Javier A. Tabush

Chapter 1: A NEW PRACTICE FOR A NEW REALITY

• Allen believes that there are two objectives to manage workflow:

• First, to capture all one needs to accomplish somewhere outside the brain.

• Second, to discipline oneself to make decisions about these items as they are added to one’s workload.

• He also states that a person is the most productive when the mind is clear, free of what he calls "open loops"

• What are “open loops”??  The things people commit to do which remain undone and become a drag on the unconscious mind.

• I really liked how he says that the conscious mind is a focusing tool, not a storage place.

 

Chapter 2: GETTING CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE!

• 5 stages of mastering workflow

  • Collect – Gather everything that remains to be completed.

  • Process-

    • What is it? Is it actionable?

§  If not, trash it, put it in a tickler file or put it in a reference file.

§  If so, what’s the next action? The next action is defined as the next physical, visible activity that needs to be engaged in, in order to move the current reality toward completion.

§  Will next action take less than 2 minutes?

§  If yes, do it.

§  If no, delegate it or defer it.

§  If it will take longer than 2 minutes, consider it a project (defined as requiring more than one action step) and put it in your project plans which will be reviewed for actions

• Organize

  • Trash

  • Incubation Tools

  • Reference storage

  • List of projects

  • Storage for project plans and materials

  • Calendar

  • Reminders for next actions

  • Reminders for waiting list

• Review – Review everything weekly

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