David Allen, the famous productivity Guru was once asked for a 1 minute answer on a radio talk show to the question – What is the 1 thing we do that gets in the way of being productive?
His response was telling. ‘It is never 1 thing, but 5 things all wrapped together.’
1. People keep stuff in their head
2. They don’t decide what they need to do, about stuff they know they need to do something about (i.e. deciding a simple next step)
3. They don’t organize action reminders and support material in functional categories (example: grouping admin tasks together)
4. They don’t maintain and review a complete and objective inventory of their commitments (i.e. no collection bin)
5. Then they waste energy and burn out allowing their busy-ness to be driven by what’s latest and loudest, hoping it’s the right thing to do but never feeling the relief that it is (i.e. urgency driven)’
Here’s to staying productive and stress free this week! :)
A Learning a Day 