FV and FVP Forum > What do you do?
I am an executive recruiter with 25 years experience. Solo office. I have ADD. ( with meds). What-to-do-next can become paralysis without a reasonable and comprehensive system. Because of the nature of my tasks, every call I make can result in 3 or more new calls to add to my list, which can lead to overwhelm.
Mark's systems have all pointed me down a road of improved productivity. I used Superfocus in a notebook. It was very helpful.
I am now using FV in Evernote and am quite excited with the successes thus far.
I have added one 'rule': If I note a task (a task for me is usually an idea of a call to make and questions to ask) has become less urgent or relevant but might be valuable later, rather than forcing myself to do it as FV discipline would have me do when it moves into the root position, whenever I realize a task anywhere on my list MAY not be relevant, I move it to another notebook named "Dismissed", which I review weekly. This keeps the exponential growth of my list in check, while saving the inspiration of the idea/task for possible use later. Of course the developments of the day may make tasks become totally irrelevant in which case they are deleted on my first pass through the list each day.
Also,as other entries have noted, a sense of accomplishment is good, so in my ToDo notebook, the items I tag "Do" per FV will have their Tag changed to X upon completion. At the end of the day, I move all the X tagged items to another notebook named "Done." Evernote's sorting capabilities make that "Done" notebook a handy reference to go back and see when I completed the task and what notes are included with it.
Mark's systems have all pointed me down a road of improved productivity. I used Superfocus in a notebook. It was very helpful.
I am now using FV in Evernote and am quite excited with the successes thus far.
I have added one 'rule': If I note a task (a task for me is usually an idea of a call to make and questions to ask) has become less urgent or relevant but might be valuable later, rather than forcing myself to do it as FV discipline would have me do when it moves into the root position, whenever I realize a task anywhere on my list MAY not be relevant, I move it to another notebook named "Dismissed", which I review weekly. This keeps the exponential growth of my list in check, while saving the inspiration of the idea/task for possible use later. Of course the developments of the day may make tasks become totally irrelevant in which case they are deleted on my first pass through the list each day.
Also,as other entries have noted, a sense of accomplishment is good, so in my ToDo notebook, the items I tag "Do" per FV will have their Tag changed to X upon completion. At the end of the day, I move all the X tagged items to another notebook named "Done." Evernote's sorting capabilities make that "Done" notebook a handy reference to go back and see when I completed the task and what notes are included with it.
May 8, 2012 at 19:08 |
DVS1
DVS1
Software Architect working for a major bank in Düsseldorf.
May 8, 2012 at 19:58 |
aus
aus
I am a Process Engineer with an Engineering Lean Background. I've been interested in personal productivity pretty much my whole life and constantly try new ideas.
May 8, 2012 at 22:22 |
Matthew Sauer
Matthew Sauer
Chairman of a musical charity