Merlin’s weekly podcast with Dan Benjamin. We talk about creativity, independence, and making things you love.
Daily Lists
Sarge | Sep 28 2006
Having read GTD quite a while ago now, I can't seem to remember if Allen mentioned any ways of creating daily lists. You know, the things that you do every day. For example - Check emails, clear voice mail, tidy desk, check calendar, diary, tickler etc . I'm just curious to how you guys manage these daily lists. What I do, is every week when I do my weekly review is create a 'Dailys' excel file where I have a list of all the things I want to get done daily and I have a check box for each. This piece of paper is stuck on my desk. Personally I've found this a really effective way to get my daily things done, I get a sense of pleasure in ticking off items on the list. Being a graphic design student I've actually added in some other items that I would like to get done daily - such as complete one illustrator tutorial a day, and participate on graphic design forums (this idea sort of came from Steve Pavlina's 30 day trial idea). Every week if I manage to get everything in my daily list checked off for a particular section, for example checking email, I challenge it for the next week and change 'check email' to 'check email - READ and REPLY'. This means I can't check this item off the list unless I've read through and replied to all my emails, so I don't just check to see there are emails. I will read through them all and reply to them (if required) as well. Anyways, I just wanted to share that, and also wondering how you guys manage your daily rituals. 22 Comments
POSTED IN:
 It seems like you're thinking...Submitted by Paul on September 28, 2006 - 7:47am.
It seems like you're thinking more of a daily routine, rather than a daily "to-do" list. This feels to me like a daily mini-version of the weekly review, which seems like a pretty good idea (in fact, one that I should perhaps implement) and something that DA would dig too. This kind of checklist lets you ensure that you've covered your bases. I think DA's concern about daily lists is when they're put together arbitrarily, and therefore unlikely to really get accomplished on the assigned day. We all have shifting priorities and there's no need to add to the stress level by committing to do something today that doesn't have to be done, and has a slim chance of getting done. However, this is a different kind of scenario where I think a daily list is a good idea - especially if someone's just getting into a system or has some new tweaks to our system. Thanks for the tip! » POSTED IN:
|
|
| EXPLORE 43Folders | THE GOOD STUFF |
