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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
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 Yet it also means so...Submitted by Chrome47 on November 2, 2006 - 7:30am.
pooks;6485 wrote:
Yet it also means so much mundane activity that other people do without thinking never gets done because the habits haven't been built. What about some mundane things that just scream at you that need to be done? Like vacuuming the floor or scrubbing the tub or making the bed? Those are the kind of things that just jump out at me. I'm not a neat freak, but I don't like clutter/dust either, so I tend to make my bed just about every morning or evening when I get home. I'll vacuum and Swiffer about once a week because I like to walk around barefoot, and hate walking on dirty floors. Finally, the tub. It just grosses me out when I see soap scum and towel lint and odd bits of hair, so again, about once a week, I use that handy-dandy Mr. Clean MagicReach. It's actually kind of fun! I think the important thing is, for that type of thing, which I generally dread doing until I have to do it, I have no schedule. » POSTED IN:
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