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October 19, 2005
From to Do, to Done
In line with the downloadable storyboard tools I pointed to last week, I just came across another PDF tool that may be of use. A colleague of mine says that at the beginning of every day, you should identify the One Thing you need to get done. Not started, not in process, but done -- closed, finished.
American Digest expands that somewhat with their Not Insane To-Do List. The downloadable 3-by-5 card-sized tool is simple: You get three to-do's a day. That's it. Three. If there are more, they roll over into the next day's three slots.
While this might seem lazy, I don't think it is. How many things on your to-do list are actually Things to Do? And how many are steps you need to take to get there? (A la, "Call Laura" is not a valid to-do list item... Surely there's something bigger that calling her leads toward.)
[via Focused Performance]
Posted by Heath Row at October 19, 2005 11:28 AM | Category: work-life balance |
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I have a storyboarding tool myself, written in Java, free for the asking -- modified to suit in return for credit. :-)
http://www.tcnj.edu/~rgraham/rhetoric/storyboarding.html
It is usually along way from 'to do'to get it 'done'.Few succeed in the real sense of the term.The morning schedule changes with time and night comes with a different grade report.Sucessful business companies narrow down the time span, and so they remain succesfull.