Productivty Guide

To Do List Management

Per Getting Things Done (GTD) Methodology, I like to create lists based on context. For example, I have one list for when I’m at home, out doing errands, my laptop and my phone.

  • @Home

  • @Errands

  • @Laptop

  • @Phone

I also have different folders based on the roles I have. For instance individual, family, church.

As for platforms, I recommend Trello. I really like the way it is organized using boards and cards to separate and file different lists.

Email Management

I am a huge fan of the Email Ninja Methodology, which relies on using three simple folders and getting everything out of your inbox. The idea is as follows. Process, or file, email only two or three times a day. If it takes more than two minutes to work on, then file it in to one of the following three folders:

  • Action – email that has something you are responsible to do

  • Reading – an article that you are interested in reading at some point

  • Waiting – email that you delegated to someone else

Physical Inbox Management

At home, my wife and I use the GTD methodology of having a physical inbox (or tray) for each of us. We put documents, mail, items and anything else that is something that we need to take care of. It has become our email inbox for the physical world. It works wonders.