Processing "Stuff"
Pick up anything around you that you're wondering what to do with, and apply a simple set of formulae:
- I don't need or want it = trash
- I still need to decide what this means to me = IN basket item
- I might need to know this information = reference
- I use it = equipment and supplies
- I like to see it = decoration
- When I could possibly move on it, I want to see the action as an option = next action reminder, reviewed when and where it could be done
- I need to be reminded of this short-term outcome I've committed to = project list item, reviewed weekly
- I need to have this when I focus on a project = support material
- I might want to commit to this at any time in the future = Someday/maybe list item
- I might want to commit to this on or after a specific time in the future = calendared or "tickled" item incubated for review on a specific future date
- I want to achieve this "bigger" outcome = goals, objectives, visions that you review on some longer interval
- It's something someone else is doing that I care about = item on Waiting-For list, reviewed at least weekly
- I need to consider it when I do certain recurring activities = item on a checklist
- from David Allen's Productivity Principles newsletter
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