http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2007/02/04/my-personal-approach-for-daily-results.aspxI'm dedicating this post to anybody who's faced with task saturation, or needs some new ideas on managing their days or weeks... One of the most important techniques I share with those I mentor, is how to manage To Dos. It's too easy to experience churnen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2007/02/04/my-personal-approach-for-daily-results.aspx#1602131Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:35:57 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:1602131James Waletzky<p>I do something really similar, and I derived it from the Scrum process for project management. The Monday planning is akin to setting a sprint goal, with the sprint having a duration of the next 5 business days. During the week I attack the tasks in the sprint, which come from a prioritized list of what needs to get done. At the end of the week there is a retrospective of what I've done, a review of concrete results, and continous improvement ideas for the next week.</p> <p>A key is having the prioritized list that you can build over time (i.e. your product backlog) and having a good meaning of &quot;done&quot; for the tasks (not fooling yourself that you completed something when you didn't).</p> <p>The other ideas above are right in line with some Stephen Covey principles, such as &quot;Begin with the end in mind&quot;. Also, Covey also stresses that you need to plan your life monthy, weekly, and daily - exactly in line with what you recommend. You keep your life in line at various scopes. </p> <p>The whole Scrum idea - funny enough - can work at home. If you have arguments with your loved ones about chores, for example, you can follow a similar process to lay out expectations at the beginning of the week and reviewing what you have done at the end of the week, refining the plan in the middle. </p> http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2007/02/04/my-personal-approach-for-daily-results.aspx#1648724Sun, 11 Feb 2007 09:23:52 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:1648724J.D. Meier's Blog<p>I realized another key for helping manage To Dos. It's having scannable lists of outcomes. I keep flat</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2007/02/04/my-personal-approach-for-daily-results.aspx#1759784Mon, 26 Feb 2007 03:56:16 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:1759784J.D. Meier's Blog<p>Some readers asked to hear more on how I use my Scannable Outcome Lists in conjunction with My Personal</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2007/02/04/my-personal-approach-for-daily-results.aspx#1948837Mon, 26 Mar 2007 02:21:19 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:1948837J.D. Meier's Blog<p>How do I efficiently and effectively prioritize my day ... my week ... my life? In an earlier post, I</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2007/02/04/my-personal-approach-for-daily-results.aspx#3239897Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:07:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:3239897J.D. Meier's Blog<p>If you're backlogged and you want to get out, here's a quick, low tech, brute force approach. On your</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2007/02/04/my-personal-approach-for-daily-results.aspx#3451452Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:19:30 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:3451452zissixzuiy<p>Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! uspxqbcxiwmrs</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2007/02/04/my-personal-approach-for-daily-results.aspx#4386567Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:43:47 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:4386567J.D. Meier's Blog<p>On my teams we do a daily sync meeting. It's 10 minutes max. We go around the team with three questions:</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2007/02/04/my-personal-approach-for-daily-results.aspx#4386865Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:59:40 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:4386865Noticias externas<p>On my teams we do a daily sync meeting. It&amp;#39;s 10 minutes max. We go around the team with three questions</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2007/02/04/my-personal-approach-for-daily-results.aspx#5275417Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:07:52 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:5275417J.D. Meier's Blog<p>How do you store your notes and reference information in a way that’s low overhead and easy to find?</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2007/02/04/my-personal-approach-for-daily-results.aspx#5275695Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:50:09 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:5275695Noticias externas<p>How do you store your notes and reference information in a way that’s low overhead and easy to find?</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2007/02/04/my-personal-approach-for-daily-results.aspx#5389745Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:04:53 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:5389745Steve<p>Presumably if you're really on top of your To Do list on a daily basis you may have little, or no, need for Outlook email/task reminders. &nbsp;Is that the case with you? &nbsp;Or do you employ such reminders (tasks and email follow-ups) as part of your workflow?</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2007/02/04/my-personal-approach-for-daily-results.aspx#5422815Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:06:41 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:5422815J.D. Meier<p>Steve - you're right. &nbsp;I don't use reminders for my workflow. I still like my Outlook popups, but I don't depend on them.</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2007/02/04/my-personal-approach-for-daily-results.aspx#6949391Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:23:19 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:6949391J.D. Meier's Blog<p>How much do your expectations shape what you get? A lot. David Rock and Jeffrey Schwartz write about</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2007/02/04/my-personal-approach-for-daily-results.aspx#6949504Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:33:50 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:6949504Noticias externas<p>How much do your expectations shape what you get? A lot. David Rock and Jeffrey Schwartz write about</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2007/02/04/my-personal-approach-for-daily-results.aspx#9020046Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:44:29 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9020046Justin<p>导读今天发现了这篇非常精彩的，内容超级丰富的文章，实在忍不住，转载于此。</p> <p>原文地址：<a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2008/10/13/effective">http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2008/10/13/effective</a>...</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2007/02/04/my-personal-approach-for-daily-results.aspx#9248491Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:19:03 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9248491J.D. Meier's Blog<p>I tested Evernote with my time management system, The Zen of Results .&amp;#160; Evernote is like ITunes</p>