hard drive is encrypted (and it is), then just having my 1Password master password wouldn’t do anyone any good.

Thankfully, Mike provided his document under a Creative Commons license. So, here’s my version, also under a Creative Commons license.

Curt’s 1Password Emergency Kit

Don’t fill this in electronically. That wouldn’t be secure. Instead, print it, fill it in, and store it in a secure fire safe or safe deposit box. (My understanding is that a safe deposit box won’t be accessible by your executor until after the reading of your will. If that’s an issue for you, then the fire-safe option might be best. I’m not a lawyer and nothing here should be construed as legal advice.)

Doing GTD Reviews with OmniFocus

The final post in my OmniFocus at School series went live on the Omni Group blog last week. This post covers how I use OmniFocus for doing regular reviews. After the capture habit, the review habit is the most important part of a successful GTD system. I hope the post is useful.

OmniFocus at School: Next Actions

We just posted the third entry in my OmniFocus at School series over on the Omni blog.

This one looks at how OmniFocus can help you pick the best task to do in the moment. I hope it’s helpful.

OmniFocus Contexts and Projects

I have a new post on the Omni Blog about using contexts and projects in OmniFocus. Share and enjoy.