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ahimel · 11-25-2006, 07:04 AM

I do mostly like Erik. The only difference is that I'm currently lousy at making my tickler file work, so I put time-critical items on my calendar. (I use a digital calendar, so it just pops up and reminds me in the morning.)

Also, I get depressed when I have to look at a 3-page to-do list multiple times per day. So I look at my "Mondo Huge To-Do List" every morning, and select 4-8 tasks that are my top priority to do today. I write these in some weird color, like pink. Then as things come up throughout the day, I'm able to tell which to-dos I started the day with (because they're pink or purple), and which to-dos were the result of "fires" causing problems (because I wrote them down in whatever color pen I had in my hand, probably blue or black). This helps me track which areas of my life are creating too many fires, and need to be worked on.

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ahimel Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boulder, Colorado Posts: 398	I do mostly like Erik. The only difference is that I'm currently lousy at making my tickler file work, so I put time-critical items on my calendar. (I use a digital calendar, so it just pops up and reminds me in the morning.) Also, I get depressed when I have to look at a 3-page to-do list multiple times per day. So I look at my "Mondo Huge To-Do List" every morning, and select 4-8 tasks that are my top priority to do today. I write these in some weird color, like pink. Then as things come up throughout the day, I'm able to tell which to-dos I started the day with (because they're pink or purple), and which to-dos were the result of "fires" causing problems (because I wrote them down in whatever color pen I had in my hand, probably blue or black). This helps me track which areas of my life are creating too many fires, and need to be worked on.