Jott It Down

If you are like me, you find your self on the road, or at least away from your computer frequently during the day. As I try to adopt GTD as a lifestyle thing, capturing those stray thoughts is tough. I have not learned the art of text messaging while I am driving (I understand that it is discouraged). And those funky note pad things that stick to your windshield are ridiculous...who can write on those while winding through traffic? Who can write on those anywhere?

Well, once again my faithful mentor, Eric Mack, came through. When I presented my dilemma to him, he suggest that I just "jott" my thoughts. Say what? Yeah, there is a new, FREE service at Jott.com. You sign up on the website for free, enter your email and phone number, and, after validating same through a quick 866 phone number and replying to an email, you are setup. Then, you add their 866 number to your speed dial, and jott away. When you call the number, they ask you who you want to jott to, you say "me" and after they confirm your choice, you talk away. If you are quiet for a couple of moments afterward, they assume you want to do another jott, and they ask you again.

Now what is really kewl, is that you can jott to other people. Just set up a list of contacts, either one at a time, or in groups. You can send "jotts" to your office, your kids, your spouse, even different accounts you set for yourself. Be sure to watch the video demos they have on the web site.

By the way, Eric and friends are busily putting the finishing touches on a template that will convert your Lotus Notes email file into a hotshot eProductivity workplace. So then, when you receive one of your jotts from yourself, you just assign it to an action and/or project, and you are ready to drive on!

Pretty slick...give it a try. And just Jott it down