Posted on January 20, 2012 by LJ Earnest
Once I have a monthly plan, I take it down to the level of the week. I do this on Friday afternoons, and set up what I want to accomplish over the week. This doesn’t take the form of a must-do list. This is merely looking at what is on the schedule, and deciding what my targets are.
Continue ReadingPosted on January 19, 2012 by LJ Earnest
Many productivity systems focus on the task list. You might have a calendar, but that would be only for fixed appointments. If there aren’t any fixed appointments, the calendar gets ignored so you can focus on your task list. It is far too easy to slip into a pattern of glancing at the calendar, then plowing through tasks.
Continue ReadingPosted on January 16, 2012 by LJ Earnest
One of the best ways to swamp yourself is to have too many things coming at you from too many directions. If you were in a canoe and the waves started coming at you from all sides, it is guaranteed you would go for a swim. It is also the same with the information we take in.
Continue ReadingPosted on January 13, 2012 by LJ Earnest
Since we have a computer metaphor going here for revamping your life, I wanted to talk a bit about thrash. Thrash is where “computer resources are used to do a minimal amount of work, with the system in a continual state of resource contention.”
Humans can thrash too, except we have a nicer word for it: multitasking.
Continue ReadingPosted on January 11, 2012 by LJ Earnest
Since we just looked at how we spend our time, you had to guess that we would be looking at how to get rid of time wasters.
Continue ReadingPosted on January 9, 2012 by LJ Earnest
In knowing how you are spending your time, you can find the places for improvement. As we reboot our lives, we need to have an accurate assessment of how you are spending your time. Enter the time audit.
Continue ReadingPosted on January 6, 2012 by LJ Earnest
In the last article, I talked about how to figure out what your projects are. Chances are, that if you made a complete list, you will find it is much longer than you thought.
If your project list doesn’t seem do-able, you need to thin your project list.
Continue ReadingPosted on January 5, 2012 by LJ Earnest
As part of taking stock of where you are, you need to consider what is not only on your schedule, but what is on your project list. By having an accurate idea of what is outstanding for you, you can decide what to get rid of, what to complete quickly, and what to defer.
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