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How to keep a consistent weekly review
Chris Bowler | Feb 7 2008
Greetings ninjas I have spent the last year trying the various ideas\themes that Mr. Allen listed in his book. And with the help of great resources like 43Folders, a lot of those ideas have helped me stay organized, accomplish goals and have reduced my overall stress. But there is one GTD concept I have struggled with consistently. And that is keeping a regular weekly review. And no matter what kind of system (paper or electronic etc), no matter how efficient that system, without a regular weekly review, the system quickly loses it usefulness. Then I stop trusting the system, my stress rises, and I start figuring out how to make a better system (another problem all of it's own). It seems pretty obvious to me when I remove myself from the flurry of incoming tasks and information - if I could consistently keep a weekly review, my system would enable me to reach ninja levels of productivity. Does anyone else struggle with the review? And does anyone have some tips and tricks to help a person stick to doing a weekly review? 6 Comments
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 Re: Checklist is keySubmitted by Craig on February 8, 2008 - 9:48am.
I do the same, but instead of a hardcopy checklist, I use an Automator workflow I made that steps me through the items (mostly "Ask for Confirmation" actions). I'd recommend it if you're on a Mac. Also, if you happen to be on a Mac and using OmniFocus, Curt Clifton outlined an effective way to do project review here http://forums.omnigroup.com/showthread.php?t=4641 that offloads some of the project review from a weekly to a daily review. That may make the weekly review seem less daunting and therefore more likely to happen. » POSTED IN:
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