Sublime

Esta buena práctica consiste en anotar este tipo de recordatorios de la siguiente forma: «quién – qué – desde cuándo» y, a continuación, si es necesario, «reclamación 1 – reclamación 2…».

To begin, sit down with that sheet of paper I mentioned you’d be needing. Orient it horizontally and divide it into three columns (you can either fold it twice or draw the lines like in the Mental Inventory on this page). In the first column, list all the things you are presently working on. In the second, list all the things you should be working

the real problem is a lack of clarity and definition about what a project really is, and what the associated next-action steps required are.

Do it Delegate it Defer it Drop

I have one of those meetings with myself every Monday. I sit down and go over my assignments. Then I type it up and distribute it to myself.

Coming toward him on the belt are workday tasks and meetings that he needs to keep up with in order to “do his job.” Those things immediately in front of him are what he is working on now or that are due now; as he accomplishes these, he tosses them into his mental “ accumulated accomplishments” pile shown in Figure 4.3 and moves on to the next ite

I will teach you how to create a system of knowledge management, or a “Second Brain.”* Whether you call it a “personal cloud,” “field notes,” or an “external brain” as some of my students have done, it is a digital archive of your most valuable memories, ideas, and knowledge to help you do your job, run your business, and manage your life without h