After reading articles on managing workflow, including David Allen's article Mastering Workflow, I looked for ways to organize my own workflow. I tend to be a fairly organized person as is, but every now and then, things can get a little hectic and I find myself feeling overwhelmed. I've opted to utilize Google to help me organize my various tasks. To-Do items have been listed on a Google Doc according to their priority level, important dates on my Google Calendar, and various e-mails have been labeled by importance in my Gmail using the folder labels and the star feature. Working through the process of collecting, processing, organizing, reviewing, and doing took time. I had to not just try and jump right into something, but really gauge the priority of each item. I think that using Allen's workflow process will help me to save time in the long run because it teaches me to prioritize and not worry about trying to do ten different things at once. This sort of mentality will undoubtedly help me to relax more when it comes to my daily to-do list. I do plan to continue this process of workflow management. Having everything in one general loaction, my Google account, and having things prioritized can only help me in the long run.
You might want to take a look at Google Calendar's Tasks tool. It's located on the far left in the task pane, right below the My Calendars section. I agree with you ~ I couldn't live without my G-Calendars. They help me stay focused on what is happening next in my professional and personal life. Plus, I'm an avid list maker. I have found that creating a list for each area of my life helpful - personal, school and MSU. I mainly use Google Tasks for my classroom. When I'm at home, I then set aside blocks of time to focus on tasks, one area at a time. It is difficult to keep from crossing from one list to another, no matter how hard I try not to=8-}
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip- I will check that out!
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