One of the greatest things Ive learned in my productivity pursuits through your programs has been cutting down the To Do List, the more concise it is the more productive I am…thanks for the tips, Carl!
I know people come here for the productivity but I come here because I love the Seamaster. I got one with the grey dial blue bezel. Obviously I took it off the metal bracelet as soon as I got it and put it on a matching blue rubber deployment strap. My GADA watch
Hahahaha I've considered changing the bracelet a few times but not done so. The great thing about it is every time I look at it I remember all the amazing places I've been to with it over the last 23 years.
Anything such as doing my social media posting, updating sales information, expenses, tax returns, responding to these comments (LOL), anything my accountant asks me for etc
I like your content, but I disagree here. "Think about..." or "consider..." tasks can definitely be useful. If a decision is needed for something but I'm too busy to make that decision today, I place it on a less busy day (usually a weekend) when I know I will be less tired and will have the time to make a sensible decision. I don't think that's woolly. For me, it's only the same as a "plan" task but perhaps a bit less formal or with less writing.
Yeah, this is the part I am struggling with also. I use "Think about…" or "Decide on…" to postpone things I come across and have or want to do something with as soon as I get around to it. Like a new piece of software I want to check out. A subscription I may want to end. Something a bit bigger than a quick task that first needs some thinking about on how I'd approach that. But it's a is a slippery slope. Some are more 'need to do' than others that are 'would be nice to do's' They tend to fill up my task list quite easily. But it feels oversimplified to put them somewhere in my notes, to never be seen again. I am really curious how others (or Carl himself) deal with this!
The issue I have with this type of "task" is they are not "tasks". (Although I would say "brainstorm" is a task". They are also things that rarely get done until something concrete needs to be done, and then it's no longer "thinking", it's doing something. I would ask, why do you need to think about something? What piece of information is missing? It's the missing information that is the task. "Research", "ask about", "find out about" etc. If you ever find yourself adding "think about" or "consider", go a little deeper. What's stopping you from making that decision right now? Your task manager should not encourage procrastination. It should be a place to find concrete, actionable things to do. The more "woolly" tasks you have, the less effective the task manager becomes over time. (and I've been down that road so many times.)
@@Carl_Pullein I convert such things into something "tangible" as you suggested in the video.. For example, "think about sales plan for your business" would be translated into "prepare sales plan document" which would be done in several sessions. During writing that document, I need to "think about" that stuff and I get to document my thoughts as well. You may or may not want to use that document, but the process of writing makes it tangible and more fun.
One of the greatest things Ive learned in my productivity pursuits through your programs has been cutting down the To Do List, the more concise it is the more productive I am…thanks for the tips, Carl!
Thank you. You're very welcome and I'm happy to have been able to help.
Hey Carl, I just want to thank you for your work, very simple and pragmatics advices as always. You make m'y life easier 🙂
Thank you. Glad you like the advice I give here.
Carl speaks the truth always. Right on the point
Hahaha, thank you 🙂
Fantastic video ! Concistecy , saying no and being realistic.
Monk mode turned up to 11.
Thank you Carl 🎉
Monk mode? Wow. Just Googled it. I didn't know that such a thing existed. It's fascinating.
Thank you, Martin.
Thanks👍 This was exactly what my planning was missing.
You're very welcome. 🙂
I know people come here for the productivity but I come here because I love the Seamaster. I got one with the grey dial blue bezel. Obviously I took it off the metal bracelet as soon as I got it and put it on a matching blue rubber deployment strap. My GADA watch
Hahahaha I've considered changing the bracelet a few times but not done so. The great thing about it is every time I look at it I remember all the amazing places I've been to with it over the last 23 years.
In the past you mention "admin time", i was wondering what task do you consider admin time?
I think it can relate tô planning the Day, journaling
Anything such as doing my social media posting, updating sales information, expenses, tax returns, responding to these comments (LOL), anything my accountant asks me for etc
@Carl_Pullein Carl, thank you for the info..
As always ! 🤩 👏
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I like your content, but I disagree here. "Think about..." or "consider..." tasks can definitely be useful. If a decision is needed for something but I'm too busy to make that decision today, I place it on a less busy day (usually a weekend) when I know I will be less tired and will have the time to make a sensible decision. I don't think that's woolly. For me, it's only the same as a "plan" task but perhaps a bit less formal or with less writing.
Yeah, this is the part I am struggling with also. I use "Think about…" or "Decide on…" to postpone things I come across and have or want to do something with as soon as I get around to it. Like a new piece of software I want to check out. A subscription I may want to end. Something a bit bigger than a quick task that first needs some thinking about on how I'd approach that. But it's a is a slippery slope. Some are more 'need to do' than others that are 'would be nice to do's' They tend to fill up my task list quite easily. But it feels oversimplified to put them somewhere in my notes, to never be seen again. I am really curious how others (or Carl himself) deal with this!
The issue I have with this type of "task" is they are not "tasks". (Although I would say "brainstorm" is a task". They are also things that rarely get done until something concrete needs to be done, and then it's no longer "thinking", it's doing something. I would ask, why do you need to think about something? What piece of information is missing? It's the missing information that is the task. "Research", "ask about", "find out about" etc.
If you ever find yourself adding "think about" or "consider", go a little deeper. What's stopping you from making that decision right now?
Your task manager should not encourage procrastination. It should be a place to find concrete, actionable things to do. The more "woolly" tasks you have, the less effective the task manager becomes over time. (and I've been down that road so many times.)
@@Carl_Pullein I convert such things into something "tangible" as you suggested in the video.. For example, "think about sales plan for your business" would be translated into "prepare sales plan document" which would be done in several sessions. During writing that document, I need to "think about" that stuff and I get to document my thoughts as well. You may or may not want to use that document, but the process of writing makes it tangible and more fun.
@@AmitGupta-po4gf That's pretty much how I do it too, Amit.