David Allen, author of Getting things done has the greatest idea of all times. Get EVERYTHING out of your head and on paper or in the computer.
I cannot stress it strongly enough, EVERYTHING, no matter how small it seems, get it out of your mind and on paper or in the computer. Then begin to organize it so that you can find it easily. What good is the information if it is buried?
First thing on the list is a calendar. Some people like a paper planner or calendar. Some like Day Timer which is a great tool. Others use a yellow legal pad, while still others use stick em notes. Whatever works for you, but you must use something to organize your time.
Some excellent software calendar/organizers are Google Calendar, which can be used across all platforms (Computer/IPhone/IPad). Asanais another organizer that can be used across all platforms. This is by no means an exhaustive suggestion, only a beginning.
The whole point is that you must use something to get everything out of your brain. You want to sleep at night? Empty the brain!
David Allen’s illustration is the best. He used the illustration of throwing a stone in a pond and watching the ripples. When the water is calm it represents your mind when you have everything out and on paper or in the computer.
There are many excellent tools available to you. Use them!
Joe
Sincerely,
Kathy Berry
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Time we start setting new examples for others, our followers, to follow so we all feel we have gained more time.
Thank you for this post, really makes one stop and think how much time we really waste.
But as far as planing I do need to work on that when I blog here. My website blogs are on time as usual.
Something I do when I need to plan something out is I take a scrapbook and I write down what days I need to do something for myself and what I need to blog about here.
