As I’ve written about in the past, flexibility is a must to effective and relaxed productivity. And, as I reflected on at the end of the day today, capturing and containing stuff is a must! Here’s Wednesday:
Americano (this one is a deal breaker; I lived above – no flexibility for me on this one first thing in the AM! Well, I lied again, I don’t go to Starbucks very often; instead, I bought one of their home espresso machines and keep plenty of beans in stock. My Fiancé is an incredible Barista!
On to the Daily Check List….
- Voice Mail (had call from internal client and returned it immediately as I feel that if they left a voice mail, as opposed to email, they are desiring a call back sooner than later. Glad to be of service to Mr. WW!)
- Check e-Mail (Though I still believe that this being my primary form of communication and job for my employer, I’m starting to feel I’ve become way to addicted again – it comes and goes – to checking email. I feel like I’m in the movie “You’ve Got Mail!”)
Side Note: Wow; crazy day already (though, this is not unusual – hence why I want to write more about relaxed productivity). Several things, a couple via IM, popped up and put me off down some different paths. Fortunately, and as usual, they are related to current projects, so, progress has been made. If they were not related to current projects, I would have Quick Captured them and got back on track.
Wrapped up DCL. Wrapping up the “different paths” from above. Then, I’ll stop, take a couple of deep breaths, and regroup to make sure I get my focus back. Decided to drop the blogs today; especially with how busy it is today.
(Later that day…) Well, “wrapping up” really never happened. Today ended up being a “chase several fronts” day and I now am noting that I didn’t make much progress on “Big Rock” projects. Some, progress mind you – I have one thing checked off. And, I’m going to SHUT OFF email, IM and focus on getting one more “notch in my belt.” for the day.
Lesson of the day, or at least something to ponder – how to stay pertinent and relevant in today’s connected society, without letting it eat you (and the important stuff you need to be working on) alive. One things I didn’t do as well today as I usually do — and it’s pretty much in line with David Allen’s advice, capture everything that hits your plate, get it contained, get it off you mind and get back to -a- mind like water and -b- the important task at hand. That ultimately needs to be my goal for tomorrow, use Quick Capture much more.
Tags: GTD, Relaxed Productivity, Stress
