Happy 2010! Wishing you and yours a happy, healthy and engaging year. New Year's is a time of reflection -- this month's video on gaining clarity and setting goals is based on the recommended reading. |
Recommended Reading
In David Allen's latest Making It All Work and in his previous book Getting Things Done, he provides a bottom-up approach for productivity rather than top-down. Often, self-management advice is based on thinking about vision and goals and then filling in tasks. Allen's perspective is to capture all of the little things thus enabling bigger picture thinking. His trustworthy systems for capturing, processing and organizing empower people to be more open to taking on new goals and challenges. The Tickler file (this is a link to David Allen's version -- however, I assembled mine at Staples) a capture and reminder system that works in conjunction with your calendar or planner so that you can focus on higher-level projects -- reminiscent of automaticity of Math facts freeing up cognitive resources for higher-level problem-solving.
First Steps in Getting Organized
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