Find a task management tool that works for you and you will consistently use. It should be available to you at all times: At your desk and when you're out and about.
I recently settled on Trello after a customer showed me how he was using it. I have lists for:
- Inbox - I can put items in here easily: Trello widget on my phone, in Trello directly, or via email. Things sit here until they're moved to one of the other categories.
- Today - The things I plan to do today. I use labeling and mark things as either Work or Personal and use a priority flag for things that are very important.
- This Week - Things I want to get to this week
- Waiting On - Things I've acted on and am waiting on someone else to complete
- Later - Things I want to do but will get to later
- Done (this week) - Every week, I archive the previous weeks list and create a new one for the current week
This system works for ME, and your mileage may vary, but it's gotten me disciplined and focused on what to do every day and what to ignore.
I recently settled on Trello after a customer showed me how he was using it. I have lists for:
- Inbox - I can put items in here easily: Trello widget on my phone, in Trello directly, or via email. Things sit here until they're moved to one of the other categories.
- Today - The things I plan to do today. I use labeling and mark things as either Work or Personal and use a priority flag for things that are very important.
- This Week - Things I want to get to this week
- Waiting On - Things I've acted on and am waiting on someone else to complete
- Later - Things I want to do but will get to later
- Done (this week) - Every week, I archive the previous weeks list and create a new one for the current week
This system works for ME, and your mileage may vary, but it's gotten me disciplined and focused on what to do every day and what to ignore.
Update: fixed formatting