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As I was gearing up for the weekend and planning how I was going to juggle multiple soccer games, an evening out, and general housekeeping, I realized that essentially I could work 24/7 and still not get everything done. Rather than being discouraged by this, it was actually comforting to know. I have always been…
I reduced my inbox by a magnitude. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted. Let the productivity and calm begin! Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure
I spent over 2 hours this evening finally getting my inbox down to less than 50 messages. Everything that’s in there now are things I’ll be addressing in the next couple of days. I also went though my folders and purged messages (and whole folders!) that I no longer need. As I was purging an…
I still have 344 emails. Going through the 100 emails generated probably 30 tasks or so. I have 12 projects. Only two of these have an end. The others are ongoing, e.g. faculty development and Blackboard support. I should probably add Blogging as a project. I know there are projects I’m leaving off. Maybe I…
Before this weekend of sloth, I had been assessing my work flow (or lack thereof). Every once in a while, I’d find myself thinking “I need a better way to do this.” What I’m finding problematic is keeping up with the little tasks that come across my desk and fitting those into the big picture.…
Here’s some math. On any given day, I receive about 40 emails. About half of these require a response. I’d say that each response requires an average of 8 minutes. Conservatively, then, I could spend 2.67 hours every day dealing with email. That doesn’t even count dealing with our help system in which, on average…
I was somewhat successful yesterday although I had to force myself to focus at one point and not check email. As part of my GTD plan, I try to only check email first thing in the morning, around lunch, and just before I leave. But it’s sometimes hard to ignore, that little tone that lets…
It seems a long time coming, but classes finally begin today. I was thinking last night about where I am with my GTD system. I’ve decided it needs some work. I really want to feel like nothing’s falling through the cracks. I still often feel like I’m rushing around, putting out fires rather than focusing…
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