{"id":553,"date":"2020-05-26T16:00:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T15:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joseviso.com\/?p=553"},"modified":"2020-05-26T16:22:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T15:22:13","slug":"simple-process-for-getting-things-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joseviso.com\/simple-process-for-getting-things-done","title":{"rendered":"Simple process for getting things done"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I have always been trying to improve the way I work to be more efficient and to make sure I work on the right stuff so I have researched different tools and mechanisms to achieve this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The basic one that most of us do is to have a notebook where we take note of what we have to do but I found this quite generic and tried more sophisticated things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of those things was Getting Things Done<\/a> (GTD) by David Allen. I bought the book and used the method for a while but realised that in my case it was becoming too intrusive and in certain situations was slowing me down instead of making me faster. Don't get me wrong, I think this is a great tool but I am a big advocate for simplicity and balance and I felt I needed something a bit more lightweight. So I decided to design my own process which has ended up being something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I simply use a notebook and follow a basic structure<\/strong>. I like the A5 Moleskine<\/a> as is the size that seems to work better for me. The way it works it's basically every morning before opening my work laptop, I spend a few minutes (5 max) to note down the key things that I need to achieve that day<\/strong> and I identify which one is the highest priority. I have found 3 or 4 to be ideal as having many will possibly distract me. If I really need to get more done, I pick the top ones for the morning and reevaluate in the afternoon. As I'm working throughout the day, I strikethrough the ones that I have completed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But obviously shit happens and if during the day something urgent that really needs to be done comes up, I just reevaluate my list at that point and identify where it sits in my priority for the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For me the key is something that I took from the GTD method: you should never leave lots of things in your head or they will end up using your mental energy<\/strong> and will start making you less productive. So every time there's anything important I think I will need to remember in the future, I jot it down in my notebook and evaluate it the next day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A key aspect of this which seems trivial but makes a difference is that forcing you to pick just a few things helps you prioritise<\/strong> and give you a good feeling of accomplishment as is quite likely to achieve them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Very recently I heard of the Ivy Lee<\/a> method which is surprisingly similar, even though in that case the list of priorities is made at the end of each day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my case I find better doing this in the morning because that is the time when I can think more clearly and am full of energy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was quite pleased to see that may people use it too and it really seems to work well due to the low effort required to implement it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you follow any method to keep you organised? Please feel free to share! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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