I walked 6.91 miles yesterday to purchase a copy of David Allen’s Getting Things Done.  Not the best way to get things done, but when you do as many things as I do, sometimes you have to treat yourself to a nice long walk.  This book was highly recommended to me by my former boss Andy.  I’ve been developing a lot of techniques on my own the last few years to better time manage and organize, even to the point last winter where I was actually *gasp*…scheduling my time each day…!  But I’ve been even busier this summer, and my system has been buckling at the seams (or more accurately, been conveniently forgotten).  I figured it was finally time to absorb the GTD book myself.  Read the first two chapters today.  So far so good, but I’ll let you know at a later date how the lessons benefit my organizational skills.

As for the 6.91 miles…the ruler feature of Google Earth is very useful!  I use it for plotting my running routes.  Yesterday, I used it to retrace my zig-zag walk through lower manhattan.  My longest afternoon jaunt was a 12.25 mile roundabout route from Boerum Hill to Columbus Circle, stopping at Kinko’s to make copies.  Iguanas and ice sculptures along the way.  Walking is definitely the best way to see the city.  Also, the scenic way to buy a book!

Okay, if I were a wizard, I’d have a wrist strap on my wand!

Come on, splurge a Knut or two for a little security for cryin’ out loud! Dopes.

Here’s a fascinating site about urban planning for cities without cars:

Carfree Cities

These designs rely on circular districts interconnected by metro rail. Each district is walkable within five minutes and is totally free of cars. The resulting layout alleviates the congestion, pollution, and danger of modern urban environments that have become overrun by private automobile use.

It’s a book, too, apparently.