Spring Cleaning #28 Don't Clutter Up Expensive Cyberspace

I read the GTD article from Wikipedia. I agree with writing or making lists of tasks to be done; whether it is for the current day or the next day. For me personally when I write a task down it’s basically a goal to accomplish for the day. If there is one task I did not complete at the end of the work day then a move that task to the top of the next day’s tasks.

The one thing I did like in this article is the Process part and I need to put this into practice. It describes how the workflow is followed. This gave me some different views on handling a few tasks. In dealing with what the task item action requires, if I can do a task in two minutes then I should get that task out of the way. Never put anything back into the “in”. Meaning if it is a task you really don’t want to handle at the moment but you know it needs to be done. If your hands touched the items to read you might as well complete the tasks rather than putting it aside. When you put items aside they can easily get buried with other work piled on top. If the item needs to be filed might as well do the filing when you complete the tasks. Again things can pile up.

I mainly use calendars for appointments and reminders. I never put any of my tasks for the day on the calendar.

I did try the Ta-Da list and Bla-Bla List both about the same. However I don’t know if I would really use the sites since most of the time I tend to write down my tasks on Dry Erase board and it is easily accessible to me. Plus I don’t have to sign into a web site to type in the tasks for the day. It is also accessible for others to view what my tasks are for the day.