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[...] If you’ve been putting...Does this "next action" belong someplace else? By: Merlin Mann (14 replies) September 27, 2004 - 5:17am |
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[...] If you’ve been putting...
[…] If you’ve been putting off a bunch of crap on your list, try a quick run-through and get an idea whether all your items are roughly the same “size.” If a task seems really big, make sure it’s not actually a project. If a task seems incredibly, annoyingly small (and especially if you discover it has neighbors that are also tiny), consider whether it might be more do-able if you tracked it outside your regular to-do list. Put ‘em in their own silo, and then come back later to knock them all down at once. […]