Collect. Process. Organize. Review. Do — 36 weeks ago
Great book!
Philosophical concepts as well as practical tips to improve your professional/personal productivity.
Ideas
· you can never be prepared for what is new
· open mind is open to everything
· think about the big things while doing
the small ones
· if you’re not totally clear about the purpose
of what you’re doing, you have no chance of winning
· imagination is more important than knowledge
· free your mind, your best ideas about work
won’t happen while you’re at work
· the middle of every successful project looks
like a disaster
· your tools are important (function follows form)
Tips
· stay relaxed (mind like water)
· clarify your commitments
· capture everything (into trusted system)
and get it out ouf your mind
· describe successful outcome in a single sentence
· 5 stages of work:
collect
process
organize
review
do
· clean up/review weekly
· review:
actions
projects
areas of interest
2yr goals
5yr visions
life
· celebrate any progess, don’t wait to get perfect
· brainstorm (the best way to get a great idea
is to get lots of ideas)
· project phases
survey
planning
implementation
review
· date everything you handwrite
· create context lists (at computer, calls, ...)
· focus on ONE thing
· learn to say NO
· trust your intuition
· plan from bottom and elevate the focus
· always ask “why am I doing this?”
Tools
· project manager
· task list
· calendar
· communicator (phone email im)
· inbox
· archive
· maybe list
· pencil + paper
