Reflecting on your work and the importance of the weekly review
Reflection means to regularly review your current lists and check if everything is still in line. Reflection is an important step to stay productive and the forth step of getting things done . From time to time you need to take a look at all your lists and see which one you forgot to tick off…
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Organizing your tasks helps you to stay on top of your work
You should organize your tasks in fitting lists to avoid forgetting about them. Having a few lists gives you the needed order to stay on top of everything. After capturing all your ideas and tasks and clarifying your tasks you should organize them in a way, that makes it easy for you to always…
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Clarifying your tasks: Get a clear idea what do next
To clarify what to do, first decide if the item is actionable. If it is, what is the next action? If it is not, trash it, incubate it, or file it. This is the next step after you have captured all things in your inbox . You now want to clarify, what to do about each item. There are three important…
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Stop forgetting all your ideas and start capturing everything in an inbox
Capture every idea, document or task in an inbox. This is a place to dump everything that comes to your mind and keep your mind clear. Capturing your idea is the first steps of getting things done . A lot of tasks, documents and ideas pile up very quickly on your desk or your mind. You are…
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A productivity system that works: The five steps of getting things done
To stay on top of all your tasks, you need to capture, clarify, organize, reflect and engage with your tasks. A lot of work accumulates very quickly in your life. Keeping a system to stay on top of all tasks and projects is crucial. The Getting Things Done method was invented by David Allen and…
Read this post ›Name your notes like a writer not an archivist
Don't name you notes by the most fitting keyword. Choose a title that lets you stumble upon your notes again by accident, by choosing words that do not occur in your note and that relate to your projects and interests. There are two ways to design the titles and keywords related to your notes: Like…
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How I write my fleeting notes
Fleeting notes are an integral part in the Zettelkasten workflow. They are non formatted notes that should be written frictionless and are reviewed regularly. I use daily notes in Obsidian to create my fleeting notes . Each day has its own note with the ideas that I had that day. This…
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