"Doing Things" Phase 5

And we're almost there! The final phase focuses on doing things and with that I was given a 4-Criteria Model for Choosing Actions.

1) Context 
What can you do?
What tool do you need to accomplish this task?
What tools do you have available?

Tag your tasklist item with the tool required, so when you do have some time you can filter out what can be done with the tools you have e.g., no computer? well, what can you do if you only have your phone with you?

2) Time
What do you have time for?
How much time will this require?
How much time do I have?

Tag your tasklist item with the time required, this way you can decide what you can do within your given amount of time. e.g., < 15 minutes, < 30 minutes, < 1 hour, > 2 hours... and so on.

3) Energy
What are you up to doing?
What level of energy will this require?

Tag your tasklist with the energy level required for the task, then based on how you are feeling you'll be able to filter out accordingly e.g., high, medium, low, zilch.

4) Priority
What's the most important?
How much of a priority is this?

Tag your tasklist with the priorities levels, this can help aid you when you're organizing your schedule for time management. It is noted that this is the last step and not first because you can turn a task from high priority to emergency response mode and to be productive you might want to avoid that mindset. Different levels of priorities: low, medium, high, and the world will end of this is not completed (joking, but at times it does feel like it.)

Other Options
Tagging options can include but are not limited to:
Location (home, school, work etc)
Type of Activity (studying, designing, meeting etc)

And there you have it, after loading everything in, reflecting back, collecting, reviewing, and tagging - my workflow is designed allowing me to move forward with important projects.

Categories: Computer Science, Technology