Friday Five To Do's
From the altfriday5:
1. How many things do you have on your "to-do list" (mental or physical) right now?
34 here at home. At work it's fewer.
2. How many things do you generally have on your "to-do list"?
It's probably in that range.
3. How do you keep from forgetting the things on your "to-do list" (e.g. keeping a written list, using software or a PDA, relying on your memory)?
I use Life Balance from Llama Graphics. The at-home to-do list I synch to my PDA and the items I've ticked off get archived in Natara Day Notez. That z may have been cool five years ago but I bet Natara regret it now. The work to-do list isn't synched anywhere. It stays at work when I go home. At work I use Notes to keep track of scheduled tasks so the Life Balance database is only for things that could be done whenever or before a certain date.
4. Are you generally good at staying organized and focused enough to get the things on your "to-do list" done? Do you get them done with lots of time to spare, or just in the nick of time?
Since I started following the Getting Things Done process with weekly reviews I've gotten much, much better. Hardly anything slips through the cracks anymore and I'm less stressed because I have a system I trust for keeping track of things. I'd love to go to the GTD Roadmap seminar in London in July. If it weren't for my plans for a holiday in August I think I would. The price translates to less than UKP 300 for a whole day of personal productivity coaching. I highly recommend getting the book if you want to stress and procrastinate less. For some reason it's particularly popular among people in technical professions.
5. Have you ever forgotten something important that you were supposed to do? What was it? What were the consequences of forgetting?
I know I have but it can't have been anything earth shattering. Although I do remember that I paid one bill twice and another not at all after leaving the US. That will have messed up my credit rating because it went to a collection agency. I got a check for the overpayment but never cashed it.
1. How many things do you have on your "to-do list" (mental or physical) right now?
34 here at home. At work it's fewer.
2. How many things do you generally have on your "to-do list"?
It's probably in that range.
3. How do you keep from forgetting the things on your "to-do list" (e.g. keeping a written list, using software or a PDA, relying on your memory)?
I use Life Balance from Llama Graphics. The at-home to-do list I synch to my PDA and the items I've ticked off get archived in Natara Day Notez. That z may have been cool five years ago but I bet Natara regret it now. The work to-do list isn't synched anywhere. It stays at work when I go home. At work I use Notes to keep track of scheduled tasks so the Life Balance database is only for things that could be done whenever or before a certain date.
4. Are you generally good at staying organized and focused enough to get the things on your "to-do list" done? Do you get them done with lots of time to spare, or just in the nick of time?
Since I started following the Getting Things Done process with weekly reviews I've gotten much, much better. Hardly anything slips through the cracks anymore and I'm less stressed because I have a system I trust for keeping track of things. I'd love to go to the GTD Roadmap seminar in London in July. If it weren't for my plans for a holiday in August I think I would. The price translates to less than UKP 300 for a whole day of personal productivity coaching. I highly recommend getting the book if you want to stress and procrastinate less. For some reason it's particularly popular among people in technical professions.
5. Have you ever forgotten something important that you were supposed to do? What was it? What were the consequences of forgetting?
I know I have but it can't have been anything earth shattering. Although I do remember that I paid one bill twice and another not at all after leaving the US. That will have messed up my credit rating because it went to a collection agency. I got a check for the overpayment but never cashed it.