A tickler file is a filing system based on an idea outlined in David Allen’s book about Getting Things Done, or GTD. The filing system involves 31 slots or folders for each numbered day of the month, with 12 folders for each month of the year. These 43 folders serve as a system for filing important pieces of paper for …
Addressing the cloud hanging over your head can be a daunting task. And no, I’m not talking about weather systems.
I’m talking about the task you’ve been procrastinating on for days, weeks, maybe months. In some cases, the deadline may have passed and now the task is hopelessly overdue, and your gut reaction is to keep pushing it to the backburner …
Have you ever found blocks of your day that turn into “dead” time? You might face an unexpected line at the DMV (okay –there’s always a line) or a delay on the commuter train. As you wait to accomplish the tasks that you’ve set out to accomplish, you find a window of time where you could take advantage of multi-tasking.
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Believe it or not, even a 50 item to do list can be completed efficiently in one day if you’re willing to do a little advance planning. The secret to squeezing out extra minutes from your schedule and quickly moving through your to do list is to batch your tasks effectively.
Batching tasks involves stringing together like tasks in a row …
You’re on the train heading to work and a brilliant business idea invades your daydreaming. An unexpected wait at the DMV leaves you with half an hour to kill and no outlet for your thoughts. Then an unexpected downpour confines you to your car for 10 minutes while you wait to dash into the store. But in all these situations …
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