from A systematic approach to cleaning up by Jason Womack
There are a few things I do, consistently, to get “back” to squeaky clean. One is my Weekly Overview.
Every 5-10 days, I take about an hour and a half to:
- take everything out of my briefcase and put it on my desk,
- go through my travel bags (suitcase and toiletries bag) and replace/restock anything that’s low,
- put any as-yet-unprocessed notes into the in-basket,
- review all the papers in my “Action support” file to make sure they are current,
- Check my calendar - 2 weeks back and 4 weeks ahead - to pull any reminders into my current todo list,
- Take an overview of my Projects List (my inventory of incomplete goals or deliverables) to reassess my commitment and decide an action (or several) to add to the todo list,
- Review my todo lists to check anything off that I did or add anything that has not been captured,
- open up and review the current “project folders” that I’m using (on average, anywhere from 4-8 folders) …
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