Getting things done with "nested" to-do lists...

[Dien Rice]

Hi Duane,

Thanks for sharing your techniques!

Originally Posted by Duane Adolph

You Asked for any "Techniques or methods that have helped to get things completed. Yes.

1. EGG TIMER

Think Eugene Schwartz put me onto this productivity tool. I set up a 20 min. timeblock to get certain groups of tasks done i.e FB, Emails. Even right now. It is going as I type this. Just the sound alone put me into an intense mode. I'm using a REAL EGG TIMER. I think somebody posted on Sowpub earlier about this tool. If you want an online version (great for if you are in a public place use http://e.ggtimer.com/)

Thanks for sharing this.

I sometimes use a timer too. I agree, it does put "pressure" on you to get things done... And I do seem to get more done when using it, too!

In case it's useful, I use "Ytimer" software - http://www.spacejock.com/yTimer.html . It's free.

The reason why I use it is that you can set several, simultaneous timers (up to 40).

Also, you can shut off your computer, then boot it up again later - and the timer still has the right time! That means you can even use the timer for longer times (e.g. for deadlines), when you might shut down your computer in the middle of the "countdown" time period...

I wouldn't mind getting an actual physical, sands-through-the-hourglass type of timer though. While it would be less flexible, there's something nice I think about actual physical mechanisms...

2. Blank coiled black notepad with just plain paper. Like in school.
The ones I like are by a company called Blueline

3. Brendon Burchard's Technique I like. Every Day I write out the following Subjects

PROJECTS

#1

#2

#3

Under each of the 3 major products I write in the 5 Big things I must do to move this project forward. These projects are high level yearly type items. This Way the are ALWAYS IN FOCUS DAILY
Every other category below "Feeds" up so they are all aligned. "Kinda" like your nested loop example.

PEOPLE

* People I need to reach out to today
*People I'm waiting on

PRIORITIES
*The main things I must complete today no matter what

ACCOUNTING

Earn
Burn
Bank
Owe

That seems like a great technique! Thanks for sharing it...

I like the "Earn, Burn, Bank, Owe"... Kind of cool...

- Dien