Software Engineering, Project Management, and Effectiveness
I realized another key for helping manage To Dos. It's having scannable lists of outcomes. I keep flat lists of outcomes chunked by area or project. These aren't the next actions. They're the results I want to accomplish. They act as prompts to help me quickly identify next actions.
I keep lists for all my various areas for outcomes:
In a single view, I can first scan all of my areas. I can then quickly scan any particular area for outcomes. What I like about this approach is that I get a bird's-eye view of all the areas that I'm working on. Because I like to focus on a given area for results, I could easily neglect areas. This approach keeps important things on my radar and helps keep me balanced.
I use my scannable outcome lists in conjunction with my personal approach for daily results.
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I find your blog very interesting, instructive and among all inspiring. I have a question or rather a request; Could you make/illustrate in a more practical manner how you manage the work flow of this post and the “my personal approach for daily results” please?
:-)
Thanks in advance
Regards
/Christoffer
Some readers asked to hear more on how I use my Scannable Outcome Lists in conjunction with My Personal
Hey Christoffer - Thanks for the kind words! I wrote a new post to help explain the flow. Enjoy!
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