tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post5573088434332306783..comments2023-07-21T03:00:15.795-07:00Comments on Jeri’s Organizing & Decluttering News: Master Your Workday Now!Jeri Danskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01647833266269245240noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-43362628524771009202012-08-11T17:04:50.705-07:002012-08-11T17:04:50.705-07:00I'm 96% through the book and liked the idea of...I'm 96% through the book and liked the idea of the Critical Now and Opportunity Now lists. I've tried it the last couple of weeks and the problem I had is my time map say 5:30-6:30 on Sunday is weekly review time, but in reality I've either been feeling bad during that time or out and about. That leaves me trying to figure out my Opportunity Now list during my commute on the train. Both times I've had about 60 items that I *wanted* to put on the Opportunity Now list. By the time I narrowed that down to 20 it was Wednesday. So while I liked the idea of having a short list of 20-25 items, that didn't seem to be working for me. As of yesterday I am giving Mark Forster's DWM (Day Week Month) system a try. Though it means your task list stretches over 28-30 pages, items get dismissed if not worked on within 30 days, so hopefully that will at least cut down my list size.RobbieKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15879069758344945795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-41474701559114553012010-08-28T07:32:50.658-07:002010-08-28T07:32:50.658-07:00Cynthia - I, too, have a box for tax items to sort...Cynthia - I, too, have a box for tax items to sort all at once at tax time. Much easier for me to manage that way and things get put into the box rather than piled waiting to be filed in their special place.<br /><br />I also use the list like you. It works better for me to have a smaller spiral notebook (similar to steno size) that I can carry around with me. I stick it in my purse when I got to meetings so I can add as needed. I just write the date at the top of the page and it works for me to rewrite tasks (being visual or maybe kinesthetic keeps that in my brain better). <br /><br />So you're not alone! :)APhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12944708110004495667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-19664781041509337432010-08-25T23:05:47.695-07:002010-08-25T23:05:47.695-07:00Thank you, Jeri! That makes me feel like all is no...Thank you, Jeri! That makes me feel like all is not lost -- literally and figuratively!Cynthia Friedlobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678323220024869277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-21289655013283599392010-08-25T18:02:24.420-07:002010-08-25T18:02:24.420-07:00Cynthia, it seems like there is indeed an organizi...Cynthia, it seems like there is indeed an organizing system that works for you - and it's your single list, with the column on the side, and the asterisks. There's nothing at all wrong with a simple system like this!<br /><br />You've got a list - so you're not trying to keep all your to-do items in your head. You look at your list regularly. Sounds good to me!Jeri Danskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01647833266269245240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-35386026979433218612010-08-25T17:58:38.437-07:002010-08-25T17:58:38.437-07:00One more confession: The flaw with my "system...One more confession: The flaw with my "system?" My tendency to make notes on post-its or index cards that I have to gather periodically to transfer to my real list.<br /><br />I guess my system is GTDISOM -- Geting Things Done In Spite Of Myself!Cynthia Friedlobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678323220024869277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4238401484560614586.post-20187111343004277092010-08-25T17:51:05.124-07:002010-08-25T17:51:05.124-07:00Okay, I confess. The problem I have with every org...Okay, I confess. The problem I have with every organizing system I've encountered so far, including this one, is that it requires a level of organizing skill that, if I had it, I wouldn't have a problem organizing!<br /><br />Just as I figured out, after many years of suffering, that it's easier for me to toss all of my tax-deductible receipts into a box to sort all at once during tax time, I've also figured out that I can't maintain multiple lists of things to do that I check on some regularly scheduled basis. I need one list, on paper, in my face consistently (very visual person!). A column on the side is for longer term projects. Stuff that needs immediate attention gets a big asterisk next to it.<br /><br />I have no doubt I could be more productive than I am and I am probably an organizer's nightmare! But, what I can say definitively is that, no matter what you're doing, the less stuff you have around to distract you, the more you can accomplish.Cynthia Friedlobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678323220024869277noreply@blogger.com