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Task Management June 2010 Meeting Notes.
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Adult ADD Support Group Previous Notes Page
The topic for this meeting was Task Management.
Thank to Erik for taking the notes
Topic: Task Management
Remember, assume you will forget.
Online Tools (partial list)
• Behance
• Remember the Milk
• GTD Getting Things Done (David Allan)
• D*I*Y Planner
• Omnifocus
Offline Tools
• Post-Its
• Index cards ("hipster PDA")
• Day planners
• White board
• Paper calendars
• Moleskine <http://www.moleskine.com/>
• Bulletin board
• Digital camera
• Small pocket-size pens
How do you decide what to do? (filters)
• By irritation level
• By negative consequence
• Time sensitive
• Financial importance
• Momentum (keep going when motivated or on a roll)
• Urgency
• Difficulty
• How long the task will take
• Stress reduction
• Easiness
• Important to others
• ROI (Return on Investment)
Before prioritizing, ask "Should I do this?"
Create a maybe/possibly list.
When is the best time to make a list?
Whenever is best for you.
How often?
• Make a list daily, then review and revise as needed
• Introduce structure, set a time and place to work on your list
• Review during the day and at end of day
• Note success, and why or why not
When do you change your system?
Look for patterns, when it is not working.
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